Iowa's 5th State Senate district is located in Northwestern Iowa. It is currently composed of Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, and Palo Alto counties, and part of Clay County.
Current elected officials Dave Rowley is the senator currently representing the 5th District.
The area of the 5th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 9th District (represented by Henry Stone) The 10th District (represented by John Wills)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
List of representatives
Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Democrat1846–1847Polk CountyServed as first president of the Iowa State Senate Democrat1848–1851Des Moines Whig1852–1853Henry County Whig1854–1855Mt. Pleasant Democrat1856–1859Bloomfield Democrat1860–1863Wayne CountyIt is unclear as to the reason of the overlap between Senator Taylor and Senator Esteb. Democrat1862–1863Wayne County Republican1864–1865Clarke County Republican1866–1867Chariton Republican1868–1869Chariton Republican1870–1871Albia Republican1872–1873Corydon Anti-Monopoly1874-1875Corydon Republican1876–1877Monroe County Republican1878–1879Chariton, Iowa Republican1880–1883Osceola, Iowa Republican1884–1887Clarke County Republican1888–1895Creston, Iowa Republican1896–1903Mount Ayr, Iowa Republican1904–1908Leon, Iowa Republican1909–1912Decatur County Republican1913–1916Creston, Iowa Democrat1917–1920Mount Ayr, Iowa Republican1921–1924Decatur County Republican1925–1928Mount Ayr, Iowa Republican1929–1932Creston, Iowa Democrat1933–1936Garden Grove, Iowa Republican1936–1940Tingley, IowaRecords indicate that there was an overlap between Senators Stevens and Edwards. This was likely due to the political appointment of Senator Stevens at the end of his term. Republican1941–1943Creston, Iowa Republican1944Creston, IowaThompson was elected for the 50th Extraordinary Session in 1944, and then resigned to accept appointment as federal district court reporter for the southern Iowa district. Republican1945–1948Decatur County Republican1949–1962Mount Ayr, IowaPrentis' given name was X T, his grandfather's initials. Some sources list his name as Xavier Thomas Prentis, a name likely given to him by the Army. Democrat1963–1964Mount Ayr, Iowa Republican1965–1970Corning, Iowa Republican1971–1972Parkersburg, IowaSenator Kyhl died while in office in 1973. Republican1973–1982Steamboat Rock, Iowa Republican1983–1986Buena Vista County Republican1987–1994Buena Vista CountySenator Fuhrman died in office in 1994. Republican1993–2002Storm Lake, Iowa Republican2003–2006Dows, Iowa Democrat2007–2010Story City, Iowa Republican2011–2012Maxwell, Iowa Democrat2013–2014Fort Dodge, Iowa Republican2015–2022Fort Dodge, Iowa Republican2023–presentDickinson County
Historical district boundaries Map Description Years effective NotesDallas County Jasper County Marion County Polk County1846–1849From 1846 to 1857, district numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.Boone County Dallas County Jasper County Madison County Marion County Marshall County Polk County Story County Warren County 1850–1851Henry County1852–1855Davis County1856–1859Decatur County Wayne County1860–1863Clarke County Lucas County Wayne County1864–1869Wayne County Monroe County1870–1877Clarke County Lucas County Union County1878–1883Clarke County Decatur County1884–1887Decatur County Ringgold County Union County1888–1962Adams County Montgomery County Taylor County1963–1966Adams County Montgomery County Taylor County Union County1967–1970Butler County Floyd County Mitchell County1971–1972In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 election.Cerro Gordo County (partial) Franklin County (partial) Hancock County (partial) Hardin County (partial) Wright County1973–1982Buena Vista Calhoun County Pocahontas County (partial) Sac County Webster County (partial)1983–1992Buena Vista Cherokee County Clay County (partial) O'Brien County (partial) Plymouth County (partial) Pocahontas County1993–2002Hamilton County Story County (partial) Excluding Franklin Township Washington Township Ames Gilbert Webster County (partial) Pleasant Valley Township Sumner Township Washington Township Webster Township Yell Township Hardin Township Coalville Lehigh Wright County2003–2012Calhoun County Humboldt County Pocahontas County Webster County (partial) Excluding Burnside Township Dayton Township Hardin Township Otho Township Pleasant Valley Township Washington Township Webster Township Yell Township Coalville Dayton Lehigh Otho2013–2022 Clay County (partial) Freeman Township Lake Township Meadow Township Sioux Township Summit Township Waterford Township Fostoria Ruthven Dickinson County Emmet County Kossuth County Palo Alto County Winnebago County2023–present
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 49–48%2012 PresidentRomney 56–44%2016 PresidentTrump 65–30% SenateGrassley 71–25%2018 GovernorReynolds 62–36% Attorney GeneralMiller 76–24% Secretary of StatePate 64–34% TreasurerDavis 53–46% AuditorMosiman 58–39%2020 PresidentTrump 67–32% SenateErnst 63–34%2022 SenateGrassley 70–29% GovernorReynolds 73–25% Attorney GeneralBird 65–35% Secretary of StatePate 73–27% TreasurerSmith 64–36% AuditorHalbur 65–35%2024 PresidentTrump 70–29%
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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