The 1984 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1984 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-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. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1984 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 5, 1984, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1984 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here. General election results can be obtained here.
Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Republicans' 22 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 4 Senate seats.
Democrats expanded their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1984 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 29 seats and Republicans having 21 seats (a net gain of 1 seat for the Democrats).
Summary of Results NOTE: The 25 odd-numbered districts did not have elections in 1984 so they are not listed here. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Donald V. Doyle Dem Donald V. Doyle Democratic 4th Richard Vande Hoef Rep Richard Vande Hoef Republican 6th Lee Warren Holt Rep Lee Warren Holt Republican 8th Berl Priebe Dem Berl Priebe Democratic 10th Alvin V. Miller Dem Alvin V. Miller Democratic 12th Ted J. Anderson Dem Joy Corning Republican 14th James V. Gallagher Dem Larry Murphy Democratic 16th Dale L. Tieden Rep Dale L. Tieden Republican 18th Robert M. Carr Dem Robert M. Carr Democratic 20th Edgar Holden Rep Edgar Holden Republican 22nd Merlin Hulse Rep Beverly Hannon Democratic 24th Hurley Hall Dem Hurley Hall Democratic 26th James D. Wells Dem James D. Wells Democratic 28th Richard F. Drake Rep Richard F. Drake Republican 30th Charles Peter Miller Dem Charles Peter Miller Democratic 32nd Forrest Schwengels Rep Forrest Schwengels Republican 34th Bass Van Gilst Dem John A. Neighbour Democratic 36th John E. Soorholtz Rep John E. Soorholtz Republican 38th Emil J. Husak Dem Emil J. Husak Democratic 40th George Kinley Dem George Kinley Democratic 42nd David Readinger Rep David Readinger Republican 44th Jack Nystrom Rep Jack Nystrom Republican 46th James E. Briles Rep Leonard Boswell Democratic 48th Charles W. Hutchins Dem Charles W. Hutchins Democratic 50th Tom L. Slater Dem Michael Gronstal Democratic
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Detailed Results Reminder: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1984; therefore, odd-numbered seats did not have elections in 1984 & are not shown. District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46 • District 48 • District 50__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).
District 2
District 4
District 6
District 8
District 10
District 12
District 14
District 16
District 18
District 20
District 22
District 24
District 26
District 28
District 30
District 32
District 34
District 36
District 38
District 40
District 42
District 44
District 46
District 48
District 50
See also United States elections, 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1984 Elections in Iowa
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