2022 Iowa Senate election

2022 Iowa Senate election

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34 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jake Chapman (lost re-election) Zach Wahls Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 10th district 37th district Last election 19 seats, 58.87% 6 seats, 40.45% Seats before 32 18 Seats won 22 12 Seats after 34 16 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 419,989 341,775 Percentage 54.05% 43.98%
Results of the elections:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold      No election
President of the Senate before election Jake Chapman Republican Party (United States) Elected President of the Senate Amy Sinclair Republican Party (United States)

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The 2022 Iowa Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Iowa Senate from 25 odd-numbered districts. Senators serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. Primary elections were held on June 7.^[1]

• District 27: Amanda Ragan retired.
• District 33: Rob Hogg retired.
• District 34: Liz Mathis retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district.
• District 43: Joe Bolkcom retired.
• District 45: Jim Lykam retired.

• District 3: Jim Carlin retired to run for U.S. senator.
• District 6: Craig Williams retired.
• District 15: Zach Nunn retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district.
• District 32: Craig Johnson retired to run for state representative from District 67.
• District 44: Tim Goodwin retired.
• District 47: Roby Smith retired to run for treasurer of Iowa.

• Note: Districts that did not hold elections in 2022 are not listed here.

Source:^[3]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. State Senate district 21, 1.92%
2. State Senate district 14, 2.98%
3. State Senate district 46, 8.0%
4. State Senate district 40, 9.32%

• Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).^[4]

• Democratic senator Jackie Smith^[a] was redistricted from District 7 to 1. No Democratic candidate filed in District 7; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Republicans.

• Republican state senator Zach Nunn decided to run for the US House of Representatives in Iowa's 3rd congressional district instead of re-election in this district in the Iowa State Senate. No Republican candidate filed in District 15; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.

• Republican senator Annette Sweeney^[m] was redistricted from District 25 to 27. No Republican candidate filed in District 25; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.

• Republican senator Chris Cournoyer^[q] was redistricted from District 49 to 35. No Republican candidate filed in District 49; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.