1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 86
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Gary Sherzan (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating James Kent Poyzer (R) by 47.8 points.
Gary SherzanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%7,838
James Kent PoyzerRepublican
24.8%2,679
Bill DouglasSocialist
2.5%275
10,797 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET