The 2010 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2010 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle.
The primary election on June 8, 2010, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 2010 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.
Following the previous 2008 Iowa Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Iowa state Senate with 32 seats.
To reclaim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 8 Senate seats.
Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2010 general election; however, their majority was significantly reduced from 32 to 26 seats. Republicans saw their numbers soar from 18 to 24 seats.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | November 1, 2010
Summary of Results NOTE: Only odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2010, so even-numbered seats are not included here. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Steve Warnstadt Dem Rick Bertrand Republican 3rd David Johnson Rep David Johnson Republican 5th Rich Olive Dem Robert Bacon Republican 7th Amanda Ragan Dem Amanda Ragan Democratic 9th Bill Heckroth Dem Bill Dix Republican 11th William Dotzler Dem William Dotzler Democratic 13th Roger Stewart Dem Tod Bowman Democratic 15th Robert Dvorsky Dem Robert Dvorsky Democratic 17th Wally Horn Dem Wally Horn Democratic 19th Rob Hogg Dem Rob Hogg Democratic 21st Dennis Black Dem Dennis Black Democratic 23rd Herman Quirmbach Dem Herman Quirmbach Democratic 25th Daryl Beall Dem Daryl Beall Democratic 27th Ron Wieck Rep Bill Anderson Republican 29th Nancy Boettger Rep Nancy Boettger Republican 31st Matt McCoy Dem Matt McCoy Democratic 33rd Jack Hatch Dem Jack Hatch Democratic 35th Larry L. Noble Rep Larry L. Noble Republican 37th Staci Appel Dem Kent Sorenson Republican 39th Joe Bolkcom Dem Joe Bolkcom Democratic 41st David Hartsuch Rep Roby Smith Republican 43rd Joe M. Seng Dem Joe M. Seng Democratic 45th Becky Schmitz Dem Sandy Greiner Republican 47th Keith A. Kreiman Dem Mark Chelgren Republican 49th Hubert Houser Rep Hubert Houser Republican
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Detailed Results Reminder: Only odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2010, so even-numbered seats are not included here. District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 47 • District 49__NOTOC__ Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
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District 3
District 5
District 7
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 15
District 17
District 19
District 21
District 23
District 25
District 27
District 29
District 31
District 33
District 35
District 37
District 39
District 41
District 43
District 45
District 47
District 49
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See also United States elections, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2010 Elections in Iowa
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