The 2022 Iowa Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Iowa Senate from 25 odd-numbered districts. Senators serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. Additionally, because the 2022 elections were the first elections since the 2020 United States Census and subsequent redistricting, elections were also held in 9 even-numbered districts where redistricting resulted in more than one incumbent wishing to represent the district. Primary elections were held on June 7.[1]

Retirements

Democrats

Republicans

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Likely R May 19, 2022

Results

  • Note: Districts that did not hold elections in 2022 are not listed here.
State Senate district Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Jackie Smith Dem Rocky De Witt Rep
3rd Jim Carlin Rep K. Lynn Evans Rep
4th Tim Kraayenbrink Rep Tim Kraayenbrink Rep
5th Dave Rowley Rep Dave Rowley Rep
6th Jason Schultz Rep Jason Schultz Rep
Craig Williams
7th Kevin Alons Rep
9th Tom Shipley Rep Tom Shipley Rep
11th Julian Garrett Rep Julian Garrett Rep
13th Cherielynn Westrich Rep
14th Jake Chapman Rep Sarah Trone Garriott Dem
Sarah Trone Garriott Dem
15th Zach Nunn Rep Tony Bisignano Dem
Tony Bisignano Dem
16th Claire Celsi Dem Claire Celsi Dem
17th Izaah Knox Dem
19th Ken Rozenboom Rep Ken Rozenboom Rep
21st Mike Bousselot Rep
23rd Jack Whitver Rep Jack Whitver Rep
25th Herman Quirmbach Dem Herman Quirmbach Dem
27th Amanda Ragan Dem Annette Sweeney Rep
Annette Sweeney Rep
29th Sandy Salmon Rep
30th Waylon Brown Rep Waylon Brown Rep
31st William Dotzler Dem William Dotzler Dem
33rd Rob Hogg Dem Carrie Koelker Rep
Carrie Koelker Rep
35th Chris Cournoyer Rep Chris Cournoyer Rep
37th Liz Mathis Dem Molly Donahue Dem
39th Liz Bennett Dem
40th Todd Taylor Dem Todd Taylor Dem
41st Kerry Gruenhagen Rep
42nd Charlie McClintock Rep
43rd Zach Wahls Dem Zach Wahls Dem
44th Adrian Dickey Rep Adrian Dickey Rep
Tim Goodwin
45th Jim Lykam Dem Janice Weiner Dem
46th Kevin Kinney Dem Dawn Driscoll Rep
Dawn Driscoll Rep
47th Roby Smith Rep Scott Webster Rep
49th Chris Cournoyer Rep Cindy Winckler Dem

Source:[3]

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 21, 1.92%
  2. State Senate district 14, 2.98%
  3. State Senate district 46, 8.0%
  4. State Senate district 40, 9.32%

Detailed results

District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49

  • 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).[4]

District 1

Results by precinct
  De Witt: 70–80%
  De Witt: 60–70%
  De Witt: 50–60%
  Smith: 50–60%
  Smith: 60–70%
Iowa Senate, District 1 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rocky De Witt 7,700 55.06%
Democratic Jackie Smith (incumbent)[a] 6,256 44.73%
Write-in 30 0.21%
Total votes 13,986 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Evans 3,540 64.82%
Republican Anthony LaBruna 1,921 35.18%
Total votes 5,461 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Evans 17,609 99.14%
Write-in 152 0.86%
Total votes 17,761 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent)[b] 3,939 100.00%
Total votes 3,939 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Kraayenbrink (incumbent)[b] 18,408 97.75%
Write-in 424 2.25%
Total votes 18,832 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Rowley (incumbent)[c] 3,405 67.60%
Republican David D. Dow 1,632 32.40%
Total votes 5,037 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Rowley (incumbent)[c] 22,597 98.54%
Write-in 335 1.46%
Total votes 22,932 100.00%
Republican hold

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Schultz (incumbent)[d] 17,509 82.90%
Libertarian David Davis 3,549 16.80%
Write-in 62 0.29%
Total votes 21,120 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

  • Democratic senator Jackie Smith[a] was redistricted from District 7 to 1. No Democratic candidate filed in District 7; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Republicans.
Iowa Senate, District 7 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Alons 18,470 97.99%
Write-in 379 2.01%
Total votes 18,849 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

