2022 Iowa Senate election
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The 2022 Iowa Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Iowa Senate from 25 odd-numbered districts. Senators serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. Additionally, because the 2022 elections were the first elections since the 2020 United States Census and subsequent redistricting, elections were also held in 9 even-numbered districts where redistricting resulted in more than one incumbent wishing to represent the district. Primary elections were held on June 7.[1]
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November 8, 2022
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34 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retirements
Democrats
- District 27: Amanda Ragan retired.
- District 33: Rob Hogg retired.
- District 34: Liz Mathis retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district.
- District 43: Joe Bolkcom retired.
- District 45: Jim Lykam retired.
Republicans
- District 3: Jim Carlin retired to run for U.S. senator.
- District 6: Craig Williams retired.
- District 15: Zach Nunn retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district.
- District 32: Craig Johnson retired to run for state representative from District 67.
- District 44: Tim Goodwin retired.
- District 47: Roby Smith retired to run for treasurer of Iowa.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Likely R | May 19, 2022 |
Results
- Note: Districts that did not hold elections in 2022 are not listed here.
Source:[3]
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 21, 1.92%
- State Senate district 14, 2.98%
- State Senate district 46, 8.0%
- State Senate district 40, 9.32%
Detailed results
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District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49 |
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).[4]
District 1
De Witt: 70–80%
De Witt: 60–70%
De Witt: 50–60%
Smith: 50–60%
Smith: 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rocky De Witt | 7,700 | 55.06% | |
| Democratic | Jackie Smith (incumbent)[a] | 6,256 | 44.73% | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.21% | ||
| Total votes | 13,986 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Evans | 3,540 | 64.82% | |
| Republican | Anthony LaBruna | 1,921 | 35.18% | |
| Total votes | 5,461 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Evans | 17,609 | 99.14% | |
| Write-in | 152 | 0.86% | ||
| Total votes | 17,761 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent)[b] | 3,939 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 3,939 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent)[b] | 18,408 | 97.75% | |
| Write-in | 424 | 2.25% | ||
| Total votes | 18,832 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Rowley (incumbent)[c] | 3,405 | 67.60% | |
| Republican | David D. Dow | 1,632 | 32.40% | |
| Total votes | 5,037 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Rowley (incumbent)[c] | 22,597 | 98.54% | |
| Write-in | 335 | 1.46% | ||
| Total votes | 22,932 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Schultz (incumbent)[d] | 17,509 | 82.90% | |
| Libertarian | David Davis | 3,549 | 16.80% | |
| Write-in | 62 | 0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 21,120 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
- Democratic senator Jackie Smith[a] was redistricted from District 7 to 1. No Democratic candidate filed in District 7; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Republicans.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Alons | 18,470 | 97.99% | |
| Write-in | 379 | 2.01% | ||
| Total votes | 18,849 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Shipley (incumbent)[e] | 18,106 | 76.85% | |
| Democratic | Tripp Narup | 5,436 | 23.07% | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 23,559 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julian B. Garrett (incumbent)[f] | 16,941 | 61.59% | |
| Democratic | Lisa Fleishman | 10,542 | 38.32% | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 27,508 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cherielynn Westrich | 13,336 | 64.89% | |
| Democratic | Matt Greiner | 7,207 | 35.07% | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 20,553 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Trone Garriott (incumbent)[g] | 15,095 | 51.44% | |
| Republican | Jake Chapman (incumbent)[h] | 14,222 | 48.46% | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 29,346 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 15
- Republican state senator Zach Nunn decided to run for the US House of Representatives in Iowa's 3rd congressional district instead of re-election in this district in the Iowa State Senate. No Republican candidate filed in District 15; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Bisignano (incumbent)[i] | 12,074 | 95.28% | |
| Write-in | 598 | 4.72% | ||
| Total votes | 12,672 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley D. Price | 1,576 | 50.40% | |
| Republican | Shad Clayton | 1,551 | 49.60% | |
| Total votes | 3,127 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Claire Celsi (incumbent)[j] | 16,263 | 58.22% | |
| Republican | Bradley D. Price | 11,692 | 41.78% | |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 27,983 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Izaah Knox | 2,726 | 67.11% | |
| Democratic | Grace Van Cleave | 1,336 | 32.89% | |
| Total votes | 4,062 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Izaah Knox | 10,286 | 76.56% | |
| Libertarian | ToyA S. Johnson | 1,690 | 12.58% | |
| Independent | Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz | 1,297 | 9.65% | |
| Write-in | 162 | 1.21% | ||
| Total votes | 13,435 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Rozenboom (incumbent)[k] | 18,118 | 68.58% | |
| Democratic | Tyler Stewart | 8,283 | 31.35% | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 26,419 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Bousselot | 14,896 | 50.92% | |
| Democratic | Todd Brady | 14,336 | 49.00% | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 29,256 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Whitver (incumbent)[l] | 17,276 | 58.64% | |
| Democratic | Matt Pries | 12,159 | 41.27% | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 29,461 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 25
