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The 2020 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States state legislative 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 Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 2020 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 2, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3 general election ballot. The filing deadline was March 13.[1][2]
Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans retained control of the Iowa Senate with 32 seats to Democrats' 18 seats. To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net eight Senate seats.
Republicans retained control of the Iowa Senate following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged.
Predictions
Summary of results
- NOTE: The 25 odd-numbered districts did not hold elections in 2020 so they are not listed here.
Source:[4][5]
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 22, 0.36% gain
- State Senate district 20, 2.28%
- State Senate district 30, 3.02%
- State Senate district 8, 4.42%
Detailed results
- Reminder: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2020; therefore, odd-numbered seats were not having elections in 2020 & are not shown.
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not having a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).[6]
District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Taylor | 26,395 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 26,395 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 4
District 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Craig Williams | 3,132 | 60.9 |
| Republican | Heath Hansen | 2,007 | 39.1 |
Total votes | 5,139 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Craig Steven Williams | 18,919 | 69.2 |
| Democratic | C.J. Petersen | 8,418 | 30.8 |
Total votes | 27,337 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dan Dawson (incumbent) | 12,391 | 52.2 |
| Democratic | Steve Gorman | 11,344 | 47.8 |
Total votes | 23,735 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jake Chapman (incumbent) | 24,538 | 62.5 |
| Democratic | Warren Andrew Varley | 14,704 | 37.5 |
Total votes | 39,242 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mark Costello (incumbent) | 5,749 | 59.4 |
| Republican | Richard Crouch | 3,923 | 40.6 |
Total votes | 9,672 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mark Costello (incumbent) | 20,165 | 69.1 |
| Democratic | Joseph "Joey" Norris | 8,999 | 30.9 |
Total votes | 29,164 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 14
District 16
District 18
District 20
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Scott Cirksena | 3,683 | 79.3 |
| Republican | Porsha Hart | 964 | 20.7 |
Total votes | 4,647 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sarah Trone Garriott | 4,300 | 47.9 |
| Democratic | Tricia Gavin | 3,480 | 38.7 |
| Democratic | Michael Libbie | 1,206 | 13.4 |
Total votes | 8,986 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sarah Trone Garriott | 23,110 | 50.2 |
| Republican | Scott Cirksena | 22,946 | 49.8 |
Total votes | 46,056 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jesse Green | 2,350 | 40.8 |
| Republican | Chad Behn | 1,837 | 31.9 |
| Republican | Todd Rasmussen | 1,127 | 19.6 |
| Republican | Joshua D. Dyer | 442 | 7.7 |
Total votes | 5,756 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 24 Democratic Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Cynthia Oppedal Paschen | 3,172 | 67.2 |
| Democratic | Keith D. Puntenney | 1,548 | 32.8 |
Total votes | 4,720 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jesse Green | 21,732 | 65.7 |
| Democratic | Cynthia Oppedal Paschen | 11,327 | 34.3 |
Total votes | 33,059 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 26
District 28
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mike Klimesh | 19,630 | 62.5 |
| Democratic | Matt Tapscott | 11,785 | 37.5 |
Total votes | 31,415 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Eric Giddens (incumbent) | 17,543 | 51.5 |
| Republican | Harold Youngblut | 16,516 | 48.5 |
Total votes | 34,059 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 32
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Craig Johnson (incumbent) | 19,990 | 61.2 |
| Democratic | Pam Egli | 12,700 | 38.8 |
Total votes | 32,690 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 34
District 36
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dawn Driscoll | 2,402 | 45.0 |
| Republican | Garrett Dozark | 1,912 | 35.8 |
| Republican | Bruce Adams | 1,025 | 19.2 |
Total votes | 5,339 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ivy Schuster | 3,642 | 81.7 |
| Democratic | Alvin Aragon | 815 | 18.3 |
Total votes | 4,457 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dawn Driscoll | 21,238 | 64.0 |
| Democratic | Ivy Schuster | 11,948 | 36.0 |
Total votes | 33,186 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 40
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Reichman | 3,338 | 73.8 |
| Republican | Nancy Amos | 1,187 | 26.2 |
Total votes | 4,525 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Reichman | 16,766 | 59.9 |
| Democratic | Rich Taylor (incumbent) | 11,228 | 40.1 |
Total votes | 27,994 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tim Goodwin | 3,217 | 71.6 |
| Republican | Matthew Rinker | 1,277 | 28.4 |
Total votes | 4,494 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Courtney | 3,623 | 72.4 |
| Democratic | Kevin K. Warth | 790 | 15.8 |
| Democratic | Rex Troute | 592 | 11.8 |
Total votes | 5,005 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 2020 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tim Goodwin | 16,447 | 56.8 |
| Democratic | Tom Courtney | 12,493 | 43.2 |
Total votes | 28,940 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 46
District 48
District 50
See also
References
External links
- "Iowa 2019 & 2020 Elections", OpenSecrets
- Map of State Senate districts in 2020
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