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25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Iowa |
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The 2016 Iowa Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority.
Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | Seats After | |
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Republican | 24 | 424,175 | 58.84% | 19 (![]() | 29 | |
Democratic | 20 | 274,439 | 38.07% | 6 (![]() | 20 | |
Libertarian | 6 | 15,512 | 2.15% | 0 | ||
Independent | 1 | 6,755 | 0.94% | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 720,881 | 100% | 25 | 50 |
The election took place on November 8, 2016. Candidate list [2] and results [3] from the Iowa Secretary of State.