1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 7
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
C. Joseph Coleman (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Anderson (R) by 30.4 points.
C. Joseph ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%10,432
Lawrence AndersonRepublican
34.8%5,573
16,005 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