The 1986 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1986 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1986 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
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The primary election on June 3, 1986 determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1986 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election in 1984, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats to Republicans' 21 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 5 Senate seats.
Democrats expanded their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1986 general election, with Democrats holding 30 seats and Republicans having 20 seats after the election (a net gain of 1 seat for the Democrats).
Summary of Results edit
- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1986 so they are not listed here.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results edit
- Reminder: Only odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1986; therefore, even-numbered seats did not have elections in 1986 & are not shown.
District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 47 • District 49 |
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Al Sturgeon | 8,983 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Chuck Thomas | 8,053 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 17,036 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wilmer Rensink | 11,489 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Randy A. Riediger | 6,533 | 36.3 | |
Total votes | 18,022 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Linn Fuhrman | 1,839 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Blaine Donaldson | 1,707 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 3,546 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald L. Schossow | 1,012 | 51.6 | |
Democratic | Andy Lynn Statz | 950 | 48.4 | |
Total votes | 1,962 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Linn Fuhrman | 9,376 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | Donald L. Schossow | 8,903 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 18,279 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) | 10,432 | 65.2 | |
Republican | Lawrence Anderson | 5,573 | 34.8 | |
Total votes | 16,005 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Taylor (incumbent) | 10,743 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | John Clemons | 7,286 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 18,029 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Jensen (incumbent) | 2,392 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Ralph Juhl | 2,085 | 46.6 | |
Total votes | 4,477 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Jensen (incumbent) | 11,157 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,157 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Lind (incumbent) | 10,477 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | Charles P. Beard | 8,127 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 18,604 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Bunge | 1,969 | 56.1 | |
Republican | Susie Darland | 1,040 | 29.7 | |
Republican | Gerald W. Slessor | 500 | 14.2 | |
Total votes | 3,509 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth D. Scott | 1,390 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Richard Goings | 1,170 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 2,560 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth D. Scott | 9,726 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Paul Bunge | 9,481 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 19,207 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe J. Welsh (incumbent) | 10,663 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,663 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norman J. Goodwin (incumbent) | 9,492 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Robert Ryan | 6,950 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 16,442 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick J. Deluhery (incumbent) | 8,930 | 66.3 | |
Republican | Carter LeBeau | 4,530 | 33.7 | |
Total votes | 13,460 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones | 12,308 | 68.0 | |
Republican | Michael McDonald | 5,780 | 32.0 | |
Total votes | 18,088 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wally Horn (incumbent) | 12,071 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,071 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peggy Pinder | 1,430 | 61.4 | |
Republican | Michael R. Jay | 898 | 38.6 | |
Total votes | 2,328 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard J. Varn | 10,611 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Peggy Pinder | 7,824 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 18,435 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Rife (incumbent) | 7,933 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,933 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gene Fraise (incumbent) | 11,201 | 60.6 | |
Republican | Guy W. Chase | 7,293 | 39.4 | |
Total votes | 18,494 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Gettings (incumbent) | 11,721 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,721 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Dieleman (incumbent) | 13,236 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,236 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Bruner (incumbent) | 10,647 | 60.7 | |
Republican | Richard R. Vander Mey | 6,888 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 17,535 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William D. Palmer (incumbent) | 13,759 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,759 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julia Gentleman (incumbent) | 11,885 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Denise J. Essman | 9,107 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 20,992 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 43 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Mann (incumbent) | 11,539 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,539 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 45 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James R. Riordan (incumbent) | 10,969 | 56.3 | |
Republican | Thomas J. Gratias | 8,503 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 19,472 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 47 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Calvin Hultman (incumbent) | 11,756 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,756 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 49 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack W. Hester (incumbent) | 10,991 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,991 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Primary Election 1986 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1986 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 19, 2020.