November 4, 1986 General Election

Registered Voters 55,428
Total Voters 26,680
Turnout 48.13%
Early Voters 1,370
% of votes cast early 5.13%

United States Senator
Charles Grassley (Republican) 15815 (60%)
John Roehrick (Democrat) 10353 (39%)
John Masters 141 (1%)

US Representative, 3rd District
David R. Nagle (Democrat) 17184 (66%)
John McIntee (Republican) 9024 (34%)

Governor of Iowa
Lowell Junkins (Democrat) 15503 (59%)
Terry Branstad (Republican) 10700 (41%)

Lieutenant Governor
Jo Ann Zimmerman (Democrat) 14626 (57%)
Joan Lipsky (Republican) 10019 (39%)
Dean Arbuckle (Nominated by petition) 920 (4%)

This was the final election for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.  In 1988, state voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring Iowa's Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be elected as a team.

Secretary of State
Elaine Baxter (Democrat) 15376 (63%)
Dawn Roberts (Republican) 9135 (37%)

Auditor of State
Beverly Dickerson (Democrat) 14480 (59%)
Richard Johnson (Republican) 9897 (41%)

Treasurer of State
Michael Fitzgerald (Democrat) 16125 (66%)
Jack Nystrom (Republican) 8221 (34%)

Secretary of Agriculture
Dale Cochran (Democrat) 15521 (63%)
Thatcher Johnson (Republican) 7946 (32%)
Delbert Banowetz (Nominated by petition) 1052 (4%)

Attorney General
Tom Miller (Democrat) 18543 (74%)
James C. Davis (Republican) 6266 (25%)
Eddie Collins (Nominated by petition) 376 (1%)

State Senator, 23rd District
Jean Lloyd-Jones (Democrat) 12308 (68%)
Michael McDonald (Republican) 5780 (32%)

State Senator, 27th District
Richard J. Varn (Democrat) 5216 (72%)
Peggy Pinder (Republican) 2067 (28%)

State Representative, 45th District
Minnette Doderer (Democrat) 7646 (100%)

State Representative, 46th District
Mary Neuhauser (Democrat) 5234 (63%)
Mike Ketchmark (Republican) 3081 (37%)

State Representative, 54th District
Robert Dvorsky (Democrat) 1002 (100%)

County Treasurer
Cletus Redlinger (Democrat) 20428 (100%)

County Recorder
John O'Neill (Democrat) 20263 (100%)

County Attorney
J. Patrick White (Democrat) 19815 (100%)

County Board of Supervisors (2 to be elected)
Harold Donnelly (Democrat) 15352 (58%)
Robert Burns (Democrat) 14411 (54%)
David A. Cozine (Republican) 12154 (46%)

Constitutional Amendment
(Allows Legislature to set date laws become effective)
Yes 12757 (65%)
No 6871 (35%)

Iowa City: Iowa-Illinois Franchise Agreements (15 years)

Gas
Yes 9050 (68%)
No 4222 (32%)

Electric
Yes 8790 (68%)
No 4196 (32%)