2022 Iowa Senate election explained
| Election Name: | 2022 Iowa Senate election |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Iowa Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Iowa Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 34 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Jake Chapman - Official Portrait - 85th GA.jpg |
| Leader1: | Jake Chapman (lost re-election) |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 10th district |
| Last Election1: | 32 |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 419,989 |
| Percentage1: | 54.05% |
| Leader2: | Zach Wahls |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 37th district |
| Last Election2: | 18 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 341,775 |
| Percentage2: | 43.98% |
| President of the Senate |
| Before Election: | Jake Chapman |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Amy Sinclair |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 400px |
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]
Retirements
Democrats
- 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.
Republicans
- 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.
Summary of results
- Note: Districts that did not hold elections in 2022 are not listed here.
Source:[3]
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Detailed results
| align=center | District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49 | |
- 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]
District 7
- Democratic senator Jackie Smith was redistricted from District 7 to 1. No Democratic candidate filed in District 7; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Republicans.
District 15
- 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.
District 25
- Republican senator Annette Sweeney was redistricted from District 25 to 27. No Republican candidate filed in District 25; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
District 49
- Republican senator Chris Cournoyer was redistricted from District 49 to 35. No Republican candidate filed in District 49; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
Notes and References
- Web site: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022. 2021-10-16. Ballotpedia. en.
- Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
- Web site: Election Night Reporting . List Elections . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109022401/https://electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/115641/web.307039/ . 2022-11-09 . live . 2022-12-20.
- Web site: 2022 Primary Election CANVASS SUMMARY. . July 21, 2022.
