1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 15
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Kenneth D. Scott (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Bunge (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kenneth D. ScottDemocrat · winner
50.6%9,726
Paul BungeRepublican
49.4%9,481
19,208 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