List of special elections to the Iowa State Senate

Special elections to the Iowa State Senate are called by the Governor of Iowa when a vacancy arises within the State Senate. If there is a vacancy in the Iowa General Assembly (i.e., the Iowa state legislature), the vacant seat must be filled by special election. If the vacancy occurs while the General Assembly is in session, the Governor must call within five days of the occurrence of the vacancy for an election as expeditiously as feasible, with a minimum 18-day notice. If the vacancy happens while the General Assembly is out of session, the special election must follow a 45-day notice, as long as the election does not coincide with a school election. All special elections must be held on a Tuesday.[1]

List of special elections

District Election Date Predecessor Special Election Winner
4th February 1, 1933 John Henry Judd (D) Joseph E. Doze (D)
29th March 24, 1933 Oliver Perry Myers (D) D. Myron Tripp (D)
35th August 22, 1933 Matt D. Cooney (D) Howard C. Baldwin (D)
45th October 3, 1933 Harry Cook White (D) Richard V. Leo (R)
2nd January 17, 1944 Sanford Zeigler (R) Charles W. Wade (R)
5th January 17, 1944 Stephen Ray Emerson (R) T.M. Thompson (R)
28th January 26, 1945 Benjamin Chase Whitehill (R) Robert A. Rockhill (R)
37th January 6, 1947 George Raymond Hill (R) Rex R. Bateson (R)
15th January 10, 1963 L. C. Shivvers (R) Vera H. Shivvers (R)
18th June 20, 1969 Kenneth Benda (R) Joan Orr (D)
1st September 9, 1969 Seeley G. Lodwick (R) Wilson L. Davis (R)
45th October 28, 1969 Walter B. Hammer (R) S. J. Brownlee (R)
14th November 15, 1969 David M. Stanley (R) W. R. Rabedeaux (R)
6th November 18, 1969 Charles Vernon Lisle (R) Earl Bass (R)
12th December 16, 1969 Joseph Flatt (R) Glen E. Bortell (R)
22nd December 1970 J. Donald Weimer (D)[lower-alpha 1] Cloyd E. Robinson (D)
47th December 1972 James B. Turner (R)[lower-alpha 2] Richard R. Ramsey (R)
10th November 5, 1974 Mike Blouin (D) Robert M. "Bob" Carr (D)
15th November 2, 1976 Steve Sovern (D) Bob Rush (D)
11th December 28, 1976 Richard John Norpel (D) Steve Bisenius (R)
41st December 28, 1976 Bill Gluba (D) Forrest F. Ashcraft (R)
36th November 8, 1983 Michael R. Lura (R) John Soorholtz (R)
45th September 10, 1985 Norman Rodgers (D) Jim R. Riordan (D)
34th December 17, 1985 John A. Neighbour (D) John A. Peterson (D)
31st January 7, 1986 Lowell Junkins (D) Gene Fraise (D)
13th January 28, 1986 Thomas A. Lind (R) Jim Lind (R)
18th September 26, 1989 Robert M. Carr (D) Mike Connolly (D)
12th December 18, 1990 Joy Corning (R) Harry G. Slife (R)
44th December 17, 1991 Jack Nystrom (R) Albert Sorensen (D)
12th August 31, 1993 Harry G. Slife (R) Donald Redfern (R)
5th February 22, 1994 Linn Fuhrman (R) Mary Lou Freeman (R)
25th February 22, 1994 Richard J. Varn (D) Robert Dvorsky (D)
26th December 20, 1994 Paul Pate (R) Mary Lundby (R)
13th April 1997[lower-alpha 3] Jim Lind (R) Patricia M. "Pat" Harper (D)
8th February 3, 1998 James E. Black (R) E. Thurman Gaskill (R)
46th January 12, 1999 Patty Judge (D) John Judge (D)
43rd June 12, 2001 Derryl McLaren (R) Hubert Houser (R)
39th February 19, 2002 Jo Ann M. Johnson (R) David G. Lord (R)
10th March 12, 2002 Merlin Bartz (R) Amanda Ragan (D)
26th January 14, 2003 Steve King (R)[lower-alpha 4] Steve Kettering (R)
30th February 3, 2004 Mary Kramer (R) Pat Ward (R)
48th January 4, 2011 Kim Reynolds (R) Joni Ernst (R)
35th January 18, 2011 Larry Noble (R) Jack Whitver (R)
18th November 8, 2011 Swati Dandekar (D) Liz Mathis (D)
22nd December 11, 2012 Pat Ward (R)[lower-alpha 5] Charles Schneider (R)
13th November 19, 2013 Kent Sorenson (R) Julian Garrett (R)
12th December 30, 2014 Joni Ernst (R) Mark Costello (R)
45th December 27, 2016 Joe Seng (D) Jim Lykam (D)
3rd December 12, 2017 Bill Anderson (R) Jim Carlin (R)
25th April 10, 2018 Bill Dix (R) Annette Sweeney (R)
30th March 19, 2019 Jeff Danielson (D) Eric Giddens (D)

