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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa Senate District 21

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Patrick J. Deluhery (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Carter Lebeau (R) by 32.7 points.

Patrick J. DeluheryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%8,930
Carter LebeauRepublican
33.6%4,530
13,463 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

EvenR+15.11974R+25.41978D+26.01982D+32.71986R+33.51992R+35.61998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET