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1986 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

David R. Nagle won the 1986 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. David R. Nagle received 83,504 popular votes (54.61%). The main challenger was John McIntee (45.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Nagle and McIntee

Nagle +9.2 pts · won by 14,118 votes
David R. NagleDemocraticWINNER54.61%
83,504 votes
John McInteeRepublican45.37%
69,386 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.