Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
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Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 18, 2022.
The Iowa House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified 27 battleground races in the Iowa House of Representatives 2022 elections, 13 of which were Democratic-held districts while the other 14 were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
All 100 seats were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 60-40 to 64-36.
At the time of the 2022 election, Iowa had had a Republican trifecta since 2017. If the Democratic Party flipped 10 or more seats, then the Republican Party would have lost its trifecta. If the Republican Party lost no more than nine seats, and maintained control of the state senate and the governorship they would have kept their trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.
Party control
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Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
Democratic Party | 40 | 36 | |
Republican Party | 60 | 64 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Candidates
Party conventions in Iowa are held if no candidates received at least 35% of the vote or if the party does not have a candidate who qualified to run in the primary. A Republican convention for District 19 was held on July 7, 2022, and a Republican convention for District 46 was held on June 27, 2022.
General
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Iowa House of Representatives General Election 2022
- Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
- = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Republican Other District 1 District 2 Steve Hansen (i)
District 3 Thomas Jeneary (i)
District 4 Skyler Wheeler (i)
District 5 District 6 Megan Jones (i)
District 7 Mike Sexton (i)
District 8 Ann Meyer (i)
District 9 Henry Stone (i)
District 10 John Wills (i)
Dan Wahl (Independent)
District 11 Brian Best (i)
District 12 Steven Holt (i)
District 13 Amy Janowski (Libertarian Party)
District 14 Jacob Bossman (i)
District 15 Matt Windschitl (i)
Robert Fairchild (Libertarian Party)
District 16 David Sieck (i)
District 17 District 18 Tom Moore (i)
District 19 Brent Siegrist (i)
District 20 District 21 Brooke Boden (i)
District 22 Stan Gustafson (i)
District 23 Ray Sorensen (i)
District 24 Joel Fry (i)
District 25 District 26 District 27 Kenan Judge (i)
District 28 District 29 Brian Meyer (i)
District 30 District 31 District 32 Jennifer Konfrst (i)
District 33 Ruth Ann Gaines (i)
District 34 Ako Abdul-Samad (i)
RJ Miller (Independent)
District 35 Dennis McCullough (Independent)
District 36 District 37 District 38 Jon Dunwell (i)
Michael Wood (Libertarian Party)
District 39 Rick Olson (i)
District 40 Jeni Kadel (Libertarian Party)
District 41 District 42 Garrett Gobble (i)
District 43 Eddie Andrews (i)
District 44 John Forbes (i)
District 45 Brian Lohse (i)
Did not make the ballot:
Eric Cooper (Libertarian Party)
District 46 District 47 Carter Nordman (i)
District 48 Phil Thompson (i)
Luke Barnes (Independent)
District 49 District 50 Ross Wilburn (i)
District 51 Dave Deyoe (i)
Joshua Herbert (Libertarian Party)
District 52 Sue Cahill (i)
District 53 Dean Fisher (i)
District 54 District 55 Shannon Latham (i)
District 56 Charles Aldrich (Libertarian Party)
District 57 Pat Grassley (i)
District 58 District 59 Sharon Steckman (i)
District 60 District 61 John Bothwell (Libertarian Party)
District 62 District 63 Michael Bergan (i)
District 64 Anne Osmundson (i)
District 65 Shannon Lundgren (i)
District 66 Steven Bradley (i)
District 67 District 68 Chad Ingels (i)
District 69 District 70 Norlin Mommsen (i)
District 71 Lindsay James (i)
Sean Schriver (Libertarian Party)
District 72 Charles Isenhart (i)
District 73 District 74 Eric Gjerde (i)
District 75 Bob Kressig (i)
District 76 District 77 District 78 District 79 Tracy Ehlert (i)
District 80 Art Staed (i)
District 81 District 82 Bobby Kaufmann (i)
Clyde Gibson (Libertarian Party)
District 83 District 84 Thomas Gerhold (i)
District 85 Amy Nielsen (i)
Jacob Wenck (Libertarian Party)
District 86 David Jacoby (i)
District 87 Jeff Shipley (i)
District 88 District 89 District 90 District 91 District 92 Did not make the ballot:
Ty Bopp
District 93 Gary Mohr (i)
District 94 Phyllis Thede (i)
District 95 District 96 Mark Cisneros (i)
District 97 Andrew Onsgard (Libertarian Party)
District 98 District 99 Dennis Cohoon (i)
District 100 Martin Graber (i)
Convention candidates
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Iowa House of Representatives conventions, 2022
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Office Democratic Republican Other District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12 District 13 District 14 District 15 District 16 District 17 District 18 District 19 Brent Siegrist (i)
District 20 District 21 District 22 District 23 District 24 District 25 District 26 District 27 District 28 District 29 District 30 District 31 District 32 District 33 District 34 District 35 District 36 District 37 District 38 District 39 District 40 District 41 District 42 District 43 District 44 District 45 District 46 Dave Dicks
Jeremy Freeman
Dan Gehlbach
Esperance Hope Ikora
Dan Kelley
District 47 District 48 District 49 District 50 District 51 District 52 District 53 District 54 District 55 District 56 District 57 District 58 District 59 District 60 District 61 District 62 District 63 District 64 District 65 District 66 District 67 District 68 District 69 District 70 District 71 District 72 District 73 District 74 District 75 District 76 District 77 District 78 District 79 District 80 District 81 District 82 District 83 District 84 District 85 District 86 District 87 District 88 District 89 District 90 District 91 District 92 District 93 District 94 District 95 District 96 District 97 District 98 District 99 District 100 Primary