Results

1933: District 41933: District 291933: District 351933: District 451944: District 21944: District 51945: District 281947: District 371963: District 151970: District 221972: District 471974: District 101976: District 151976: District 111976: District 411983: District 361985: District 451985: District 341986: District 311986: District 131989: District 181990: District 121991: District 441993: District 121994: District 51994: District 251994: District 261998: District 81999: District 462001: District 432002: District 392002: District 102003: District 262004: District 302011: District 482011: District 352011: District 182012: District 222014: District 122016: District 452017: District 32018: District 252019: District 30

1933: District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4 Special Election, February 1, 1933[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph E. Doze 3,047 54.2
Republican H. C. Condra 2,579 45.8
Total votes 5,626 100.0
Democratic hold

1933: District 29

Iowa Senate, District 29 Special Election, March 24, 1933[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic D. Myron Tripp 3,756 55.6
Republican John E. Cross 2,999 44.4
Total votes 6,755 100.0
Democratic hold

1933: District 35

Iowa Senate, District 35 Special Election, August 22, 1933[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Baldwin 936 100.0
Total votes 936 100.0
Democratic hold

1933: District 45

Iowa Senate, District 45 Special Election, October 3, 1933[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard V. Leo 6,718 52.1
Democratic M. W. Hyland 6,181 47.9
Total votes 12,899 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1944: District 2

Iowa Senate, District 2 Special Election, January 17, 1944[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles W. Wade 1,464 73.1
Democratic S.C. Simmons 540 26.9
Total votes 2,004 100.0
Republican hold

1944: District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5 Special Election, January 17, 1944[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican T.M. Thompson 904 100.0
Total votes 904 100.0
Republican hold

1945: District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28 Special Election, January 26, 1945[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert A. Rockhill 1,783 72.9
Democratic C. E. Wicklund 663 27.1
Total votes 2,446 100.0
Republican hold

1947: District 37

Iowa Senate, District 37 Special Election, January 6, 1947[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. R. Bateson 2,440 47.8
Democratic Frank J. Lund 2,258 44.2
Independent William Schmedika 409 8.0
Total votes 5,107 100.0
Republican hold

1963: District 15

Iowa Senate, District 15 Special Election, January 10, 1963[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vera H. Shivvers 2,921 53.0
Democratic Howard H. Myers 2,586 47.0
Total votes 5,507 100.0
Republican hold

1970: District 22

Iowa Senate, District 22 Special Election, December 1970[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cloyd E. Robinson[lower-alpha 6] 2,782 55.8
Republican Jesse G. Hunter 2,201 44.2
Total votes 4,983 100.0
Democratic hold

1972: District 47

Iowa Senate, District 47 Special Election, December 1972[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Ramsey 4,016 50.2
Democratic Arlo Hullinger 3,989 49.8
Total votes 8,005 100.0
Republican hold

1974: District 10

Iowa Senate, District 10 Special Election, November 5, 1974[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert M. "Bob" Carr 6,273 59.5
Republican James L. Esmoil 4,270 40.5
Total votes 10,543 100.0
Democratic hold

1976: District 15

Iowa Senate, District 15 Special Election, November 2, 1976[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Rush 13,777 59.8
Republican Andrew Gordon Holmes 9,254 40.2
Total votes 23,031 100.0
Democratic hold

