2014 Iowa Senate election

The 2014 Iowa Senate election was held on November 4, 2014. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each senator serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority. They kept this majority after the election. As of 2025, this is the last time the Democrats won a majority in the Iowa Senate.

Iowa State Senate elections, 2014

← 2012 November 4, 2014 2016 →
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Pam Jochum Bill Dix Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 50th district 25th district Last election 26 24 Seats before 26 24 Seats after 26 24 Seat change
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
President of the Senate before election Pam Jochum Democratic Elected President of the Senate Pam Jochum Democratic

Senate composition

Iowa Senate: pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	26
	Republican-held	24
Total		50

2014 Elections
	Democratic held and uncontested	18
	Contested	14
	Republican held and uncontested	18
Total		50

Iowa Senate: post-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	26
	Republican-held	24
Total		50

Results

Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State^[1]

* indicates incumbent

District 1

2014 State Senate District 1 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Johnson*	18,774	78.6%
Total votes			23,877	100.0%

District 3

2014 State Senate District 3 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Anderson*	17,176	77.2%
Total votes			22,262	100.0%

District 5

2014 State Senate District 5 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tim Kraayenbrink	12,383	55.8%
	Democratic	Daryl Beall*	9,801	44.2%
Total votes			22,184	100.0%

District 7

2014 State Senate District 7 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rick Bertrand*	8,766	57.2%
	Democratic	Jim France	5,738	37.4%
	Independent	Maria Rundquist	832	5.4%
Total votes			15,336	100.0%

District 9

2014 State Senate District 9 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jason Schultz	16,293	76.5%
Total votes			21,306	100.0%

District 11

2014 State Senate District 11 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Shipley	17,681	78.5%
Total votes			22,516	100.0%

District 13

2014 State Senate District 13 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Julian Garrett*	15,326	61.0%
	Democratic	Pam Deichmann	8,900	35.4%
	Libertarian	Clair Tom Thompson	893	3.6%
Total votes			25,119	100.0%

District 15

2014 State Senate District 15 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chaz Allen	13,307	52.6%
	Republican	Crystal Bruntz	12,008	47.4%
Total votes			25,315	100.0%

District 17

2014 State Senate District 17 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tony Bisignano	10,548	62.4%
	Republican	Jonathan Lochman	5,374	31.8%
	Independent	Jim Bollard	978	5.8%
Total votes			16,900	100.0%

District 19

2006 State Senate District 19 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Whitver*	16,742	81.5%
	Independent	Brett Nelson	3,802	18.5%
Total votes			20,544	100.0%

District 21

2014 State Senate District 21 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Matt McCoy*	17,851	67.0%
Total votes			26,635	100.0%

District 23

2014 State Senate District 23 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herman C. Quirmbach*	11,713	59.1%
	Republican	Jeremy Davis	8,094	40.9%
Total votes			19,807	100.0%

District 25

2014 State Senate District 25 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Dix*	18,267	73.0%
Total votes			25,038	100.0%

District 27

2006 State Senate District 27 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Amanda Ragan*	12,898	56.3%
	Republican	Shawn Dietz	10,012	43.7%
Total votes			22,910	100.0%

District 29

2014 State Senate District 29 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tod Bowman*	13,245	54.6%
	Republican	James Budde	11,002	45.4%
Total votes			24,247	100.0%

District 31

2014 State Senate District 31 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Dotzler*	13,387	73.5%
Total votes			18,221	100.0%

District 33

2014 State Senate District 33 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rob Hogg*	14,430	61.8%
	Republican	Harry Foster	8,932	38.2%
Total votes			23,362	100.0%

District 35

2014 State Senate District 35 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wally Horn*	15,671	69.3%
Total votes			22,612	100.0%

District 37

2014 State Senate District 37 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Dvorsky*	16,613	66.6%
Total votes			24,934	100.0%

District 39

2014 State Senate District 39 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kevin Kinney*	12,371	52.3%
	Republican	Michael Moore	11,306	47.7%
Total votes			23,677	100.0%

District 41

2014 State Senate District 41 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Chelgren*	10,356	50.9%
	Democratic	Steve Siegel	9,982	49.1%
Total votes			20,338	100.0%

District 43

2014 State Senate District 43 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Bolkcom*	18,000	77.8%
Total votes			23,142	100.0%

District 45

2014 State Senate District 45 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Seng*	13,013	73.5%
Total votes			17,702	100.0%

District 47

2014 State Senate District 47 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roby Smith*	14,988	56.4%
	Democratic	Maria Bribriesco	11,580	43.6%
Total votes			26,568	100.0%

District 49

2014 State Senate District 49 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rita Hart*	11,690	52.0%
	Republican	Brian Schmidt	10,808	48.0%
Total votes			22,498	100.0%

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
• Iowa Senate
• Iowa House of Representatives
• Iowa General Assembly
• Political party strength in U.S. states

References

1. 2014 General Election Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State