1986 United States Senate election in Iowa

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1986 United States Senate election in Iowa
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  1980 November 4, 1986 1992  
  Chuck Grassley.png No image.svg
Nominee Chuck Grassley John Roehrick
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote588,880299,406
Percentage66.04%33.57%

1986 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg
County results
Grassley:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80–90%
Roehrick:     40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Chuck Grassley
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Chuck Grassley
Republican

The 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa was held November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Chuck Grassley won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, attorney John P. Roehrick in a landslide. This would be the last time that Grassley lost a county until 2010 when Roxanne Conlin flipped Johnson County.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John P. Roehrick 88,347 83.83%
Democratic Juan Cortez16,98716.12%
Democratic Write-ins600.06%
Total votes105,394 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Grassley (Incumbent) 108,370 99.96%
Republican Write-ins380.04%
Total votes108,408 100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Iowa, 1986 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)588,880 66.04% +12.55%
Democratic John P. Roehrick299,40633.57%-11.97%
Independent John Masters3,3700.38%
Write-ins1060.01%
Majority289,47432.46%+24.51%
Turnout 891,762
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa Primary Election 1986" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 18, 2022.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2022.