1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 78
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dennis Renaud (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Harvey A. Ross (R) by 41.7 points.
Dennis RenaudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%5,996
Harvey A. RossRepublican
29.1%2,466
8,466 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET