1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 5
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Linn Fuhrman (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Schossow (D) by 2.6 points.
Linn FuhrmanRepublican · winner
51.3%9,376
Donald L. SchossowDemocrat
48.7%8,903
18,280 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