2022 Iowa House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2022 Iowa House of Representatives election
Country:	Iowa
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Iowa House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2024 Iowa House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2024
Seats For Election:	All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	51
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Leader1:	Pat Grassley
Color1:	FF0000
Party1:	Republican
Leader Since1:	January 13, 2020
Leaders Seat1:	50th district
Last Election1:	59
Seats Before1:	60
Seats1:	64
Seat Change1:	4
Popular Vote1:	629,413
Percentage1:	56.59%
Swing1:	10.33
Leader2:	Jennifer Konfrst
Color2:	0000FF
Party2:	Democratic
Leader Since2:	June 14, 2019
Leaders Seat2:	43rd district
Last Election2:	41
Seats Before2:	40
Seats Needed2:	11
Seats2:	36
Seat Change2:	4
Popular Vote2:	443,603
Percentage2:	39.88%
Swing2:	2.86
Map Size:	400px
Speaker of the House
Before Election:	Pat Grassley
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Pat Grassley
After Party:	Republican

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2022. This was the first election for the Iowa House using the new legislative maps that were enacted following the 2020 census. Republicans expanded their majority in the chamber after a number of their members were defeated in primaries.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Background

Jon Dunwell picked up the 29th district for the Republicans in a special election.^[5]

Retirements

Democrats

• District 13: Chris Hall retired.
• District 15: Charlie McConkey retired.
• District 34: Bruce Hunter retired.
• District 36: Marti Anderson retired.
• District 41: Jo Oldson retired.
• District 42: Kristin Sunde retired.
• District 52: Todd Prichard retired.
• District 60: Dave Williams retired.
• District 62: Ras Smith retired.
• District 65: Liz Bennett retired to run for state senator from District 39.
• District 68: Molly Donahue retired to run for state senator from District 37.
• District 69: Kirsten Running-Marquardt retired.
• District 85: Christina Bohannan retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district.
• District 86: Mary Mascher retired.
• District 90: Cindy Winckler retired to run for state senator from District 49.
• District 98: Mary Wolfe retired.

Republicans

• District 8: Terry Baxter retired.
• District 11: Gary Worthan retired.
• District 16: Brent Siegrist was disqualified from renomination.
• District 22: Jon Jacobsen retired.
• District 24: Cecil Dolecheck retired.
• District 37: Mike Bousselot retired to run for state senator from District 21.
• District 48: Robert Bacon retired.
• District 63: Sandy Salmon retired to run for state senator from District 29.
• District 78: Jarad Klein retired.
• District 80: Holly Brink retired.
• District 81: Cherielynn Westrich retired to run for state senator from District 13.
• District 88: David Kerr retired.
• District 92: Ross Paustian retired.
• District 95: Charlie McClintock retired to run for state senator from District 42.

Incumbents defeated

In primaries

Republicans

• District 5: Dennis Bush lost renomination to Zach Dieken.
• District 37: Jon Thorup lost renomination to Barb Kniff McCulla.
• District 53: David Maxwell lost renomination to fellow incumbent Dean Fisher in a redistricting race.
• District 66: Lee Hein lost renomination to fellow incumbent Steve Bradley in a redistricting race.
• District 87: Joe Mitchell lost renomination to fellow incumbent Jeff Shipley in a redistricting race.
• District 88: Dustin Hite lost renomination to Helena Hayes.

In the general election

• District 2: Democrat Steve Hansen lost to Republican Challenger Robert Henderson.
• District 42: Republican Garrett Gobble lost in a rematch against Democratic Challenger Heather Matson, who he had unseated in the previous election.
• District 94: Democrat Phyllis Thede lost to Republican challenger Mike Vondran.
• District 99: Democrat Dennis Cohoon lost to Republican challenger Matthew Rinker.

Source:^[6]

Results summary

Summary of the November 9, 2022 Iowa House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	79	629,413	56.59%	59	60	64	64	4
	Democratic	73	443,603	39.88%	41	40	36	36	4
	Libertarian	11	21,574	1.94%	0	0	0	0
	Independent	4	7,258	0.65%	0	0	0	0
	Write-in		10,419	0.94%	0	0	0	0
Total			1,112,267	100.00%	100	100	100	100
Source: Iowa Elections Results^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

References

1. Web site: Iowa Legislature. 2021-10-16. www.legis.iowa.gov.
2. Web site: 2022-06-08 . Reynolds-endorsed candidates beat Iowa GOP lawmakers who opposed scholarships for private schools . 2022-12-21 . Iowa Public Radio . en.
3. Web site: 2022-11-09 . Iowa General Election results 2022 . 2022-12-21 . KCCI . en.
4. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Iowa Redistricting . 2022-12-21 . www.legis.iowa.gov.
5. Web site: Associated Press. Central Iowa voters elect Republican to state House seat. live. 2021-10-16. kcrg. 13 October 2021 . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016173322/https://www.kcrg.com/2021/10/13/central-iowa-voters-elect-republican-state-house-seat/ . 2021-10-16 .
6. Web site: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022 . 2022-12-30 . Ballotpedia . en.
7. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
8. Web site: Election Night Reporting . List Elections . 3 November 2022 . 4 April 2023.
9. Web site: Election Night Reporting . List Elections . 3 November 2022 . 4 April 2023.
10. Web site: Election Night Reporting . List Elections . 3 November 2022 . 4 April 2023.
11. Web site: Election Night Reporting . List Elections . 3 November 2022 . 4 April 2023.