1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 86
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dick Weidman (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Brent Nielsen (D) by 32.1 points.
Dick WeidmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%7,750
Brent NielsenDemocrat
33.9%3,981
11,731 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET