2014 Iowa Senate election
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The 2014 Iowa Senate election was held on November 4, 2014. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each senator serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority. They kept this majority after the election. As of 2025, this is the last time the Democrats won a majority in the Iowa Senate.
Senate composition
[edit]Iowa Senate: pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 26 | |
Republican-held | 24 | |
Total | 50 |
2014 Elections | ||
Democratic held and uncontested | 18 | |
Contested | 14 | |
Republican held and uncontested | 18 | |
Total | 50 |
Iowa Senate: post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 26 | |
Republican-held | 24 | |
Total | 50 |
Results
[edit]Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State[1]
* indicates incumbent
District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David Johnson* | 18,774 | 78.6% | ||
Total votes | 23,877 | 100.0% |
District 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Anderson* | 17,176 | 77.2% | ||
Total votes | 22,262 | 100.0% |
District 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tim Kraayenbrink | 12,383 | 55.8% | ||
Democratic | Daryl Beall* | 9,801 | 44.2% | ||
Total votes | 22,184 | 100.0% |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rick Bertrand* | 8,766 | 57.2% | ||
Democratic | Jim France | 5,738 | 37.4% | ||
Independent | Maria Rundquist | 832 | 5.4% | ||
Total votes | 15,336 | 100.0% |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jason Schultz | 16,293 | 76.5% | ||
Total votes | 21,306 | 100.0% |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Shipley | 17,681 | 78.5% | ||
Total votes | 22,516 | 100.0% |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Julian Garrett* | 15,326 | 61.0% | ||
Democratic | Pam Deichmann | 8,900 | 35.4% | ||
Libertarian | Clair Tom Thompson | 893 | 3.6% | ||
Total votes | 25,119 | 100.0% |
District 15
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Chaz Allen | 13,307 | 52.6% | ||
Republican | Crystal Bruntz | 12,008 | 47.4% | ||
Total votes | 25,315 | 100.0% |
District 17
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tony Bisignano | 10,548 | 62.4% | ||
Republican | Jonathan Lochman | 5,374 | 31.8% | ||
Independent | Jim Bollard | 978 | 5.8% | ||
Total votes | 16,900 | 100.0% |
District 19
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jack Whitver* | 16,742 | 81.5% | ||
Independent | Brett Nelson | 3,802 | 18.5% | ||
Total votes | 20,544 | 100.0% |
District 21
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Matt McCoy* | 17,851 | 67.0% | ||
Total votes | 26,635 | 100.0% |
District 23
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Herman C. Quirmbach* | 11,713 | 59.1% | ||
Republican | Jeremy Davis | 8,094 | 40.9% | ||
Total votes | 19,807 | 100.0% |
District 25
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Dix* | 18,267 | 73.0% | ||
Total votes | 25,038 | 100.0% |
District 27
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Amanda Ragan* | 12,898 | 56.3% | ||
Republican | Shawn Dietz | 10,012 | 43.7% | ||
Total votes | 22,910 | 100.0% |
District 29
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tod Bowman* | 13,245 | 54.6% | ||
Republican | James Budde | 11,002 | 45.4% | ||
Total votes | 24,247 | 100.0% |
District 31
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Dotzler* | 13,387 | 73.5% | ||
Total votes | 18,221 | 100.0% |
District 33
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Rob Hogg* | 14,430 | 61.8% | ||
Republican | Harry Foster | 8,932 | 38.2% | ||
Total votes | 23,362 | 100.0% |
District 35
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Wally Horn* | 15,671 | 69.3% | ||
Total votes | 22,612 | 100.0% |
District 37
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert Dvorsky* | 16,613 | 66.6% | ||
Total votes | 24,934 | 100.0% |
District 39
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kevin Kinney* | 12,371 | 52.3% | ||
Republican | Michael Moore | 11,306 | 47.7% | ||
Total votes | 23,677 | 100.0% |
District 41
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Chelgren* | 10,356 | 50.9% | ||
Democratic | Steve Siegel | 9,982 | 49.1% | ||
Total votes | 20,338 | 100.0% |
District 43
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Bolkcom* | 18,000 | 77.8% | ||
Total votes | 23,142 | 100.0% |
District 45
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Seng* | 13,013 | 73.5% | ||
Total votes | 17,702 | 100.0% |
District 47
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roby Smith* | 14,988 | 56.4% | ||
Democratic | Maria Bribriesco | 11,580 | 43.6% | ||
Total votes | 26,568 | 100.0% |
District 49
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Rita Hart* | 11,690 | 52.0% | ||
Republican | Brian Schmidt | 10,808 | 48.0% | ||
Total votes | 22,498 | 100.0% |
See also
[edit]- 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
- Iowa Senate
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa General Assembly
- Political party strength in U.S. states
References
[edit]- ^ 2014 General Election Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State