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Iowa House of Representatives Primary 2022
- Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
- = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Republican Other District 1 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 2 Steve Hansen (i)
District 3 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Thomas Jeneary (i)
District 4 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 5 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 6 Megan Jones (i)
District 7 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Mike Sexton (i)
District 8 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Ann Meyer (i)
District 9 Henry Stone (i)
District 10 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
John Wills (i)
District 11 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Brian Best (i)
District 12 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Steven Holt (i)
District 13 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 14 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Jacob Bossman (i)
District 15 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 16 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
David Sieck (i)
District 17 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 18 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Tom Moore (i)
District 19 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
Did not make the ballot:
Brent Siegrist (i)
District 20 District 21 Brooke Boden (i)
District 22 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Stan Gustafson (i)
District 23 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Ray Sorensen (i)
District 24 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Joel Fry (i)
District 25 District 26 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Did not make the ballot:
Jason T. Summers
District 27 Kenan Judge (i)
District 28 District 29 Brian Meyer (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 30 District 31 District 32 Jennifer Konfrst (i)
District 33 Ruth Ann Gaines (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 34 Ako Abdul-Samad (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 35 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 36 Austin Baeth
Jaylen Cavil
Gabriel De LaCerda
Chris Disbro
Shannon Henson
Jack Porter
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 37 District 38 Jon Dunwell (i)
District 39 Rick Olson (i)
District 40 District 41 District 42 Garrett Gobble (i)
District 43 District 44 John Forbes (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 45 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Brian Lohse (i)
District 46 Dave Dicks
Jeremy Freeman
Dan Gehlbach
Esperance Hope Ikora
Dan Kelley
District 47 Carter Nordman (i)
District 48 Phil Thompson (i)
District 49 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 50 Ross Wilburn (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 51 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Dave Deyoe (i)
District 52 Sue Cahill (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 53 Dean Fisher (i)
David Maxwell (i)
District 54 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 55 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Shannon Latham (i)
District 56 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 57 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Pat Grassley (i)
District 58 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 59 Sharon Steckman (i)
District 60 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 61 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 62 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 63 Michael Bergan (i)
District 64 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Anne Osmundson (i)
District 65 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Shannon Lundgren (i)
District 66 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Steven Bradley (i)
Lee Hein (i)
District 67 District 68 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Chad Ingels (i)
District 69 District 70 Norlin Mommsen (i)
District 71 Lindsay James (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 72 Charles Isenhart (i)
District 73 District 74 Eric Gjerde (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 75 Bob Kressig (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 76 District 77 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 78 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 79 Tracy Ehlert (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 80 Art Staed (i)
District 81 District 82 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
Bobby Kaufmann (i)
District 83 District 84 Thomas Gerhold (i)
District 85 Amy Nielsen (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 86 David Jacoby (i)
No candidates filed for the Republican primary
Did not make the ballot:
Jacob Onken
District 87 Joe Mitchell (i)
Jeff Shipley (i)
District 88 District 89 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 90 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 91 John George
Adam Grier
Devon Hodgeman
Skylar Limkemann
Matt McAreavy
Brad Sherman
District 92 District 93 Gary Mohr (i)
District 94 Phyllis Thede (i)
District 95 No candidates filed for the Democratic primary
District 96 Mark Cisneros (i)
District 97 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 98 No candidates filed for the Republican primary
District 99 Dennis Cohoon (i)
District 100 Martin Graber (i)
2022 battleground chamber
The Iowa House of Representatives was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.
What was at stake?
- The Democratic Party needed to gain 11 or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Republican Party needed to lose nine or fewer seats to maintain control.
- The Democratic Party flipping the state House would break the Republican Party's trifecta. The Republican Party would have needed to keep the state House as well as the state Senate and the governorship to maintain their trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: The Democratic Party needed to flip 11 seats (11% of seats up) in order to win control of the chamber.
- Seats decided by less than 10% in the last election: Twenty-nine of the seats up for election (29% of seats up) in 2022 were decided by margins of 10 percentage points or smaller the last time they were up.
- 2020 battleground chamber: The Iowa House of Representatives was a battleground chamber in 2020. That year, the Republican Party gained six seats from the Democratic Party. Read more about the 2020 elections here.
Battleground races
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Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
Four incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
Name | Party | Office |
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Steve Hansen | Democratic | House District 2 |
Garrett Gobble | Republican | House District 42 |
Phyllis Thede | Democratic | House District 94 |
Dennis Cohoon | Democratic | House District 99 |
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
Six incumbents lost in the June 7 primaries.
Retiring incumbents
Twenty-nine incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Iowa. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Iowa state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||||||
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Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
2022 | 134 | 134 | 46 | 254 | 268 | 13 | 31 | 16.4% | 14 | 15.1% | ||||
2020 | 125 | 125 | 17 | 242 | 250 | 12 | 16 | 11.2% | 6 | 5.6% | ||||
2018 | 125 | 125 | 22 | 256 | 250 | 14 | 17 | 12.4% | 4 | 3.9% | ||||
2016 | 125 | 125 | 14 | 231 | 250 | 13 | 15 | 11.2% | 9 | 8.1% | ||||
2014 | 125 | 125 | 15 | 212 | 250 | 14 | 15 | 11.6% | 8 | 7.3% |
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Iowa in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 20, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Forty-six state legislative districts up for election this year in Iowa were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 33% of the 134 districts up for election in 2022 and 31% of all 150 districts in the Iowa General Assembly.
Since no incumbents were present, open districts were guaranteed to be won by newcomers to the assembly. This was the largest guaranteed influx of newcomers to the Iowa General Assembly since 2014.
The percentage of newcomers to the assembly can change throughout an election cycle. Open districts are the first indicator, but newcomers can also defeat incumbents in primary or general elections. Incumbents who filed for re-election could also withdraw from the race later in the cycle.
This year, 41 districts were open because incumbents either retired or chose to run for some other office. Five other districts were open due to redistricting moving incumbents into districts with other incumbents. This can lead to incumbent versus incumbent contests if multiple incumbents choose to run in the same district.
There were four incumbent versus incumbent contests in Iowa this year. In these races, since only one candidate can win, one incumbent was guaranteed to lose:
- House District 66: Reps. Steven Bradley (R) v. Lee Hein (R) in a primary.
- House District 53: Reps. Dean Fisher (R) v. David Maxwell (R) in a primary.
