Iowa Senate election, 2014

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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.

Iowa Senate upper chamber of the Iowa state legislature

The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, as of the 2010 United States Census. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

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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 votes23,877100.0%

District 3

2014 State Senate District 3 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Bill Anderson*17,17677.2%
Total votes22,262100.0%

District 5

2014 State Senate District 5 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Tim Kraayenbrink 12,38355.8%
Democratic Daryl Beall*9,80144.2%
Total votes22,184100.0%

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 votes15,336100.0%

District 9

2014 State Senate District 9 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Jason Schultz 16,29376.5%
Total votes21,306100.0%

District 11

2014 State Senate District 11 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Tom Shipley 17,68178.5%
Total votes22,516100.0%

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 votes25,119100.0%

District 15

2014 State Senate District 15 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Chaz Allen 13,30752.6%
Republican Crystal Bruntz12,00847.4%
Total votes25,315100.0%

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 votes16,900100.0%

District 19

2006 State Senate District 19 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Jack Whitver*16,74281.5%
Independent Brett Nelson3,80218.5%
Total votes20,544100.0%

District 21

2014 State Senate District 21 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Matt McCoy*17,85167.0%
Total votes26,635100.0%

District 23

2014 State Senate District 23 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Herman C. Quirmbach*11,71359.1%
Republican Jeremy Davis8,09440.9%
Total votes19,807100.0%

District 25

2014 State Senate District 25 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Bill Dix*18,26773.0%
Total votes25,038100.0%

District 27

2006 State Senate District 27 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Amanda Ragan*12,89856.3%
Republican Shawn Dietz10,01243.7%
Total votes22,910100.0%

District 29

2014 State Senate District 29 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Tod Bowman*13,24554.6%
Republican James Budde11,00245.4%
Total votes24,247100.0%

District 31

2014 State Senate District 31 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Bill Dotzler*13,38773.5%
Total votes18,221100.0%

District 33

2014 State Senate District 33 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Rob Hogg*14,43061.8%
Republican Harry Foster8,93238.2%
Total votes23,362100.0%

District 35

2014 State Senate District 35 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Wally Horn*15,67169.3%
Total votes22,612100.0%

District 37

2014 State Senate District 37 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Robert Dvorsky*16,61366.6%
Total votes24,934100.0%

District 39

2014 State Senate District 39 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Kevin Kinney*12,37152.3%
Republican Michael Moore11,30647.7%
Total votes23,677100.0%

District 41

2014 State Senate District 41 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Mark Chelgren*10,35650.9%
Democratic Steve Siegel9,98249.1%
Total votes20,338100.0%

District 43

2014 State Senate District 43 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Joe Bolkcom*18,00077.8%
Total votes23,142100.0%

District 45

2014 State Senate District 45 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Joe Seng*13,01373.5%
Total votes17,702100.0%

District 47

2014 State Senate District 47 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Roby Smith*14,98856.4%
Democratic Maria Bribriesco11,58043.6%
Total votes26,568100.0%

District 49

2014 State Senate District 49 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Rita Hart*11,69052.0%
Republican Brian Schmidt10,80848.0%
Total votes22,498100.0%

See also

Iowa House of Representatives lower chamber of the Iowa state legislature

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 as of the 2010 United States Census. The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

Iowa General Assembly legislature of the US state of Iowa

The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively. The Senate consists of four year terms and the House consists of two year terms. The General Assembly convenes within the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

Political party strength in U.S. states refers to the level of representation of the various political parties of the U.S. in each statewide elective office providing legislators to the state and to the U.S. Congress and electing the executives at the state and national level.

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