1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 19
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Norman J. Goodwin (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Ryan (D) by 15.5 points.
Norman J. GoodwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%9,492
Robert RyanDemocrat
42.3%6,950
16,442 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