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1986 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1986 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election?

Fred Grandy won the 1986 Iowa U.S. House District 6 Election. Fred Grandy received 81,861 popular votes (50.95%). The main challenger was Clayton Hodgson (49.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Grandy and Hodgson

Grandy +1.9 pts · won by 3,054 votes
Fred GrandyRepublicanWINNER50.95%
81,861 votes
Clayton HodgsonDemocratic49.05%
78,807 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.