2024 Iowa Senate election

2024 Iowa Senate Election
← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
25 of the 50 seats in the Iowa Senate; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican gain Democratic gain; Republican hold Democratic hold; No election
President of the Senate before election; Amy Sinclair; Republican	Elected President of the Senate ; Amy Sinclair; Republican

The 2024 Iowa Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.^[1]

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

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[7]	Solid R	March 26, 2024

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

2nd District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 2nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Taylor (incumbent)	6,347	99.40
	Write-in		38	0.60
Total votes			6,385	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 2nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Taylor (incumbent)	27,438	99.11
	Write-in		245	0.89
Total votes			27,683	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

4th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 4th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent)	4,064	98.59
	Write-in		58	1.41
Total votes			4,122	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 4th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent)	23,727	97.81
	Write-in		531	2.19
Total votes			24,258	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

6th District Libertarian primary details

Libertarian Primary, 50th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	David M. Davis	23	95.83
	Write-in		1	4.17
Total votes			24	100.00

6th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 6th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Schultz (incumbent)	3,696	97.37
	Write-in		100	2.63
Total votes			3,796	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 6th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

8th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 8th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan Lee Roenfeld	573	99.13
	Write-in		5	0.87
Total votes			578	100.00

8th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 8th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Costello (incumbent)	3,838	97.37
	Write-in		73	1.87
Total votes			3,911	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 8th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

10th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 10th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Gorman	483	99.38
	Write-in		3	0.62
Total votes			486	100.00

10th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 10th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Dawson (incumbent)	1,039	98.86
	Write-in		12	1.14
Total votes			1,051	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 10th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

12th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 12th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Loew	1,076	99.81
	Write-in		2	0.19
Total votes			1,078	100.00

12th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 12th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Sinclair (incumbent)	5,044	98.46
	Write-in		79	1.54
Total votes			5,123	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 12th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 14

14th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 14th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Trone Garriott (incumbent)	1,485	99.66
	Write-in		5	0.34
Total votes			1,490	100.00

14th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 14th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark A. Hanson	1,485	98.54
	Write-in		22	1.46
Total votes			1,507	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 14th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

16th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 16th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claire Celsi (incumbent)	2,466	80.54
	Democratic	Julie Lasche Brown	595	19.43
	Write-in		1	0.03
Total votes			3,062	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 16th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

18th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 18th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Petersen (incumbent)	4,087	99.44
	Write-in		23	0.56
Total votes			4,110	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 18th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Petersen (incumbent)	25,564	97.09
	Write-in		766	2.91
Total votes			26,330	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

20th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 20th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nate Boulton (incumbent)	1,348	99.70
	Write-in		4	0.30
Total votes			1,352	100.00

20th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 20th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Pike	673	98.12
	Write-in		13	1.88
Total votes			690	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 20th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 22

22nd District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 22nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Blake	2,689	99.70
	Write-in		8	0.30
Total votes			2,697	100.00

22nd District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 22nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Zaun	1,229	98.32
	Write-in		21	1.68
Total votes			1,250	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 22nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 24

24th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 24th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Liston	885	99.77
	Write-in		2	0.23
Total votes			887	100.00

24th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 24th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Green (incumbent)	1,709	98.84
	Write-in		20	1.16
Total votes			1,729	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 24th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 26

26th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 26th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Wolfe	631	99.68
	Write-in		2	0.32
Total votes			633	100.00

26th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 26th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kara Warme	1,611	53.63
	Republican	Gannon Hendrick	1,390	46.27
	Write-in		3	0.10
Total votes			3,004	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 26th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 28

28th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 28th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia Oppedal Paschen	470	98.74
	Write-in		6	1.26
Total votes			476	100.00

28th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 28th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Guth	3,475	98.89
	Write-in		39	1.11
Total votes			3,514	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 28th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 30

30th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 30th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Lorence	937	98.22
	Write-in		17	1.78
Total votes			954	100.00

30th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 30th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Waylon Brown (incumbent)	2,547	52.78
	Republican	Doug Campbell	2,273	47.10
	Write-in		6	0.12
Total votes			4,826	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 30th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 32

34th District Democratic primary details

No candidate filed for election. Brian Bruening was chosen as the nominee as a write-in candidate.

