2012 Iowa Senate election
The 2012 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2012 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 26 of the state senate's 50 districts--the 25 even-numbered state senate districts and the 49th district.[2] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. This was the first election cycle following the 2010 census and 2011 redistricting process.
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As a result of redistricting, many state senators were redrawn into new seats. This explains some incumbents being reelected, but into districts with new numbers following the redistricting process.
The primary election on June 5, 2012 determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[3]
Following the previous 2010 Iowa Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Iowa state Senate with 26 seats.
To reclaim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats.
Democrats kept control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2012 general election as the chamber's partisan composition remained unchanged with 26 Democrats to 24 Republicans.
State Senator Pat Ward was running in district 22 when she died on October 15, 2012, less than a month before the general election.[4] A special election on Dec. 11, 2012 saw her seat retained by the Republicans.[5]
Summary of Results
- NOTE: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for regularly-scheduled election in 2012, so most of the odd-numbered seats are not included here. District 49 had a special election to fill a vacancy created by Senator Bacon's resignation.[2]
- Also note, an asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent re-elected, but to a new district number due to redistricting.
Detailed Results
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 49 • District 50 |
- 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Feenstra (incumbent) | 26,030 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 26,030 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Guth | 2,581 | 52.5 | |
Republican | James E. Black | 2,333 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 4,914 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Guth | 16,033 | 52.9 | |
Democratic | Bob Jennings | 14,299 | 47.1 | |
Total votes | 30,332 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Segebart | 1,273 | 47.0 | |
Republican | Adam Schweers | 1,082 | 40.0 | |
Republican | Matthew Biede | 352 | 13.0 | |
Total votes | 2,707 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Segebart | 16,023 | 57.1 | |
Democratic | Mary C. Bruner | 12,058 | 42.9 | |
Total votes | 28,081 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael E. Gronstal (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1] | 12,632 | 55.3 | |
Republican | Al Ringgenberg | 10,198 | 44.7 | |
Total votes | 22,830 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jake Chapman | 1,800 | 65.5 | |
Republican | Matthew T. Mardesen | 949 | 34.5 | |
Total votes | 2,749 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Chapman | 22,594 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,594 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joni Ernst (incumbent) [lower-alpha 2] | 22,205 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,205 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Amy Sinclair | 2,652 | 66.1 | |
Republican | Steven Everly | 1,116 | 27.8 | |
Republican | Stephanie Jones | 247 | 6.1 | |
Total votes | 4,015 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Schrad | 775 | 67.4 | |
Democratic | Jason Demichelis | 375 | 32.6 | |
Total votes | 1,150 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Amy Sinclair | 17,141 | 60.9 | |
Democratic | Dick Schrad | 11,011 | 39.1 | |
Total votes | 28,152 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Dearden (incumbent) [lower-alpha 3] | 16,065 | 65.5 | |
Republican | David Scott Edwards | 8,469 | 34.5 | |
Total votes | 24,534 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Petersen | 18,954 | 69.2 | |
Republican | Vicki Stogdill | 8,455 | 30.8 | |
Total votes | 27,409 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Zaun (incumbent) [lower-alpha 4] | 24,236 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,236 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Ward (incumbent)[lower-alpha 5] | 1,818 | 58.0 | |
Republican | Jeff Mullen | 1,314 | 42.0 | |
Total votes | 3,132 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Ward (incumbent)[lower-alpha 5] | 19,067 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Desmund Adams | 14,626 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 33,693 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
- Senator Ward died less than a month before the 2012 general election and, since the ballots had already been printed, won this election after having already deceased. A special election was held due to these circumstances.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Schneider[lower-alpha 6] | 5,378 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Desmund Adams | 4,136 | 43.5 | |
Total votes | 9,514 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jerry Behn (incumbent) | 17,035 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Shelly Stotts | 14,049 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 31,084 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm (incumbent)[lower-alpha 7] | 15,530 | 50.2 | |
Republican | Merlin Bartz (incumbent)[lower-alpha 8] | 15,404 | 49.8 | |
Total votes | 30,934 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Breitbach | 14,867 | 50.06 | |
Democratic | John Beard | 14,833 | 49.94 | |
Total votes | 29,700 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Danielson (incumbent)[lower-alpha 9] | 16,946 | 51.0 | |
Republican | Matt Reisetter | 16,265 | 49.0 | |
