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1990Final results

1990 election for Iowa House District 86

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Gary Sherzan (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Bennett (R) by 44.8 points.

Gary SherzanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%6,760
Mike BennettRepublican
27.6%2,574
9,334 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+35.11982D+29.51984D+47.81988D+44.81990R+32.11996D+29.82002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET