1996 Iowa Senate election
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25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Mary Kramer | Leonard Boswell | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 37th | 44th (retired) | Last election | 23 | 27 | Seats before | 23 | 27 | Seats after | 29 | 21 | Seat change | 6 | 6 | |
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The 1996 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1996 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1996 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 4, 1996 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1996 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 27 seats to Republicans' 23 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 3 Senate seats.
Republicans claimed control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1996 general election by netting 6 seats, resulting in Republicans holding 29 seats and Democrats having 21 seats.
Summary of Results
- NOTE: The 25 odd-numbered districts did not have elections in 1996 so they are not listed here.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results
- Reminder: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1996; therefore, odd-numbered seats did not have elections in 1996 & are not shown.
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sandra K. Atkinson | 378 | 56.7 |
| Democratic | Fred J. Sparr | 289 | 43.3 |
Total votes | 667 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John Redwine | 14,437 | 63.5 |
| Democratic | Sandra K. Atkinson | 6,915 | 30.4 |
| Independent | Fred Sparr | 1,397 | 6.1 |
Total votes | 22,749 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 4
District 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Steve King | 14,440 | 64.5 |
| Democratic | Eileen Heiden | 7,936 | 35.5 |
Total votes | 22,376 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James Edward Black | 13,150 | 53.3 |
| Democratic | Berl Priebe (incumbent) | 11,536 | 46.7 |
Total votes | 24,686 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 10
District 12
District 14
District 16
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mike Connolly (incumbent) | 14,501 | 63.0 |
| Republican | Greg Yoko | 8,522 | 37.0 |
Total votes | 23,023 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 20
District 22
District 24
District 26
District 28
District 30
District 32
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Larry McKibben | 13,706 | 53.6 |
| Democratic | Randy Giannetto (incumbent) | 11,393 | 44.5 |
| Reform | Ronn Young | 480 | 1.9 |
Total votes | 25,579 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Chuck Austin | 819 | 60.4 |
| Republican | Rose Scarpino | 536 | 39.6 |
Total votes | 1,355 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Matt McCoy | 13,262 | 68.5 |
| Republican | Chuck Austin | 6,102 | 31.5 |
Total votes | 19,364 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 36
Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ronald N. Langston | 1,857 | 67.5 |
| Republican | Pat Anderson | 896 | 32.5 |
Total votes | 2,753 | 100.0 |
District 38
District 40
District 42
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Angelo | 4,109 | 55.9 |
| Republican | Pete Wenstrand | 3,241 | 44.1 |
Total votes | 7,350 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | J. Kelly Tobin | 1,743 | 52.8 |
| Democratic | Kevin L. Wynn | 1,557 | 47.2 |
Total votes | 3,300 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Angelo | 14,517 | 60.6 |
| Democratic | J. Kelly Tobin | 9,437 | 39.4 |
Total votes | 23,954 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 46
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District 50
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