2024 Iowa Senate election
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The 2024 Iowa Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1]
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November 5, 2024
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Background
Primaries were held on June 4, 2024.[2]
Retirements
Democrats
- District 36: Pam Jochum retired.[3]
- District 40: Todd Taylor retired to run for Linn County Auditor.[4]
Republicans
- District 26: Jeff Edler retired.[5]
Resignation
One seat was left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignation in 2024.
Republicans
- District 30: Waylon Brown resigned July 10.[6]
Predictions
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:
- State Senate district 14, 0.07%
- State Senate district 20, 0.14% gain
- State Senate district 36, 1.04%
- State Senate district 38, 1.13% gain
- State Senate district 22, 4.91% gain
Detailed results
District 2
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| Republican | Jeff Taylor (incumbent) | 27,438 | 99.11 | |
| Write-in | 245 | 0.89 | ||
| Total votes | 27,683 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent) | 23,727 | 97.81 | |
| Write-in | 531 | 2.19 | ||
| Total votes | 24,258 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jason Schultz (incumbent) | 23,108 | 80.98 | |
| Libertarian | David M. Davis | 5,337 | 18.70 | |
| Write-in | 90 | 0.32 | ||
| Total votes | 28,535 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Costello (incumbent) | 25,069 | 70.47 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Lee Roenfeld | 10,432 | 29.32 | |
| Write-in | 73 | 0.21 | ||
| Total votes | 35,574 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Dawson (incumbent) | 13,840 | 56.01 | |
| Democratic | Steve Gorman | 10,842 | 43.88 | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 24,709 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Amy Sinclair (incumbent) | 23,075 | 70.35 | |
| Democratic | Nicole Loew | 9,682 | 29.52 | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 32,800 | 100.0 | ||
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District 14
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sarah Trone Garriott (incumbent) | 20,467 | 49.96 | |
| Republican | Mark A. Hanson | 20,438 | 49.89 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 40,964 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
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| Democratic | Claire Celsi (incumbent) | 21,557 | 69.46 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua Smith | 9,184 | 29.59 | |
| Write-in | 296 | 0.95 | ||
| Total votes | 31,037 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Janet Petersen (incumbent) | 25,564 | 97.09 | |
| Write-in | 766 | 2.91 | ||
| Total votes | 26,330 | 100.0 | ||
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District 20
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Mike Pike | 15,644 | 49.96 | |||
| Democratic | Nate Boulton (incumbent) | 15,600 | 49.82 | |||
| Write-in | 66 | 0.21 | ||||
| Total votes | 31,310 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 22
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Matt Blake | 19,128 | 52.37 | |||
| Republican | Brad Zaun (incumbent) | 17,336 | 47.46 | |||
| Write-in | 64 | 0.18 | ||||
| Total votes | 36,528 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 24
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| Republican | Jesse Green (incumbent) | 21,004 | 62.45 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Liston | 12,580 | 37.40 | |
| Write-in | 50 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 33,634 | 100.0 | ||
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District 26
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| Republican | Kara Warme | 17,967 | 59.62 | |
| Democratic | Mike Wolfe | 12,121 | 40.22 | |
| Write-in | 48 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 30,136 | 100.0 | ||
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District 28
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| Republican | Dennis Guth (Incumbent) | 21,185 | 69.36 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Oppedal Paschen | 9,302 | 30.45 | |
| Write-in | 58 | 0.19 | ||
| Total votes | 30,545 | 100.0 | ||
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District 30
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| Republican | Doug Campbell | 20,272 | 61.26 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lorence | 12,762 | 38.57 | |
| Write-in | 58 | 0.18 | ||
| Total votes | 33,092 | 100.0 | ||
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District 32
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| Republican | Mike Klimesh (Incumbent) | 22,097 | 64.60 | |
| Democratic | Brian Bruening | 12,080 | 35.32 | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 34,204 | 100.0 | ||
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District 34
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| Republican | Dan Zumbach (Incumbent) | 21,962 | 66.68 | |
| Democratic | Joe Hegland | 10,937 | 33.21 | |
| Write-in | 36 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 32,935 | 100.0 | ||
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District 36
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| Democratic | Thomas Townsend | 15,274 | 50.45 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Molo | 14,958 | 49.41 | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 30,275 | 100.0 | ||
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District 38
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| Republican | Dave Sires | 17,232 | 50.51 | |||
| Democratic | Eric Giddens (Incumbent) | 16,846 | 49.38 | |||
| Write-in | 38 | 0.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 34,116 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 40
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| Democratic | Art Staed | 18,157 | 55.10 | |
| Republican | Kris G Gulick | 14,763 | 44.80 | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 32,950 | 100.0 | ||
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District 42
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| Republican | Charlie McClintock (Incumbent) | 27,726 | 97.22 | |
| Write-in | 792 | 2.78 | ||
| Total votes | 28,518 | 100.0 | ||
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District 44
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| Republican | Adrian Dickey (Incumbent) | 19,207 | 68.32 | |
| Independent | Lisa Ossian | 8,826 | 31.39 | |
| Write-in | 81 | 0.29 | ||
| Total votes | 28,114 | 100.0 | ||
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District 46
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| Republican | Dawn Driscoll (Incumbent) | 21,399 | 60.67 | |
| Democratic | Ed Chabal | 13,769 | 39.22 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 35,106 | 100.0 | ||
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District 48
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| Republican | Mark Lofgren (Incumbent) | 19,755 | 65.67 | |
| Democratic | John Dabeet | 10,281 | 34.18 | |
| Write-in | 45 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 30,081 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican | Jeff Reichman (Incumbent) | 16,735 | 58.40 | |
| Democratic | Nannette Griffin | 11,869 | 41.42 | |
| Write-in | 50 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 28,654 | 100.0 | ||
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