- House District 87: Reps. Joe Mitchell (R) v. Jeff Shipley (R) in a primary.
- Senate District 14: Sens. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) v. Jake Chapman (R) in the general.
The total number of contested primaries—including those featuring incumbents and those in open districts—reached its highest point since 2014.
In 2022, there are 44 contested primaries—13 Democratic primaries and 31 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was up from 12 in 2020, an 8% increase. For Republicans, the number increased 94% from 13 in 2020 to 31 in 2022.
Overall, 254 major party candidates filed: 112 Democrats and 142 Republicans. That equals 1.9 candidates per district, the same as in 2020, and down from 2.0 in 2018.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
Open Seats in Iowa House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
2022 | 100 | 33 (33 percent) | 67 (67 percent) |
2020 | 100 | 11 (11 percent) | 89 (89 percent) |
2018 | 100 | 17 (17 percent) | 83 (83 percent) |
2016 | 100 | 13 (13 percent) | 87 (87 percent) |
2014 | 100 | 11 (11 percent) | 89 (89 percent) |
2012 | 100 | 17 (17 percent) | 83 (83 percent) |
2010 | 100 | 14 (14 percent) | 86 (86 percent) |
Incumbents running in new districts
When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.
Iowa rearranged its House districts during the redistricting process after the 2020 census. As a result, 68 of the 70 incumbents seeking re-election at the time of the primary filed to run in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Click [show] on the header below to view a table showing all 100 districts in the leftmost column along with all legislators representing those districts at the time of the 2022 filing deadline. The "Filed in 2022 in ..." column lists the districts, in which incumbents filed to run. The "New district open?" column indicates whether the incumbent running was the only incumbent seeking re-election in that district.
News and conflicts in this primary
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Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title II of the Iowa Code
There are four ways in which a candidate can gain access to the general election ballot: by primary election, by political party convention, by Non-party Political Organization (NPPO) convention, or by petition. These are detailed below.
Iowa allows any registered voter to challenge a candidate's nominating petition, as long as the challenge is made in writing and within 74 days of the corresponding election.[3][4]
By primary election
A candidate seeking the nomination of a state-recognized political party in a primary election must be a member of that party. Non-party Political Organizations (NPPOs) are not permitted to participate in primary elections. A primary election candidate must file an affidavit of candidacy and nomination petition with the Iowa Secretary of State during the primary election filing period, which begins 99 days before the primary and ends at 5 p.m. on the 81st day before the primary. The affidavit of candidacy and the nomination petition must be filed simultaneously.[5][6]
For the number of signatures required for nomination petitions, see the table below.[5][7][8]
Formulas for determining signature requirements for political party candidates in primary elections | ||
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Office sought | Number of signatures needed | |
Governor or U.S. Senator | 3,500 signatures, including at least 100 from 19 different counties.[5][8] | |
State executive office (other than governor and lieutenant governor) | 2,500 signatures, including at least 77 from 18 different counties.[8] | |
United States Representative | 1,726 signatures, including at least 47 from half of the counties in the district.[5][8] | |
State Senator | 100 signatures from the district.[5][8] | |
State Representative | 50 signatures from the district.[5][8] |
By political party convention
If a political party fails to nominate a candidate at the primary election, the party may hold a convention after the primary to nominate a candidate. That candidate must then file a political party convention certificate and an affidavit of candidacy. The deadline to file the convention certificate and affidavit of candidacy is the same as the general election filing deadline. However, a political party convention candidate may file his or her documents before the filing period begins for general election candidates.[9]
By Non-party Political Organization (NPPO) convention
Non-party Political Organizations (NPPOs) are permitted to hold conventions to nominate their candidates. However, in order to qualify their nominations, NPPOs must meet the following requirements:[9][10] [11]
- To nominate a candidate to a state executive office or the United States Senate, 500 eligible electors, meaning people who meet all the requirements to register to vote, must attend the convention, and 25 counties must be represented by at least one eligible elector each.
