2016 Iowa Senate election

Iowa State Senate elections, 2016
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Republican gain; Republican hold Democratic hold; No election
President of the Senate before election; Pam Jochum; Democratic	Elected President of the Senate ; Jack Whitver; Republican

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.

Senate composition

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	Vote %	Seats Won	Seats After
	Republican	24	424,175	58.84%	19 (6)	29
	Democratic	20	274,439	38.07%	6 (6)	20
	Libertarian	6	15,512	2.15%	0
	Independent	1	6,755	0.94%	0	1
Total		51	720,881	100%	25	50

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing^[2]	Lean D	October 12, 2016

Results

The election took place on November 8, 2016. Candidate list^[3] and results ^[4] from the Iowa Secretary of State.

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%
2	Republican	Randy Feenstra^[5]	Won re-election	Republican	Randy Feenstra	27,522	100%
4	Republican	Dennis Guth	Won re-election	Republican	Dennis Guth	18,359	60.7%
4	Republican	Dennis Guth	Won re-election	Democratic	Susan Bangert	11,880	39.3%
6	Republican	Mark Segebart	Won re-election	Republican	Mark Segebart	20,223	83.3%
6	Republican	Mark Segebart	Won re-election	Libertarian	Nick Serianni	4,044	16.7%
8	Democratic	Michael Gronstal	Lost re-election	Republican	Dan Dawson	12,379	54.1%
8	Democratic	Michael Gronstal	Lost re-election	Democratic	Michael Gronstal	10,510	45.9%
10	Republican	Jake Chapman	Won re-election	Republican	Jake Chapman	20,053	66.7%
10	Republican	Jake Chapman	Won re-election	Democratic	Matt Paladino	10,006	33.3%
12	Republican	Mark Costello	Won re-election	Republican	Mark Costello	20,012	78.4%
12	Republican	Mark Costello	Won re-election	Libertarian	Don W. Brantz	5,524	21.6%
14	Republican	Amy Sinclair	Won re-election	Republican	Amy Sinclair	19,482	74.3%
14	Republican	Amy Sinclair	Won re-election	Independent	Ruth Smith	6,755	25.7%
16	Democratic	Dick Dearden	Retired	Democratic	Nate Boulton	14,046	60%
				Republican	Mike Pryor	8,114	34.7%
				Libertarian	Christopher Whiteing	1,254	5.3%
18	Democratic	Janet Petersen	Won re-election	Democratic	Janet Petersen	20,388	100%
20	Republican	Brad Zaun	Won re-election	Republican	Brad Zaun	22,431	59.5%
20	Republican	Brad Zaun	Won re-election	Democratic	Miyoko Hikiji	15,238	40.5%
22	Republican	Charles Schneider	Won re-election	Democratic	Andrew Banes	15,343	44.1%
22	Republican	Charles Schneider	Won re-election	Republican	Charles Schneider	19,413	55.9%
24	Republican	Jerry Behn	Won re-election	Republican	Jerry Behn	19,435	63.8%
24	Republican	Jerry Behn	Won re-election	Democratic	Keith Puntenney	11,006	36.2%
26	Democratic	Mary Jo Wilhelm	Lost re-election	Republican	Waylon Brown	19,165	62.4%
26	Democratic	Mary Jo Wilhelm	Lost re-election	Democratic	Mary Jo Wilhelm	11,557	37.6%
28	Republican	Michael Breitbach	Won re-election	Democratic	Jan Heikes	10,823	36.1%
				Republican	Michael Breitbach	17,501	58.4%
				Libertarian	Troy Hageman	1,648	5.5%
30	Democratic	Jeff Danielson	Win re-election	Democratic	Jeff Danielson	19,568	58.7%
30	Democratic	Jeff Danielson	Win re-election	Republican	Bonnie Sadler	13,754	41.3%
32	Democratic	Brian Schoenjahn	Lost re-election	Republican	Craig Johnson	18,641	60%
32	Democratic	Brian Schoenjahn	Lost re-election	Democratic	Brian Schoenjahn	12,441	40%
34	Democratic	Liz Mathis	Won re-election	Democratic	Liz Mathis	20,008	56.1%
34	Democratic	Liz Mathis	Won re-election	Republican	Rene Gadelha	15,673	43.9%
36	Democratic	Steve Sodders	Lost re-election	Republican	Jeff Edler	14,731	52.9%
36	Democratic	Steve Sodders	Lost re-election	Democratic	Steve Sodders	13,111	47.1%
38	Republican	Tim Kapucian	Won re-election	Republican	Tim Kapucian	18,567	60%
				Democratic	Dennis Mathahs	10,524	34.1%
				Libertarian	John George	1,810	5.8%
40	Republican	Ken Rozenboom	Won re-election	Republican	Ken Rozenboom	23,768	100%
42	Democratic	Rich Taylor	Won re-election	Republican	Danny Graber	13,266	49.7%
42	Democratic	Rich Taylor	Won re-election	Democratic	Rich Taylor	13,434	50.3%
44	Democratic	Thomas G. Courtney	Lost re-election	Republican	Thomas A. Greene	14,410	52.6%
44	Democratic	Thomas G. Courtney	Lost re-election	Democratic	Thomas G. Courtney	13,000	47.4%
46	Democratic	Chris Brase	Lost re-election	Republican	Mark S. Lofgren	16,576	56.8%
46	Democratic	Chris Brase	Lost re-election	Democratic	Chris Brase	12,615	43.2%
48	Republican	Dan Zumbach	Won re-election	Republican	Dan Zumbach	20,065	62.9%
				Democratic	Scott Peterson	10,596	33.2%
				Libertarian	Brian W. Cook	1,232	3.9%
50	Democratic	Pam Jochum	Won re-election	Democratic	Pam Jochum	18,345	63.3%
50	Democratic	Pam Jochum	Won re-election	Republican	John Hulsizer Jr.	10,635	36.7%