2024 Iowa House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2024 Iowa House of Representatives election
Country:Iowa
Type:legislative
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2022 Iowa House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2026 Iowa House of Representatives election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
Majority Seats:51
Election Date:November 5, 2024
Leader1:Pat Grassley
Color1:FF0000
Party1:Republican
Leader Since1:January 13, 2020
Leaders Seat1:57th district
Last Election1:64
Seats Before1:64
Leader2:Jennifer Konfrst
Color2:0000FF
Party2:Democratic
Leader Since2:June 14, 2019
Leaders Seat2:32nd district
Last Election2:36
Seats Before2:36
Seats Needed2: 15
Map Size:400px
Speaker of the House
Before Election:Pat Grassley
Before Party:Republican

The 2024 Iowa House of Representatives election will be held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 5, 2024, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 91st Iowa General Assembly. Elections will be held concurrently with the 2024 United States elections.[1]

Primaries were held on June 4, 2024.[2]

Partisan background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won 64 House districts, while Joe Biden won in 36. Going into the 2024 Iowa House election, Republicans hold three districts where Biden won in 2020: District 28 (Biden +1%), District 43 (Biden +6%), and District 81 (Biden +9%). Conversely, Democrats hold three districts where Trump won: District 20 (Trump +4%), District 41 (Trump +2%), and District 42 (Trump +1%).

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 34

Ako Abdul-Samad is retiring.[3]

  1. District 44

John Forbes is retiring to run for Polk County Board of Supervisors.[4]

  1. District 59

Sharon Steckman is retiring.[5]

  1. District 80

Art Staed is retiring to run for Iowa Senate.[6]

Republicans

  1. District 11

Brian Best is retiring.[7]

  1. District 13

Ken Carlson is retiring.[8]

  1. District 22

Stan Gustafson is retiring.[9]

  1. District 24

Joel Fry is retiring.[10]

  1. District 48

Phil Thompson is retiring.[11]

  1. District 51

Dave Deyoe is retiring.[12]

  1. District 64

Anne Osmundson is retiring.[13]

  1. District 81

Luana Stoltenberg is retiring.[14]

  1. District 91

Brad Sherman is retiring.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024 . 2024-02-22 . . en.
  2. Web site: Iowa 2024 General Election . 2024-02-22 . www.thegreenpapers.com.
  3. News: Gruber-Miller. Stephen. Longtime state Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad to retire from Iowa Legislature at the end of his term. The Des Moines Register. March 15, 2024. February 15, 2024.
  4. News: Barreda. Virginia. Iowa Rep. John Forbes announces 2024 bid for Polk County Board of Supervisors. September 12, 2023. The Des Moines Register. May 1, 2024.
  5. News: Rep. Sharon Steckman to step down at end of term. February 18, 2024. KAAL (TV). May 1, 2024.
  6. News: Barton. Tom. Another Linn County Democratic lawmaker is heading for the exit. December 8, 2023. The Gazette. May 1, 2024. State Rep. Art Staed, D-Cedar Rapids, plans to run for Taylor's Senate seat that includes Hiawatha, Robins and parts of Cedar Rapids..
  7. News: Vander Hart. Shane. Best announces he will not seek re-election to Iowa House. October 4, 2023. The Iowa Torch. May 1, 2024.
  8. News: McNett. Jared. Two Northwest Iowa residents vying for House District 13 seat. March 17, 2024. Sioux City Journal. May 1, 2024. Republicans Travis Sitzmann, Le Mars, and Noah Wieseler, Sioux City, are each looking to succeed Iowa House District 13 Rep. Ken Carlson, R-Onawa, who made the decision to retire, after just one term, in January..
  9. News: Gustafson will not seek re-election to Iowa House. The Iowa Torch. March 16, 2024. September 6, 2023 .
  10. News: Fry not seeking re-election. Osceola Sentinel-Tribune. May 1, 2024. March 26, 2024.
  11. News: Phil Thompson will not seek re-election to the Iowa House. December 15, 2023. The Iowa Torch. May 1, 2024.
  12. News: Deyoe will not run for re-election to Iowa House. December 12, 2023. The Iowa Torch. May 1, 2024.
  13. News: Doug Wolfe announces candidacy for Iowa House of Representatives District 64. March 13, 2024. Waukon Standard. May 1, 2024. Wolfe has the support of Anne Osmundson, whose term ends early next year and who is not seeking re-election..
  14. News: Iowa House Rep. Luana Stoltenberg Not Seeking Re-Election in 2024. February 1, 2024. KWQC-TV. May 1, 2024.
  15. News: Oxford conservative announces run for District 91. November 26, 2023. Southeast Iowa Union. May 1, 2024. Incumbent Brad Sherman is not seeking re-election..
  16. Web site: 24 IA Forecast . 2024-03-26 . projects.cnalysis.com.

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