Iowa Senate, District 9 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Shipley (incumbent)[e] 18,106 76.85%
Democratic Tripp Narup 5,436 23.07%
Write-in 17 0.07%
Total votes 23,559 100.00%
Republican hold

District 11

Iowa Senate, District 11 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julian B. Garrett (incumbent)[f] 16,941 61.59%
Democratic Lisa Fleishman 10,542 38.32%
Write-in 25 0.09%
Total votes 27,508 100.00%
Republican hold

District 13

Iowa Senate, District 13 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cherielynn Westrich 13,336 64.89%
Democratic Matt Greiner 7,207 35.07%
Write-in 10 0.05%
Total votes 20,553 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Trone Garriott (incumbent)[g] 15,095 51.44%
Republican Jake Chapman (incumbent)[h] 14,222 48.46%
Write-in 29 0.10%
Total votes 29,346 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

  • Republican state senator Zach Nunn decided to run for the US House of Representatives in Iowa's 3rd congressional district instead of re-election in this district in the Iowa State Senate. No Republican candidate filed in District 15; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
Iowa Senate, District 15 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Bisignano (incumbent)[i] 12,074 95.28%
Write-in 598 4.72%
Total votes 12,672 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradley D. Price 1,576 50.40%
Republican Shad Clayton 1,551 49.60%
Total votes 3,127 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 16 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claire Celsi (incumbent)[j] 16,263 58.22%
Republican Bradley D. Price 11,692 41.78%
Write-in 28 0.10%
Total votes 27,983 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 17

Iowa Senate, District 17 Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Izaah Knox 2,726 67.11%
Democratic Grace Van Cleave 1,336 32.89%
Total votes 4,062 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Izaah Knox 10,286 76.56%
Libertarian ToyA S. Johnson 1,690 12.58%
Independent Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz 1,297 9.65%
Write-in 162 1.21%
Total votes 13,435 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 19

Iowa Senate, District 19 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Rozenboom (incumbent)[k] 18,118 68.58%
Democratic Tyler Stewart 8,283 31.35%
Write-in 18 0.07%
Total votes 26,419 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

Iowa Senate, District 21 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bousselot 14,896 50.92%
Democratic Todd Brady 14,336 49.00%
Write-in 24 0.08%
Total votes 29,256 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

Iowa Senate, District 23 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Whitver (incumbent)[l] 17,276 58.64%
Democratic Matt Pries 12,159 41.27%
Write-in 26 0.08%
Total votes 29,461 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

  • Republican senator Annette Sweeney[m] was redistricted from District 25 to 27. No Republican candidate filed in District 25; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
Iowa Senate, District 25 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herman C. Quirmbach (incumbent)[n] 14,258 75.69%
Libertarian Jordan Taylor 4,451 23.63%
Write-in 129 0.68%
Total votes 18,838 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 27

Iowa Senate, District 27 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Annette Sweeney (incumbent)[m] 16,896 66.63%
Democratic Sam Cox 8,429 33.24%
Write-in 34 0.13%
Total votes 25,359 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 29

Iowa Senate, District 29 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandy Salmon 17,235 65.40%
Democratic Jenn Wolff 9,101 34.53%
Write-in 17 0.06%
Total votes 26,353 100.0%
Republican hold

District 30

Iowa Senate, District 30 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Waylon Brown (incumbent)[o] 15,288 60.23%
Democratic Whitney Mixdorf 10,082 39.72%
Write-in 12 60.23%
Total votes 25,382 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 31

Iowa Senate, District 31 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William "Bill" Dotzler (incumbent) 13,282 96.93%
Write-in 420 3.07%
Total votes 13,702 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 33

Iowa Senate, District 33 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carrie Koelker (incumbent)[p] 17,764 65.82%
Democratic Matt Robinson 9,213 34.14%
Write-in 10 0.04%
Total votes 26,987 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 35

Iowa Senate, District 35 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cournoyer (incumbent)[q] 14,252 59.76%
Democratic Joe Brown 9,292 38.96%
Write-in 6 0.03%
Total votes 23,850 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 37

Iowa Senate, District 37 Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Molly Donahue 2,351 51.57%
Democratic Austin Frerick 2,208 48.43%
Total votes 4,559 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 37 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Molly Donahue 15,038 55.99%
Republican Kurt Alan Bendixen 11,797 43.93%
Write-in 22 0.08%
Total votes 26,857 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 39

