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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa Senate District 31

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Eugene Fraise (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Guy W. Chase (R) by 21.1 points.

Eugene FraiseDemocrat · winner
60.6%11,201
Guy W. ChaseRepublican
39.4%7,293
18,494 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

EvenD+17.61972D+24.81974D+26.41978D+21.11986D+20.61990D+19.11994

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