The 2022 Iowa Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Iowa Senate from 25 odd-numbered districts. Senators serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. Additionally, because the 2022 elections were the first elections since the 2020 United States Census and subsequent redistricting, elections were also held in 9 even-numbered districts where redistricting resulted in more than one incumbent wishing to represent the district. Primary elections were held on June 7.
Retirements Democrats District 27: Amanda Ragan retired. District 33: Rob Hogg retired. District 34: Liz Mathis retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. District 43: Joe Bolkcom retired. District 45: Jim Lykam retired.
Republicans District 3: Jim Carlin retired to run for U.S. senator. District 6: Craig Williams retired. District 15: Zach Nunn retired to run for U. S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. District 32: Craig Johnson retired to run for state representative from District 67. District 44: Tim Goodwin retired. District 47: Roby Smith retired to run for treasurer of Iowa.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Results Note: Districts that did not hold elections in 2022 are not listed here. State Senate districtIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Jackie Smith Dem Rocky De Witt Rep 3rd Jim Carlin Rep K. Lynn Evans Rep 4th Tim Kraayenbrink Rep Tim Kraayenbrink Rep 5th Dave Rowley Rep Dave Rowley Rep 6th Jason Schultz Rep Jason Schultz Rep Craig Williams 7th Kevin Alons Rep 9th Tom Shipley Rep Tom Shipley Rep 11th Julian Garrett Rep Julian Garrett Rep 13th Cherielynn Westrich Rep 14th Jake Chapman Rep Sarah Trone Garriott Dem Sarah Trone Garriott Dem 15th Zach Nunn Rep Tony Bisignano Dem Tony Bisignano Dem 16th Claire Celsi Dem Claire Celsi Dem 17th Izaah Knox Dem 19th Ken Rozenboom Rep Ken Rozenboom Rep 21st Mike Bousselot Rep 23rd Jack Whitver Rep Jack Whitver Rep 25th Herman Quirmbach Dem Herman Quirmbach Dem 27th Amanda Ragan Dem Annette Sweeney Rep Annette Sweeney Rep 29th Sandy Salmon Rep 30th Waylon Brown Rep Waylon Brown Rep 31st William Dotzler Dem William Dotzler Dem 33rd Rob Hogg DemCarrie Koelker Rep Carrie Koelker Rep 35th Chris Cournoyer Rep Chris Cournoyer Rep 37th Liz Mathis Dem Molly Donahue Dem 39th Liz Bennett Dem 40th Todd Taylor Dem Todd Taylor Dem 41st Kerry Gruenhagen Rep 42nd Charlie McClintock Rep 43rd Zach Wahls Dem Zach Wahls Dem 44th Adrian Dickey Rep Adrian Dickey Rep Tim Goodwin 45th Jim Lykam Dem Janice Weiner Dem 46th Kevin Kinney DemDawn Driscoll Rep Dawn Driscoll Rep 47th Roby Smith Rep Scott Webster Rep 49th Chris Cournoyer Rep Cindy Winckler Dem
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Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Detailed results District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • 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 6
District 7 Democratic senator Jackie Smith was redistricted from District 7 to 1. No Democratic candidate filed in District 7; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Republicans.
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 14
District 15 Republican state senator Zach Nunn decided to run for the US House of Representatives in Iowa's 3rd congressional district instead of re-election in this district in the Iowa State Senate. No Republican candidate filed in District 15; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
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District 17
District 19
District 21
District 23
District 25 Republican senator Annette Sweeney was redistricted from District 25 to 27. No Republican candidate filed in District 25; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
District 27
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 33
District 35
District 37
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 49 Republican senator Chris Cournoyer was redistricted from District 49 to 35. No Republican candidate filed in District 49; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
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