1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Florence Buhr (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating James M. Clausen (R) by 33.0 points.
Florence BuhrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%4,739
James M. ClausenRepublican
33.4%2,383
7,130 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