1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 1
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Al Sturgeon (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Chuck Thomas (R) by 5.5 points.
Al SturgeonDemocrat · winner
52.7%8,983
Chuck ThomasRepublican
47.3%8,053
17,039 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