Iowa's 18th Senate district

Iowa's 18th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
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The 18th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Polk County.[1]

Current elected officials

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Janet Petersen is the senator currently representing the 18th District.[2]

The area of the 18th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[3]

The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by Zach Nunn.[4]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
William E. Leffingwell Democrat 1852-1853 DeWitt, Iowa
Julius J. Matthews Whig 1854-1855 Lyons, Iowa
Marquis Lafayette McPherson Republican 1856-1859 Winterset, Iowa
Jairus Edward Neal Democrat 1860-1863 Knoxville, Iowa
John Abbott Lake Crookham Republican 1864-1867 Oskaloosa, Iowa
John R. Needham Republican 1868 Oskaloosa, Iowa Senator Needham died in office in 1868.
John Nicholas Dixon Republican 1870-1871 Mahaska County, Iowa
James Addison Young Republican 1872-1875 Oskaloosa, Iowa Senator Young died in office in 1875
Thomas Ritchie Gilmore Republican 1876-1877 Mahaska County, Iowa
Lafayette Young Republican 1878-1881 Albia, Iowa
Cephas B. Hunt Republican 1882-1885 Greenfield, Iowa
Lafayette Young Republican 1886-1889 Albia, Iowa
William Fiske Cleveland Democrat 1890-1893 Harlan, Iowa
Julian Phelps Republican 1894-1897 Atlantic, Iowa
Joseph Martin Emmert Democrat 1898-1901 Atlantic, Iowa
James E. Bruce Republican 1902-1910 Atlantic, Iowa
Thomas Henry Smith Republican 1911-1914 Harlan, Iowa
John Cramer Voorhees Democrat 1915-1918 Anita, Iowa Senator Voorhees died in office in 1918
Julius A. Nelson Republican 1919-1926 Cass County, Iowa
Charles D. Booth Republican 1927-1934 Harlan, Iowa
Charles E. Malone Democrat 1935-1936 Atlantic, Iowa Senator Malone resigned in 1936 to become the Postmaster of Atlantic.
Frank Pelzer Republican 1937-1944 Marne, Iowa Senator Pelzer died in office in 1944
Edward Speer White Republican 1945-1946 Harlan, Iowa
Jay C. Colburn Republican 1947-1954 Harlan, Iowa
John David Shoeman Republican 1955-1962 Atlantic, Iowa
David O. Shaff Republican 1963-1966 Clinton, Iowa
Kenneth Benda Republican 1967-1968? Hartwick, Iowa
Joann Yesler Orr Democrat 1968-1970 Grinnell, Iowa Senator Orr filled a vacancy in 1968. The vacancy is for an unknown reason.
John L. Mowry Republican 1971-1972 Marshalltown, Iowa
Willard R. Hansen Republican 1973-1980 Cedar Falls, Iowa
Ted J. Anderson Democrat 1981-1982 Waterloo, Iowa
Robert M. Carr Democrat 1983-1989 Dubuque, Iowa Senator Carr resigned in 1989 to accept a position as Dubuque County Treasurer.
Michael W. Connolly Democrat 1990-2002 Dubuque, Iowa Senator Connolly was elected to district 18 during a special election in 1989. [7]
Mary A. Lunby Republican 2003-2008 Linn County, Iowa
Swati A. Dandekar Democrat 2009-2011 Marion, Iowa Senator Dandekar resigned in 2011 to accept position on the Iowa Utilities Board.
Liz Mathis Democrat 2011-2012 DeWitt, Iowa
Janet Petersen Democrat 2013-Present Des Moines, Iowa

Historical District Boundaries

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Source:[8]

Map Description Years Effective Notes
Cedar County

Clinton County

1852-1855 From 1846 to 1857, District numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.[9]
Adair County

Cass County
Madison County
Warren County

1856-1859
Marion County 1860-1863
Mahaska County 1864-1877
Adair County

Cass County
Madison County

1878-1883
Adair County

Adams County
Cass County

1884-1887
Cass County

Shelby County

1888-1962
Clinton County 1963-1966
Iowa County

Poweshiek County

1967-1970
Grundy County

Marshall County

1971-1972 In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court Case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed Unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 Election.[10]
Black Hawk County (partial) 1973-1982
Dubuque County (partial) 1983-2002 Some minor boundary changes may have occurred after the redistricting of 1992.
Linn County (partial) 2003-2012
Polk County (partial) 2013-2022
Polk County (partial) 2023-Present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SENATE DISTRICT 18" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Iowa Legislature - Legislator List". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Historic Legislator List SD 16".
  6. ^ "Dubuque Encyclopedia entry for Robert Carr".
  7. ^ Iowa Redbook for GA 74. Iowa State Government. p. 482.
  8. ^ "Iowa historic district map database".
  9. ^ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Reapportionment in Iowa".