1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 41
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Julia B. Gentleman (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Denise I. Essman (D) by 13.2 points.
Julia B. GentlemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%11,885
Denise I. EssmanDemocrat
43.4%9,107
21,005 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