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Home/Primaries/House/1986/Iowa

Iowa House Primaries — 1986

11 party contests across 6 districts, 5 contested (45%).

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IA-1

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:John R Whitaker100.0%

John R Whitaker

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-1

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:James A Leach100.0%

James A Leach

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-2

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Eric Tabor100.0%

Eric Tabor

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-2

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Tom Tauke100.0%

Tom Tauke

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-3

US House

DEM3 candidates

Nagle 50.5%

Norland 42.7%

Winner:David R Nagle50.5%

David R Nagle

DEM10,78750.5%

Lowell Norland

DEM9,12342.7%

Anne Meskimen

DEM1,4346.7%

21,344 total votes cast

IA-3

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:John Mcintee100.0%

John Mcintee

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-4

US House

DEM2 candidates

Smith 88.9%

11.1%

Winner:Neal Smith88.9%

Neal Smith

DEM23,79688.9%

Harry Clark

DEM2,96411.1%

26,760 total votes cast

IA-5

US House

DEM2 candidates

Hughes 52.1%

Boswell 47.9%

Winner:Scott Hughes52.1%

Scott Hughes

DEM11,07752.1%

Leonard L Boswell

DEM10,18547.9%

21,262 total votes cast

IA-5

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Jim R Lightfoot100.0%

Jim R Lightfoot

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-6

US House

DEM5 candidates

Hodgson 48.6%

Shey 19.8%

13.8%

10.7%

Winner:Clayton Hodgson48.6%

Clayton Hodgson

DEM10,16848.6%

Jane Shey

DEM4,14119.8%

Dave O'Brien

DEM2,88813.8%

Milo Colton

DEM2,24210.7%

John Ayres

DEM1,4727.0%

20,911 total votes cast

IA-6

US House

REP3 candidates

Grandy 67.8%

Moriarty 18.2%

14.0%

Winner:Fred Grandy67.8%

Fred Grandy

REP19,49867.8%

George P Moriarty

REP5,24818.2%

Terry Jobst

REP4,02814.0%

28,774 total votes cast