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

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Background

Primaries were held on June 4, 2024.[2]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 36: Pam Jochum retired.[3]
  2. District 40: Todd Taylor retired to run for Linn County Auditor.[4]

Republicans

  1. 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

  1. 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 10%:

  1. State Senate district 14, 0.07%
  2. State Senate district 20, 0.14% gain
  3. State Senate district 36, 1.04%
  4. State Senate district 38, 1.13% gain
  5. State Senate district 22, 4.91% gain
  6. State Senate district 40, 5.3%

Detailed results

District 2

2nd District Republican primary details
Republican Primary, 2nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Taylor (incumbent) 6,347 99.40
Republican 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
Republican 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
Libertarian 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Democratic 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Republican 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican Write-in 11 1.67
Total votes 659 100.00
2024 Iowa Senate election, 40th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Art Staed 18,157 50.10
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
Republican 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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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
Democratic Write-in 0 0.00
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
Republican 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
Democratic 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
Republican 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

  1. ^ "Iowa State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  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.
  7. ^ "24 IA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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