2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jim Lykam (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Roby Smith (R) by 10.9 points.
Jim LykamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%5,623
Roby SmithRepublican
44.5%4,515
10,138 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET