1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John H. Connors (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Mark D. Waits (R) by 59.5 points.
John H. ConnorsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%5,668
Mark D. WaitsRepublican
20.2%1,436
7,110 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