2014 Iowa Senate election

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Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
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  2012 November 4, 2014 2016  

25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Pam Jochum - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg Bill Dix - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
Leader Pam Jochum Bill Dix
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 50th district 25th district
Last election2624
Seats before2624
Seats after2624
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

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Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

President of the Senate before election

Pam Jochum
Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

Pam Jochum
Democratic

The 2014 Iowa Senate election was held on November 4, 2014. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each senator serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority. They kept this majority after the election. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won a majority in the Iowa Senate.

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Senate composition

Iowa Senate: pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-held26
 Republican-held24
 Total
50
2014 Elections
 Democratic held and uncontested18
 Contested14
 Republican held and uncontested18
 Total
50
Iowa Senate: post-electionSeats
 Democratic-held26
 Republican-held24
 Total
50

Results

Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State [1]

* indicates incumbent

District 1

2014 State Senate District 1 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Johnson*18,77478.6%
Total votes23,877 100.0%

District 3

2014 State Senate District 3 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Anderson*17,17677.2%
Total votes22,262 100.0%

District 5

2014 State Senate District 5 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tim Kraayenbrink 12,38355.8%
Democratic Daryl Beall*9,80144.2%
Total votes22,184 100.0%

District 7

2014 State Senate District 7 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rick Bertrand*8,76657.2%
Democratic Jim France5,73837.4%
Independent Maria Rundquist8325.4%
Total votes15,336 100.0%

District 9

2014 State Senate District 9 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason Schultz 16,29376.5%
Total votes21,306 100.0%

District 11

2014 State Senate District 11 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tom Shipley 17,68178.5%
Total votes22,516 100.0%

District 13

2014 State Senate District 13 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Julian Garrett*15,32661.0%
Democratic Pam Deichmann8,90035.4%
Libertarian Clair Tom Thompson8933.6%
Total votes25,119 100.0%

District 15

2014 State Senate District 15 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Chaz Allen 13,30752.6%
Republican Crystal Bruntz12,00847.4%
Total votes25,315 100.0%

District 17

2014 State Senate District 17 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tony Bisignano 10,54862.4%
Republican Jonathan Lochman5,37431.8%
Independent Jim Bollard9785.8%
Total votes16,900 100.0%

District 19

2006 State Senate District 19 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jack Whitver*16,74281.5%
Independent Brett Nelson3,80218.5%
Total votes20,544 100.0%

District 21

2014 State Senate District 21 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Matt McCoy*17,85167.0%
Total votes26,635 100.0%

District 23

2014 State Senate District 23 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Herman C. Quirmbach*11,71359.1%
Republican Jeremy Davis8,09440.9%
Total votes19,807 100.0%

District 25

2014 State Senate District 25 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Dix*18,26773.0%
Total votes25,038 100.0%

District 27

2006 State Senate District 27 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Amanda Ragan*12,89856.3%
Republican Shawn Dietz10,01243.7%
Total votes22,910 100.0%

District 29

2014 State Senate District 29 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tod Bowman*13,24554.6%
Republican James Budde11,00245.4%
Total votes24,247 100.0%

District 31

2014 State Senate District 31 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bill Dotzler*13,38773.5%
Total votes18,221 100.0%

District 33

2014 State Senate District 33 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Rob Hogg*14,43061.8%
Republican Harry Foster8,93238.2%
Total votes23,362 100.0%

District 35

2014 State Senate District 35 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Wally Horn*15,67169.3%
Total votes22,612 100.0%

District 37

2014 State Senate District 37 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert Dvorsky*16,61366.6%
Total votes24,934 100.0%

District 39

2014 State Senate District 39 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kevin Kinney*12,37152.3%
Republican Michael Moore11,30647.7%
Total votes23,677 100.0%

District 41

2014 State Senate District 41 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Chelgren*10,35650.9%
Democratic Steve Siegel9,98249.1%
Total votes20,338 100.0%

District 43

2014 State Senate District 43 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Bolkcom*18,00077.8%
Total votes23,142 100.0%

District 45

2014 State Senate District 45 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Seng*13,01373.5%
Total votes17,702 100.0%

District 47

2014 State Senate District 47 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roby Smith*14,98856.4%
Democratic Maria Bribriesco11,58043.6%
Total votes26,568 100.0%

District 49

2014 State Senate District 49 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Rita Hart*11,69052.0%
Republican Brian Schmidt10,80848.0%
Total votes22,498 100.0%

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