1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 37
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Charles Bruner (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Richard R. Vandermey (R) by 21.4 points.
Charles BrunerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%10,647
Richard R. VandermeyRepublican
39.3%6,888
17,536 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