2024 Iowa Senate Election Results – Carswellfamilyfoundation

Balance of power:

In 2024, 25 of the 50 seats will be up for election. This year, seats on the ballot represent even-numbered Iowa Senate districts. Odd-numbered districts are not included on the ballot.

Republicans currently control the majority in the House, with 33 elected representatives to 16 elected Democrats. One seat formerly held by a Republican is currently vacant. A A supermajority in the House is achieved when one party holds 34 seats..

In the 2024 election cycle. four candidates are running unopposed. Before the election results are announced there is 19 members of the Republican Party and 10 members of the Democratic Party. it is known that he is part of the new Senate.

Among the races on Iowans’ ballots in 2024, there are four highly competitive districts:

Election results

Members of the Senate

The known members of the next Senate before the results are announced are:

District: Candidate-Party	District: Candidate-Party	District: Candidate-Party
District 1: Rocky DeWitt – Republican	District 2: Jeff Taylor – Republican (unopposed)	District 3: Lynn Evans – Republican
District 4: Tim Kraaijenbrink – Republican (unopposed)	District 5: Dave Rowley – Republican	District 7: Kevin Alons – Republican
District 9: Tom Shipley – Republican	District 11: Julian Garrett – Republican	District 13: Sherilynn Westrick – Republican
District 15: Tony Bisignano – Democrat	District 17: Isaah Knox – Democrat	District 18: Janet Petersen – Democrat (unopposed)
District 19: Ken Rosenboom – Republican	District 21: Mike Bousselot – Republican	District 23: Jack Whitwer – Republican
District 25: Herman Quirmbach – Democrat	District 27: Annette Sweeney – Republican	District 29: Sandy Salmon – Republican
District 31: Bill Dotzler – Democrat	District 33: Carrie Caulker – Republican	District 35: Chris Cournoyer – Republican
District 37: Molly Donahue – Democrat	District 39: Liz Bennett – Democrat	District 41: Kerry Grunhagen – Republican
District 42: Charlie McClintock – Republican (unopposed)	District 43: Zach Wahls – Democrat	District 45: Janice Weiner – Democrat
District 47: Scott Webster – Republican	District 49: Cindy Winkler – Democrat

Iowa Senate districts

The current Iowa Senate districts were drawn in a special legislative session at the end of 2021 and will run until 2031.

Iowa Senate:

The Iowa Senate represents half of the Iowa legislature. The Iowa House and Senate together represent Iowa’s legislative branch of government. The Senate has the power to pass laws and set the state budget. Elected senators are responsible for passing public policy bills, setting government spending levels, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes. Senators are also responsible for approving agency appointments made by the governor.

The Senate consists of 50 members representing individual Iowa districts. All senators are elected to staggered four-year terms in even and odd districts.