- To nominate a candidate to the United States House of Representatives, 200 eligible electors who are residents of the congressional district the candidate seeks to represent must attend, including one eligible elector from at least half of the counties in the district.
- To nominate a candidate to the Iowa State Senate, 50 eligible electors who are residents of the senatorial district must attend, including one eligible elector from one-half of the precincts in the senatorial district.
- To nominate a candidate to the Iowa House of Representatives, 25 eligible electors who are residents of the representative district must attend, including one eligible elector from one-half of the precincts in the representative district.
- A convention may be held at any time as long as it is before the general election filing deadline.[12]
- After the convention, the NPPO must provide a list of those who attended the convention, including their addresses, to the Iowa Secretary of State, along with a convention certificate and an affidavit of candidacy for the candidate nominated. These documents must be filed together during the general election filing period, which begins 99 days before the general election and ends at 5 p.m. 81 days before the general election.[12][9][4]
By petition
A candidate who is not affiliated with any political party or NPPO can be nominated by petition. A NPPO candidate can gain ballot access in this manner if the NPPO cannot meet the convention attendance requirements described above. A petition candidates must file an affidavit of candidacy and nomination petition with the Iowa Secretary of State. These forms must be filed together by 5 p.m. 81 days before the general election.[4][10]
The table below details the signature requirements necessary for obtaining ballot access by petition.
Formulas for determining signature requirements for NPPO candidates | ||
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Office sought | Number of signatures needed | |
United States Senator or governor | 3,500 eligible electors, including at least 100 from at least 19 counties[9][10] | |
Otherwise statewide executive offices | 2,500 eligible electors, including at least 77 from at least 18 counties[9][10] | |
United States Representative | 1,726 eligible electors who are residents of the congressional district, including at least 47 eligible electors each from at least one-half of the counties in the congressional district[9][10] |
Qualifications
The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."[13]
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[14] | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$25,000/year | $178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County. |
When sworn in
Iowa state representatives always assume office the first day of January after their election.[15]
Iowa political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Iowa Party Control: 1992-2024
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Senate | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in Iowa
2016 Presidential election results
U.S. presidential election, Iowa, 2016 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 41.7% | 653,669 | 0 | |
Republican | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 51.1% | 800,983 | 6 | |
Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.3% | 5,335 | 0 | |
Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.7% | 11,479 | 0 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Dan R. Vacek/Mark G. Elworth Jr. | 0.1% | 2,246 | 0 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.8% | 59,186 | 0 | |
New Independent | Lynn Sandra Kahn/Jay Stolba | 0.1% | 2,247 | 0 | |
Socialism and Liberation | Gloria Estela La Riva/Dennis J. Banks | 0% | 323 | 0 | |
Nominated by petition | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0% | 451 | 0 | |
Nominated by petition | Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson | 0.8% | 12,366 | 0 | |
- | Write-in votes | 1.1% | 17,746 | 0 | |
Total Votes | 1,566,031 | 6 | |||
Election results via: Iowa Secretary of State |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Iowa
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On November 4, 2021, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed new congressional and state legislative maps into law after the state's Legislative Services Agency had proposed them on October 21, 2021. The Iowa legislature approved the maps on October 28, 2021, by a vote of 48-1 in the state Senate and 93-2 in the state House.[16] The legislature could only vote to approve or reject the maps and could not make any amendments. These maps took effect for Iowa's 2022 congressional and legislative elections.
Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Iowa State House Districts
until December 31, 2022
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- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Iowa Code, "Title II, Section 43.24," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Iowa Code, "Title II, Section 44.4," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate’s Guide to the Primary Election," June 4, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa Code 2024, Section 43.11," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa Code 2024, Section 43.20," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa Code 2024, Section 45.1," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate's Guide to the General Election," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 The Iowa Legislature, "SF413," accessed March 10, 2021
- ↑ Iowa Code, "Title II, Section 44.1," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Forming a Political Party in Iowa," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Constitution
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Constitution, "Article III, Legislative Department, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa lawmakers accept second redistricting plan, setting up next decade of politics," October 28, 2021