1976: District 11

Iowa Senate, District 11 Special Election, December 28, 1976[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Bisenius 3,925 50.8
Democratic Maurice Hennessey 3,800 49.2
Total votes 7,725 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1976: District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41 Special Election, December 28, 1976[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Forrest F. Ashcraft 3,028 61.6
Democratic Michael McDonald 1,886 38.4
Total votes 4,914 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1983: District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36 Special Election, November 8, 1983[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Soorholtz 6,525 50.1
Democratic Tom Swartz 6,492 49.9
Total votes 13,017 100.0
Republican hold

1985: District 45

Iowa Senate, District 45 Special Election, September 10, 1985[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim R. Riordan 6,720 51.2
Republican Don Lienemann 5,931 45.2
Populist Johnny E. Vogel 472 3.6
Total votes 13,123 100.0
Democratic hold

1985: District 34

Iowa Senate, District 34 Special Election, December 17, 1985[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Peterson 3,709 60.5
Republican Bill G. Anders 2,423 39.5
Total votes 6,132 100.0
Democratic hold

1986: District 31

Iowa Senate, District 31 Special Election, January 7, 1986[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gene Fraise 3,972 55.3
Republican Judson B. Seeley 3,212 44.7
Total votes 7,184 100.0
Democratic hold

1986: District 13

Iowa Senate, District 13 Special Election, January 28, 1986[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Lind 5,947 53.5
Democratic Steve Rapp 5,159 46.5
Total votes 11,106 100.0
Republican hold

1989: District 18

Iowa Senate, District 18 Special Election, September 26, 1989[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Connolly 4,601 100.0
Total votes 4,601 100.0
Democratic hold

1990: District 12

Iowa Senate, District 12 Special Election, December 18, 1990[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Slife 4,734 58.8
Democratic Rose Angel 3,313 41.2
Total votes 8,047 100.0
Republican hold

1991: District 44

Iowa Senate, District 44 Special Election, December 17, 1991[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albert Sorensen 4,588 59.3
Republican George Maybee 3,143 40.7
Total votes 7,731 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1993: District 12

Iowa Senate, District 12 Special Election, August 31, 1993[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Redfern 6,863 54.3
Democratic Sandra Glenn 5,776 45.7
Total votes 12,639 100.0
Republican hold

1994: District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5 Special Election, February 22, 1994[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Lou Freeman 4,212 61.1
Democratic Donald Schossow 2,680 38.9
Total votes 6,892 100.0
Republican hold

1994: District 25

Iowa Senate, District 25 Special Election, February 22, 1994[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Dvorsky 2,073 54.0
Republican Rosie Dalton 1,763 46.0
Total votes 3,836 100.0
Democratic hold

1994: District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26 Special Election, December 20, 1994[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Lundby 4,170 59.1
Democratic Charlie Brown 2,890 40.9
Total votes 7,060 100.0
Republican hold

1998: District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8 Special Election, February 3, 1998[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. Thurman Gaskill 5,647 54.7
Democratic Christine G. Louscher 3,907 37.8
Independent Paul Bernhard 770 7.5
Total votes 10,324 100.0
Republican hold

1999: District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46 Special Election, January 12, 1999[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Judge 4,494 47.9
Republican Claude Neill 4,377 46.6
Reform Garry Lee Klicker 514 5.5
Total votes 9,385 100.0
Democratic hold

2001: District 43

Iowa Senate, District 43 Special Election, June 12, 2001[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hubert Houser 4,144 71.8
Democratic John J. O'Brien 1,630 28.2
Total votes 5,774 100.0
Republican hold

2002: District 39

Iowa Senate, District 39 Special Election, February 19, 2002[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David G. Lord 3,475 70.8
Democratic Steve Shelley 1,433 29.2
Total votes 4,908 100.0
Republican hold

2002: District 10

Iowa Senate, District 10 Special Election, March 12, 2002[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Ragan 6,453 62.8
Republican Mary Ellen Miller 3,554 34.6
Independent Kevin Smith 262 2.6
Total votes 10,269 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2003: District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26 Special Election, January 14, 2003[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Kettering 4,461 59.8
Democratic Don Mason 3,000 40.2
Total votes 7,461 100.0
Republican hold

