1986Final results
1986 election for Iowa Senate District 9
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ray Taylor (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating John Clemons (D) by 19.2 points.
Ray TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%10,743
John ClemonsDemocrat
40.4%7,286
18,030 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