- Republican senator Annette Sweeney[m] was redistricted from District 25 to 27. No Republican candidate filed in District 25; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herman C. Quirmbach (incumbent)[n] | 14,258 | 75.69% | |
| Libertarian | Jordan Taylor | 4,451 | 23.63% | |
| Write-in | 129 | 0.68% | ||
| Total votes | 18,838 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Annette Sweeney (incumbent)[m] | 16,896 | 66.63% | |
| Democratic | Sam Cox | 8,429 | 33.24% | |
| Write-in | 34 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 25,359 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sandy Salmon | 17,235 | 65.40% | |
| Democratic | Jenn Wolff | 9,101 | 34.53% | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.06% | ||
| Total votes | 26,353 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Waylon Brown (incumbent)[o] | 15,288 | 60.23% | |
| Democratic | Whitney Mixdorf | 10,082 | 39.72% | |
| Write-in | 12 | 60.23% | ||
| Total votes | 25,382 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William "Bill" Dotzler (incumbent) | 13,282 | 96.93% | |
| Write-in | 420 | 3.07% | ||
| Total votes | 13,702 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carrie Koelker (incumbent)[p] | 17,764 | 65.82% | |
| Democratic | Matt Robinson | 9,213 | 34.14% | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 26,987 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Cournoyer (incumbent)[q] | 14,252 | 59.76% | |
| Democratic | Joe Brown | 9,292 | 38.96% | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.03% | ||
| Total votes | 23,850 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Molly Donahue | 2,351 | 51.57% | |
| Democratic | Austin Frerick | 2,208 | 48.43% | |
| Total votes | 4,559 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Molly Donahue | 15,038 | 55.99% | |
| Republican | Kurt Alan Bendixen | 11,797 | 43.93% | |
| Write-in | 22 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 26,857 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Liz Bennett | 3,214 | 73.05% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Zahorik | 1,186 | 26.95% | |
| Total votes | 4,400 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Liz Bennett | 13,257 | 64.79% | |
| Republican | Edward Bernie Hayes | 7,190 | 35.14% | |
| Write-in | 15 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 20,462 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Todd Taylor (incumbent)[r] | 14,078 | 54.61% | |
| Republican | Kris G. Gulick | 11,674 | 45.29% | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 25,777 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kerry Gruenhagen | 2,068 | 59.00% | |
| Republican | Alan Weets | 1,437 | 41.00% | |
| Total votes | 3,505 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deb VanderGaast | 1,739 | 74.16% | |
| Democratic | Nikole Tutton | 606 | 25.84% | |
| Total votes | 2,345 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kerry Gruenhagen | 13,179 | 58.12% | |
| Democratic | Deb VanderGaast | 9,480 | 41.77% | |
| Write-in | 15 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 22,674 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charlie McClintock | 1,518 | 40.66% | |
| Republican | Colman Silbernagel | 1,516 | 40.61% | |
| Republican | Justin Wasson | 699 | 18.72% | |
| Total votes | 3,733 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charlie McClintock | 17,420 | 58.84% | |
| Democratic | Jessica Wiskus | 11,222 | 37.90% | |
| Independent | Bruce Gardner | 954 | 3.22% | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 29,608 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Zach Wahls (incumbent)[s] | 21,146 | 97.46% | |
| Write-in | 552 | 2.54% | ||
| Total votes | 21,698 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 44
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adrian Dickey (incumbent)[t] | 15,318 | 66.49% | |
| Democratic | Rich Taylor | 7,699 | 33.42% | |
| Write-in | 22 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 23,039 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 45
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice Weiner | 6,297 | 86.11% | |
| Democratic | John Raley | 1,016 | 13.89% | |
| Total votes | 7,313 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice Weiner | 20,273 | 81.98% | |
| Republican | Harold Weilbrenner | 4,428 | 17.91% | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 24,728 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 46
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dawn Driscoll (incumbent)[u] | 14,800 | 53.79% | |
| Democratic | Kevin Kinney (incumbent)[v] | 12,695 | 46.14% | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 27,513 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 47
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Webster | 2,580 | 71.99% | |
| Republican | Barry A. Long | 1,004 | 28.01% | |
| Total votes | 3,584 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Webster | 15,568 | 56.12% | |
| Democratic | Mary Kathleen Figaro | 12,151 | 43.80% | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 27,742 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 49
- Republican senator Chris Cournoyer[q] was redistricted from District 49 to 35. No Republican candidate filed in District 49; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Winckler | 12,062 | 93.30% | |
| Write-in | 866 | 6.70% | ||
| Total votes | 12,928 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
- Redistricted from district 7 to 1.
- Redistricted from district 5 to 4.
- Redistricted from district 1 to 5.
- Redistricted from district 9 to 6.
- Redistricted from district 11 to 9.
- Redistricted from district 13 to 11.
- Redistricted from district 22 to 14.
- Redistricted from district 10 to 14.
- Redistricted from district 17 to 15.
- Redistricted from district 21 to 16.
- Redistricted from district 40 to 19.
- Redistricted from district 19 to 23.
- Redistricted from district 25 to 27.
- Redistricted from district 23 to 25.
- Redistricted from district 26 to 30.
- Redistricted from district 29 to 33.
- Redistricted from district 49 to 35.
- Redistricted from district 35 to 40.
- Redistricted from district 37 to 43.
- Redistricted from district 41 to 44.
- Redistricted from district 38 to 46.
- Redistricted from district 39 to 46.