2004: District 30

Iowa Senate, District 30 Special Election, February 3, 2004[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Ward 4,037 55.0
Democratic Alicia Claypool 3,073 41.8
Independent Eric Kinman 192 2.6
Independent Satro Narayan 42 0.6
Total votes 7,344 100.0
Republican hold

2011: District 48

Iowa Senate, District 48 Special Election, January 4, 2011[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joni Ernst 4,990 67.5
Democratic Ruth Smith 2,407 32.5
Total votes 7,397 100.0
Republican hold

2011: District 35

Iowa Senate, District 35 Special Election, January 18, 2011[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Whitver 4,773 63.5
Democratic John Calhoun 2,739 36.5
Total votes 7,512 100.0
Republican hold

2011: District 18

Iowa Senate, District 18 Special Election, November 8, 2011[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Mathis 13,324 56.0
Republican Cindy Golding 10,322 43.4
Constitution Jon Tack 151 0.6
Total votes 23,797 100.0
Democratic hold

2012: District 22

Iowa Senate, District 22 Special Election, December 11, 2012[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Schneider 5,378 56.5
Democratic Desmund Adams 4,136 43.5
Total votes 9,514 100.0
Republican hold

2013: District 13

Iowa Senate, District 13 Special Election, November 19, 2013[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julian Garrett 4,908 58.2
Democratic Mark Davitt 3,522 41.8
Total votes 8,430 100.0
Republican hold

2014: District 12

Iowa Senate, District 12 Special Election, December 30, 2014[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Costello 3,138 74.7
Democratic Steven L. Adams 932 22.2
Libertarian Don W. Brantz 132 3.1
Total votes 4,202 100.0
Republican hold

2016: District 45

Iowa Senate, District 45 Special Election, December 27, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Lykam 3,803 73.2
Republican Michael Gonzales 1,315 25.3
Libertarian Severin B. Gilbert 77 1.5
Total votes 5,195 100.0
Democratic hold

2017: District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3 Special Election, December 12, 2017[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Carlin 3,707 54.6
Democratic Todd Wendt 3,083 45.4
Total votes 6,790 100.0
Republican hold

2018: District 25

Iowa Senate, District 25 Special Election, April 10, 2018[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Annette Sweeney 5,211 60.5
Democratic Tracy Freese 3,397 39.5
Total votes 8,608 100.0
Republican hold

2019: District 30

Iowa Senate, District 30 Special Election, March 19, 2019[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Giddens (incumbent) 7,611 56.8
Republican Walt Rogers 5,635 42.1
Libertarian Fred Perryman 143 1.1
Total votes 13,389 100.0
Democratic hold
  1. J. Donald Weimer won the general election in district 22 in 1970; however, Weimer did not take office. Robinson won a special election to the seat.
  2. James Turner won the general election in district 47 in 1972; however, Turner was deceased and this necessitated a special election.
  3. Senator Jim Lind (R) resigned in March 1997. In a special election in April 1997, Patricia "Pat" Harper (D) won a special election in Iowa Senate, District 13. The Iowa General Assembly's website notes Lind's resignation & Harper's elevation to the position, but the Iowa Secretary of State's website does not list election data for this seat as of April 11, 2020. I can only find an article in the Waterloo, IA local newspaper documenting the special election victory for Harper.[2]
  4. Following the 2000 Census and 2002 redistricting, King would have been redistricted from state Senate district 6 to district 26; however, he was elected to the US Congress in 2002, thus necessitating a special election in the Iowa state Senate.
  5. Senator Ward had been redistricted from district 30 to 22 following the 2010 Census and 2011 redistricting process. She was running for re-election to in the newly-numbered district 22 when she died less than a month before the 2012 general election. She 'won' the 2012 general election for district 22 posthumously. Thus necessitating this special election. This explains why the election of Senator Schneider is considered a hold for Republicans, even though the immediately preceding senator from district 22 was technically a Democrat. Given the intricacies of renumbering after the redistricting process, he technically succeeded the posthumously re-elected Senator Ward.
  6. Democratic Senator J. Donald Weimer was redistricted from district 24 to 22 and Weimer won the 22nd district general election in November 1970. However, he did not take office. In a special election in December, Democrat Cloyd E. Robinson won and kept the seat for the Democratic Party.

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