2014 Iowa Senate election

Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Republican gain; Democratic hold Republican hold; No election
President of the Senate before election; Pam Jochum; Democratic	Elected President of the Senate ; Pam Jochum; Democratic

The 2014 Iowa Senate election was held on November 4, 2014. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each senator serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority. They kept this majority after the election. As of 2025, this is the last time the Democrats won a majority in the Iowa Senate.

Senate composition

Iowa Senate: pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	26
	Republican-held	24
Total		50

2014 Elections
	Democratic held and uncontested	18
	Contested	14
	Republican held and uncontested	18
Total		50

Iowa Senate: post-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	26
	Republican-held	24
Total		50

Results

Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State^[1]

* indicates incumbent

District 1

2014 State Senate District 1 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Johnson*	18,774	78.6%
Total votes			23,877	100.0%

District 3

2014 State Senate District 3 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Anderson*	17,176	77.2%
Total votes			22,262	100.0%

District 5

2014 State Senate District 5 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Kraayenbrink	12,383	55.8%
	Democratic	Daryl Beall*	9,801	44.2%
Total votes			22,184	100.0%

District 7

2014 State Senate District 7 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Bertrand*	8,766	57.2%
	Democratic	Jim France	5,738	37.4%
	Independent	Maria Rundquist	832	5.4%
Total votes			15,336	100.0%

District 9

2014 State Senate District 9 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jason Schultz	16,293	76.5%
Total votes			21,306	100.0%

District 11

2014 State Senate District 11 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Shipley	17,681	78.5%
Total votes			22,516	100.0%

District 13

2014 State Senate District 13 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julian Garrett*	15,326	61.0%
	Democratic	Pam Deichmann	8,900	35.4%
	Libertarian	Clair Tom Thompson	893	3.6%
Total votes			25,119	100.0%

District 15

2014 State Senate District 15 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaz Allen	13,307	52.6%
	Republican	Crystal Bruntz	12,008	47.4%
Total votes			25,315	100.0%

District 17

2014 State Senate District 17 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Bisignano	10,548	62.4%
	Republican	Jonathan Lochman	5,374	31.8%
	Independent	Jim Bollard	978	5.8%
Total votes			16,900	100.0%

District 19

2006 State Senate District 19 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Whitver*	16,742	81.5%
	Independent	Brett Nelson	3,802	18.5%
Total votes			20,544	100.0%

District 21

2014 State Senate District 21 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Matt McCoy*	17,851	67.0%
Total votes			26,635	100.0%

District 23

2014 State Senate District 23 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman C. Quirmbach*	11,713	59.1%
	Republican	Jeremy Davis	8,094	40.9%
Total votes			19,807	100.0%

District 25

2014 State Senate District 25 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Dix*	18,267	73.0%
Total votes			25,038	100.0%

District 27

2006 State Senate District 27 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Ragan*	12,898	56.3%
	Republican	Shawn Dietz	10,012	43.7%
Total votes			22,910	100.0%

District 29

2014 State Senate District 29 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tod Bowman*	13,245	54.6%
	Republican	James Budde	11,002	45.4%
Total votes			24,247	100.0%

District 31

2014 State Senate District 31 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Dotzler*	13,387	73.5%
Total votes			18,221	100.0%

District 33

2014 State Senate District 33 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Hogg*	14,430	61.8%
	Republican	Harry Foster	8,932	38.2%
Total votes			23,362	100.0%

District 35

2014 State Senate District 35 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wally Horn*	15,671	69.3%
Total votes			22,612	100.0%

District 37

2014 State Senate District 37 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Dvorsky*	16,613	66.6%
Total votes			24,934	100.0%

District 39

2014 State Senate District 39 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Kinney*	12,371	52.3%
	Republican	Michael Moore	11,306	47.7%
Total votes			23,677	100.0%

District 41

2014 State Senate District 41 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Chelgren*	10,356	50.9%
	Democratic	Steve Siegel	9,982	49.1%
Total votes			20,338	100.0%

District 43

2014 State Senate District 43 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Bolkcom*	18,000	77.8%
Total votes			23,142	100.0%

District 45

2014 State Senate District 45 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Seng*	13,013	73.5%
Total votes			17,702	100.0%

District 47

2014 State Senate District 47 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roby Smith*	14,988	56.4%
	Democratic	Maria Bribriesco	11,580	43.6%
Total votes			26,568	100.0%

District 49

2014 State Senate District 49 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rita Hart*	11,690	52.0%
	Republican	Brian Schmidt	10,808	48.0%
Total votes			22,498	100.0%

References

^ 2014 General Election Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State

[1] 2014 General Election Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State

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