Election Name: | 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa |
Country: | Iowa |
Flag Image: | Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 United States Senate election in Iowa |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in Iowa |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
Image1: | Chuck Grassley.png |
Nominee1: | Chuck Grassley |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 588,880 |
Percentage1: | 66.04% |
Nominee2: | John Roehrick |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 299,406 |
Percentage2: | 33.57% |
Map Size: | 240px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Chuck Grassley |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Chuck Grassley |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.