Iowa Senate, District 39 Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Bennett 3,214 73.05%
Democratic Joseph Zahorik 1,186 26.95%
Total votes 4,400 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Bennett 13,257 64.79%
Republican Edward Bernie Hayes 7,190 35.14%
Write-in 15 0.07%
Total votes 20,462 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Todd Taylor (incumbent)[r] 14,078 54.61%
Republican Kris G. Gulick 11,674 45.29%
Write-in 25 0.10%
Total votes 25,777 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kerry Gruenhagen 2,068 59.00%
Republican Alan Weets 1,437 41.00%
Total votes 3,505 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 41 Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb VanderGaast 1,739 74.16%
Democratic Nikole Tutton 606 25.84%
Total votes 2,345 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 41 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kerry Gruenhagen 13,179 58.12%
Democratic Deb VanderGaast 9,480 41.77%
Write-in 15 0.11%
Total votes 22,674 100.0%
Republican hold

District 42

Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie McClintock 1,518 40.66%
Republican Colman Silbernagel 1,516 40.61%
Republican Justin Wasson 699 18.72%
Total votes 3,733 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 42 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie McClintock 17,420 58.84%
Democratic Jessica Wiskus 11,222 37.90%
Independent Bruce Gardner 954 3.22%
Write-in 12 0.04%
Total votes 29,608 100.0%
Republican hold

District 43

Iowa Senate, District 43 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zach Wahls (incumbent)[s] 21,146 97.46%
Write-in 552 2.54%
Total votes 21,698 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 44

Iowa Senate, District 44 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adrian Dickey (incumbent)[t] 15,318 66.49%
Democratic Rich Taylor 7,699 33.42%
Write-in 22 0.10%
Total votes 23,039 100.0%
Republican hold

District 45

Iowa Senate, District 45 Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Weiner 6,297 86.11%
Democratic John Raley 1,016 13.89%
Total votes 7,313 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 45 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Weiner 20,273 81.98%
Republican Harold Weilbrenner 4,428 17.91%
Write-in 27 0.11%
Total votes 24,728 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dawn Driscoll (incumbent)[u] 14,800 53.79%
Democratic Kevin Kinney (incumbent)[v] 12,695 46.14%
Write-in 18 0.07%
Total votes 27,513 100.0%
Republican hold

District 47

Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Webster 2,580 71.99%
Republican Barry A. Long 1,004 28.01%
Total votes 3,584 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 47 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Webster 15,568 56.12%
Democratic Mary Kathleen Figaro 12,151 43.80%
Write-in 23 0.08%
Total votes 27,742 100.0%
Republican hold

District 49

  • Republican senator Chris Cournoyer[q] was redistricted from District 49 to 35. No Republican candidate filed in District 49; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
Iowa Senate, District 49 general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Winckler 12,062 93.30%
Write-in 866 6.70%
Total votes 12,928 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
  1. 1 2 Redistricted from district 7 to 1.
  2. 1 2 Redistricted from district 5 to 4.
  3. 1 2 Redistricted from district 1 to 5.
  4. ↑ Redistricted from district 9 to 6.
  5. ↑ Redistricted from district 11 to 9.
  6. ↑ Redistricted from district 13 to 11.
  7. ↑ Redistricted from district 22 to 14.
  8. ↑ Redistricted from district 10 to 14.
  9. ↑ Redistricted from district 17 to 15.
  10. ↑ Redistricted from district 21 to 16.
  11. ↑ Redistricted from district 40 to 19.
  12. ↑ Redistricted from district 19 to 23.
  13. 1 2 Redistricted from district 25 to 27.
  14. ↑ Redistricted from district 23 to 25.
  15. ↑ Redistricted from district 26 to 30.
  16. ↑ Redistricted from district 29 to 33.
  17. 1 2 Redistricted from district 49 to 35.
  18. ↑ Redistricted from district 35 to 40.
  19. ↑ Redistricted from district 37 to 43.
  20. ↑ Redistricted from district 41 to 44.
  21. ↑ Redistricted from district 38 to 46.
  22. ↑ Redistricted from district 39 to 46.

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". List Elections. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Iowa_Senate_election