2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 86
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Cindy Winckler (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Sturgis (R) by 38.8 points.
Cindy WincklerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%7,645
Joseph R. SturgisRepublican
30.6%3,370
11,015 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET