Iowa's 36th Senate district

Iowa's 36th State Senate district
Senator	Thomas Townsend D – Dubuque

The 36th District of the Iowa Senate is located in northeastern Iowa, and is currently composed of part of Dubuque County. ^[1]

Current elected officials

Thomas Townsend is the senator currently representing the 36th District. ^[2]

The area of the 36th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: ^[3]

• The 71st District (represented by Lindsay James)
• The 72nd District (represented by Jennifer Smith)

The district is also located in Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Ashley Hinson. ^[4]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: ^{[5] [6]}

• C. Joseph Coleman, 1965–1967
• Michael Lura, 1983
• John Soorholtz, 1984–1992
• Elaine Szymoniak, 1993–2000
• Jack Holveck, 2001–2002
• Paul McKinley, 2003–2012
• Steve Sodders, 2013–2016
• Jeff Edler, 2017–2023
• Pam Jochum, 2023–2025
• Thomas Townsend, 2025-present

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results [7]
2008	President	Obama 63–36%
2012	President	Obama 61–39%
2016	President	Clinton 51–42%
	Senate	Grassley 51–45%
2018	Governor	Hubbell 55–42%
	Attorney General	Miller 79–21%
	Secretary of State	DeJear 54–43%
	Treasurer	Fitzgerald 61–36%
	Auditor	Sand 61–37%
2020	President	Biden 53–44%
	Senate	Greenfield 53–43%
2022	Senate	Franken 53–47%
	Governor	Reynolds 50–47%
	Attorney General	Miller 57–43%
	Secretary of State	Pate 51–49%
	Treasurer	Fitzgerald 55–45%
	Auditor	Sand 58–42%
2024	President	Harris 51–48%

See also

• Iowa General Assembly
• Iowa Senate

References

1. "SENATE DISTRICT 36" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
2. Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Iowa Legislature - Legislator List" . Retrieved July 16, 2016.
3. "Iowa House Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
4. "Iowa Congressional Districts" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
5. "Members of Iowa General Assemblies" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
6. Frank J. Stork and Cynthia A. Clingan (1980). "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846-1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
7. "IA 2022 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved January 23, 2026.