1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 13
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jim Lind (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Charles P. Beard (D) by 12.6 points.
Jim LindRepublican · winner
56.3%10,477
Charles P. BeardDemocrat
43.7%8,127
18,605 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