2016 Iowa Senate election

Iowa State Senate elections, 2016

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25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
|  | Majority party  | Minority party  | Third party

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Leader  | Bill Dix | Pam Jochum | David Johnson
Party  | Republican | Democratic | Independent
Leader's seat  | 25th district | 50th district | 1st district
Last election  | 24  | 26 | 0[1]
Seats before  | 23[1] | 26 | 1
Seats after  | 29 | 20  | 1
Seat change  | 6 | 6  |

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Results of the elections:
Republican gain
Republican hold Democratic hold
No election

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| President of the Senate before election

Pam Jochum
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| Elected President of the Senate

Jack Whitver
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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.

## Senate composition

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Affiliation  | Candidates  | Votes  | Vote %  | Seats Won  | Seats After

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| 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

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Governing[2] | Lean D  | October 12, 2016

## Results

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

District  | Party  | Incumbent  | Status  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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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%
| Democratic | Susan Bangert  | 11,880  | 39.3%
6  |  | Republican | Mark Segebart | Won re-election  |  | Republican | Mark Segebart | 20,223  | 83.3%
| Libertarian | Nick Serianni  | 4,044  | 16.7%
8  |  | Democratic | Michael Gronstal | Lost re-election  |  | Republican | Dan Dawson | 12,379  | 54.1%
| Democratic | Michael Gronstal | 10,510  | 45.9%
10  |  | Republican | Jake Chapman | Won re-election  |  | Republican | Jake Chapman | 20,053  | 66.7%
| Democratic | Matt Paladino  | 10,006  | 33.3%
12  |  | Republican | Mark Costello | Won re-election  |  | Republican | Mark Costello | 20,012  | 78.4%
| Libertarian | Don W. Brantz  | 5,524  | 21.6%
14  |  | Republican | Amy Sinclair | Won re-election  |  | Republican | Amy Sinclair | 19,482  | 74.3%
| 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%
| Democratic | Miyoko Hikiji  | 15,238  | 40.5%
22  |  | Republican | Charles Schneider | Won re-election  |  | Democratic | Andrew Banes  | 15,343  | 44.1%
| Republican | Charles Schneider | 19,413  | 55.9%
24  |  | Republican | Jerry Behn | Won re-election  |  | Republican | Jerry Behn | 19,435  | 63.8%
| Democratic | Keith Puntenney  | 11,006  | 36.2%
26  |  | Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm | Lost re-election  |  | Republican | Waylon Brown | 19,165  | 62.4%
| 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%
| Republican | Bonnie Sadler  | 13,754  | 41.3%
32  |  | Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn | Lost re-election  |  | Republican | Craig Johnson | 18,641  | 60%
| Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn | 12,441  | 40%
34  |  | Democratic | Liz Mathis | Won re-election  |  | Democratic | Liz Mathis | 20,008  | 56.1%
| Republican | Rene Gadelha  | 15,673  | 43.9%
36  |  | Democratic | Steve Sodders | Lost re-election  |  | Republican | Jeff Edler | 14,731  | 52.9%
| 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%
| Democratic | Rich Taylor | 13,434  | 50.3%
44  |  | Democratic | Thomas G. Courtney | Lost re-election  |  | Republican | Thomas A. Greene | 14,410  | 52.6%
| Democratic | Thomas G. Courtney | 13,000  | 47.4%
46  |  | Democratic | Chris Brase | Lost re-election  |  | Republican | Mark S. Lofgren | 16,576  | 56.8%
| 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%
| Republican | John Hulsizer Jr.  | 10,635  | 36.7%

## See also

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* 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
* Iowa Senate
* Iowa House of Representatives
* Iowa General Assembly
* Political party strength in U.S. states

## References

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1. ^ a b David Johnson (District 1) switched parties from Republican to "No Party" on June 7, 2016. [1]
2. ^ Cournoyer, Caroline (October 12, 2016). "November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures". Governing. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
3. ^ "Candidate Listing by Office" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
4. ^ "Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
5. ^ Incumbent listing from "Members of the Iowa Senate: Eighty-Second General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

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