1986 United States Senate election in Iowa
November 4, 1986
 
Nominee Chuck Grassley John Roehrick
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 588,880 299,406
Percentage 66.04% 33.57%
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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John P. Roehrick, attorney
  • Juan Cortez

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Roehrick 88,347 83.83%
Democratic Juan Cortez 16,987 16.12%
Democratic Write-ins 60 0.06%
Total votes 105,394 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Grassley (Incumbent) 108,370 99.96%
Republican Write-ins 38 0.04%
Total votes 108,408 100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Iowa, 1986[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Grassley (Incumbent) 588,880 66.04% +12.55%
Democratic John P. Roehrick 299,406 33.57% -11.97%
Independent John Masters 3,370 0.38%
Write-ins 106 0.01%
Majority 289,474 32.46% +24.51%
Turnout 891,762
Republican hold Swing

See also

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.
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