Bill Hutchins Democratic Bill Hutchins Democratic The 1986 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1986 United States elections.

State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle.

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1986 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 5 Senate seats.

Democrats expanded their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1986 general election, with Democrats holding 30 seats and Republicans having 20 seats after the election (a net gain of 1 seat for the Democrats).