1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 30 · R 20
Races25
Changed party1
Unopposed40%10 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 15 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Al Sturgeon (D) | 5.5 | |
| SD-3 | Wilmer Rensink (R) | 27.5 | |
| SD-5 | Linn Fuhrman (R) | 2.6 | |
| SD-7 | C. Joseph Coleman (D) | 30.4 | |
| SD-9 | Ray Taylor (R) | 19.2 | |
| SD-11 | John W. Jensen (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Jim Lind (R) | 12.6 | |
| SD-15 | Kenneth D. Scott (D) | 1.3 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | Joe Welsh (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Norman J. Goodwin (R) | 15.5 | |
| SD-21 | Patrick J. Deluhery (D) | 32.7 | |
| SD-23 | Jean Lloydjones (D) | 36.1 | |
| SD-25 | Wally E. Horn (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Richard J. Varn (D) | 15.1 | |
| SD-29 | Jack Rife (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 21.1 | |
| SD-33 | Don Gettings (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Bill Dieleman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Charles Bruner (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-39 | William D. Palmer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Julia B. Gentleman (R) | 13.2 | |
| SD-43 | Tom Mann (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | James R. Riordan (D) | 12.7 | |
| SD-47 | Calvin O. Hultman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Jack W. Hester (R) | Unopposed |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner