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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.
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
- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1986 so they are not listed here.
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Detailed Results
- 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.
- 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
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Al Sturgeon | 8,983 | 52.7 |
| Republican | Chuck Thomas | 8,053 | 47.3 |
Total votes | 17,036 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Linn Fuhrman | 1,839 | 51.9 |
| Republican | Blaine Donaldson | 1,707 | 48.1 |
Total votes | 3,546 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Donald L. Schossow | 1,012 | 51.6 |
| Democratic | Andy Lynn Statz | 950 | 48.4 |
Total votes | 1,962 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John W. Jensen (incumbent) | 2,392 | 53.4 |
| Republican | Ralph Juhl | 2,085 | 46.6 |
Total votes | 4,477 | 100.0 |
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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 |
Iowa Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kenneth D. Scott | 1,390 | 54.3 |
| Democratic | Richard Goings | 1,170 | 45.7 |
Total votes | 2,560 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 23
District 25
District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Peggy Pinder | 1,430 | 61.4 |
| Republican | Michael R. Jay | 898 | 38.6 |
Total votes | 2,328 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 31
District 33
District 35
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 41
District 43
District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1986 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 49
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