32nd District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 32nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Klimesh (incumbent)	3,664	99.03
	Write-in		26	0.97
Total votes			2,690	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 32nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 34

34th District Democratic primary details

No candidate filed for election. Joe Hegland was chosen as the nominee as a write-in candidate.

34th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 34th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Zumbach (incumbent)	1,656	98.87
	Write-in		19	1.13
Total votes			1,675	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 34th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 36

36th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 36th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Townsend	1,164	99.57
	Write-in		5	0.43
Total votes			1,169	100.00

36th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 36th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nicholas Molo	1,232	98.80
	Write-in		15	1.20
Total votes			1,247	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 36th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic hold

District 38

38th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 38th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Giddens (incumbent)	1,388	99.78
	Write-in		3	0.22
Total votes			1,391	100.00

38th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 38th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Sires	1,365	58.94
	Republican	Steve Schmitt	622	26.86
	Republican	James McCullagh	322	13.90
	Write-in		7	0.30
Total votes			2,316	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 38th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 40

40th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 40th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Art Staed (incumbent)	766	99.09
	Write-in		7	0.91
Total votes			773	100.00

40th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 40th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kris G Gulick	648	98.33
	Write-in		11	1.67
Total votes			659	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 40th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic hold

District 42

42nd District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 42nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie McClintock (incumbent)	2,211	98.84
	Write-in		26	1.16
Total votes			2,237	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 42nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie McClintock (Incumbent)	27,726	97.22
	Write-in		792	2.78
Total votes			28,518	100.0
	Republican hold

District 44

44th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 44th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adrian Dickey (incumbent)	3,503	98.32
	Write-in		60	1.68
Total votes			3,563	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 44th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 46

46th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 46th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chabal	1,062	99.16
	Write-in		9	0.84
Total votes			1,071	100.00

46th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 46th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawn Driscoll (incumbent)	2,480	99.04
	Write-in		24	0.96
Total votes			2,504	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 46th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 48

48th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Dabeet	473	100.00
Total votes			473	100.00

48th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Lofgren (incumbent)	2,062	98.99
	Write-in		21	1.01
Total votes			2,083	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

District 50

50th District Democratic primary details

Democratic Primary, 50th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nannette Griffin	552	99.28
	Write-in		4	0.72
Total votes			556	100.00

50th District Republican primary details

Republican Primary, 50th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Reichman (incumbent)	1,665	98.64
	Write-in		23	1.36
Total votes			1,688	100.00

2024 Iowa Senate election, 50th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

References

↑ "Iowa State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
↑ "Iowa 2024 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
↑ Pfannenstiel, Brianne; Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 12, 2024). "Iowa Senate Democratic leader Pam Jochum says she won't seek reelection this year". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ Barton, Tom (December 8, 2023). "Another Linn County Democratic lawmaker is heading for the exit". The Gazette. Retrieved May 1, 2024. Sen. Todd Taylor, D-Cedar Rapids, will announce his campaign Tuesday for Linn County Auditor.
↑ "Edler announces retirement from Iowa Senate". Marshalltown Times-Republican. January 10, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ O'Connor, Jack (July 8, 2024). "State Sen. Waylon Brown announces surprise resignation". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
↑ "24 IA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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[2] "Iowa 2024 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[3] Pfannenstiel, Brianne; Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 12, 2024). "Iowa Senate Democratic leader Pam Jochum says she won't seek reelection this year". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[4] Barton, Tom (December 8, 2023). "Another Linn County Democratic lawmaker is heading for the exit". The Gazette. Retrieved May 1, 2024. Sen. Todd Taylor, D-Cedar Rapids, will announce his campaign Tuesday for Linn County Auditor.

[5] "Edler announces retirement from Iowa Senate". Marshalltown Times-Republican. January 10, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[6] O'Connor, Jack (July 8, 2024). "State Sen. Waylon Brown announces surprise resignation". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

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