2004 Iowa Senate election explained

Election Name:2004 Iowa Senate election
Country:Iowa
Flag Image:Flag of Iowa (variant).svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 Iowa Senate election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 Iowa Senate election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
Majority Seats:26
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Leader1:Jeff Lamberti
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:35th
Seats Before1:29
Seat Change1:4
Seats After1:25
Leader2:Michael Gronstal
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:50th
Seats Before2:21
Seat Change2:4
Seats After2:25
Map Size:350px
President of the Senate
Before Party:Republican
After Election:Jack Kibbie & Jeff Lamberti[1]
After Party:Democratic & Republican, respectively

The 2004 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2004 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle.

The primary election on June 8, 2004 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 2004 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]

On election day in November 2004, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats.

To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.

The result of the 2004 election was an evenly-divided Iowa state Senate with Democrats netting 4 flips and the resulting balance being 25 seats held both by Democrats and Republicans. As a result, Jeff Lamberti and Jack Kibbie were deemed co-Senate Presidents for the Republican & Democratic halves, respectively.

Summary of Results

State Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
2ndKenneth VeenstraRepDave MulderRepublican
4thJack KibbieDemJack KibbieDemocratic
6thE. Thurman GaskillRepE. Thurman GaskillRepublican
8thMark ZiemanRepMark ZiemanRepublican
10thDonald RedfernRepJeff DanielsonDemocratic
12thKitty RehbergRepBrian SchoenjahnDemocratic
14thMike ConnollyDemMike ConnollyDemocratic
16thJulie HoschRepTom HancockDemocratic
18thMary LundbyRepMary LundbyRepublican
20thJohn PutneyRepJohn PutneyRepublican
22ndLarry McKibbenRepLarry McKibbenRepublican
24thJerry BehnRepJerry BehnRepublican
26thSteve KetteringRepSteve KetteringRepublican
28thJames A. SeymourRepJames A. SeymourRepublican
30thPat WardRepPat WardRepublican
32ndJack HolveckDemBrad ZaunRepublican
34thDick DeardenDemDick DeardenDemocratic
36thPaul McKinleyRepPaul McKinleyRepublican
38thNeal SchuererRepTom RiellyDemocratic
40thRichard F. DrakeRepJames F. HahnRepublican
42ndBryan SieversRepFrank WoodDemocratic
44thThomas G. CourtneyDemThomas G. CourtneyDemocratic
46thGene FraiseDemGene FraiseDemocratic
48thJeff AngeloRepJeff AngeloRepublican
50thMichael GronstalDemMichael GronstalDemocratic

Source:[4] [5]

Detailed Results

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District 50

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presidents of the Senate. February 14, 2024 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308071239/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/BHT/1224311.pdf . 2022-03-08.
  2. Web site: Primary Election 2004 Canvass Summary . . April 8, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111071019/https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/primary/PrimaryCanvassSummaryFinal.pdf . 2018-11-11.
  3. Web site: General Election 2004 Canvass Summary . . April 8, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190112033807/https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf . 2019-01-12.
  4. Web site: Legislators . . April 2, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204123050/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate . 2020-02-04.
  5. Web site: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012. . April 2, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520195308/https://ballotpedia.org/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012 . 2020-05-20.