Total votes | 33,211 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn (incumbent)[lower-alpha 10] | 16,338 | 53.2 | |
Republican | Elliott Henderson | 14,346 | 46.8 | |
Total votes | 30,684 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Liz Mathis (incumbent)[lower-alpha 11] | 21,178 | 61.2 | |
Republican | Ryan Flood | 13,401 | 38.8 | |
Total votes | 34,579 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jane A. Jech | 1,880 | 58.8 | |
Republican | Larry McKibben | 1,316 | 41.2 | |
Total votes | 3,196 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steve Sodders (incumbent)[lower-alpha 12] | 15,733 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Jane A. Jech | 13,360 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 29,093 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 38
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelley Parbs | 735 | 57.9 | |
Democratic | Nicholas G. Volk | 299 | 23.6 | |
Democratic | LaForest Sherman | 235 | 18.5 | |
Total votes | 1,269 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim Kapucian (incumbent)[lower-alpha 13] | 17,124 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | Shelley Parbs | 14,137 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 31,261 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 40
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Rozenboom | 17,628 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Tim Tripp | 11,670 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 29,298 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 42
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rich Taylor | 1,446 | 49.8 | |
Democratic | Donna Amandus | 1,032 | 35.6 | |
Democratic | Bob Morawitz | 423 | 14.6 | |
Total votes | 2,901 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Larry W. Kruse | 2,324 | 71.1 | |
Republican | Lee Harder | 943 | 28.9 | |
Total votes | 3,267 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rich Taylor | 15,058 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Larry W. Kruse | 13,281 | 44.7 | |
Independent | Michael Garmoe | 1,396 | 4.7 | |
Total votes | 29,735 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 44
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas G. Courtney (incumbent) | 16,125 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Brad Bourn | 12,168 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 28,293 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 46
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shawn Hamerlinck (incumbent)[lower-alpha 14] | 1,476 | 60.9 | |
Republican | James F. Hahn (incumbent)[lower-alpha 15] | 947 | 39.1 | |
Total votes | 2,423 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Brase | 15,960 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Shawn Hamerlinck (incumbent)[lower-alpha 14] | 13,950 | 46.6 | |
Total votes | 29,910 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 48
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Zumbach | 1,479 | 78.8 | |
Republican | Brian W. Cook | 399 | 21.2 | |
Total votes | 1,878 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Zumbach | 16,415 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Nate Willems | 15,858 | 49.1 | |
Total votes | 32,273 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 49
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rita Hart | 1,289 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | Dorothy O'Brien | 1,121 | 46.5 | |
Total votes | 2,410 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rita Hart | 17,305 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Andrew Naeve | 14,398 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 31,703 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 50
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Johnson | 745 | 56.1 | |
Republican | John E. Hulsizer, Jr. | 584 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 1,329 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pam Jochum (incumbent)[lower-alpha 16] | 20,808 | 68.0 | |
Republican | William Johnson | 9,790 | 32.0 | |
Total votes | 30,598 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
- Redistricted from district 50 to 8.
- Redistricted from district 48 to 12.
- Redistricted from district 34 to 16.
- Redistricted from district 32 to 20.
- Redistricted from district 30 to 22.
- Won a special election in district 22 following the death of Senator Ward.
- Redistricted from district 8 to 26.
- Redistricted from district 6 to 26.
- Redistricted from district 10 to 30.
- Redistricted from district 12 to 32.
- Redistricted from district 18 to 34.
- Redistricted from district 22 to 36.
- Redistricted from district 20 to 38.
- Redistricted from district 42 to 46.
- Redistricted from district 40 to 46.
- Redistricted from district 14 to 50.
See also
- United States elections, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2012
- Elections in Iowa
References
- Incumbent Democratic Leader Jack Kibbie retired and did not seek re-election. Iowa Senate Democrats selected Pam Jochum to be their new leader following the 2012 elections.
- Incumbent Republican Robert Bacon resigned halfway through his term, opening up an additional seat for election in 2012. Typically, only the 25 even-numbered seats would have been up for regularly scheduled elections in the 2012 cycle.
- "Primary Election 2012 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- Pat Ward (District 30), an incumbent Republican, had been redistricted from district 30 to district 22 and was re-elected to district 22 posthumously.
- Charles Schneider elected to Iowa Senate in special election to succeed deceased Senator Pat Ward.
- Michael E. Gronstal redistricted from district 50 to 8.
- Joni Ernst redistricted from district 48 to 12.
- Dick Dearden redistricted from district 34 to district 16.
- Brad Zaun redistricted from district 32 to district 20.
- Republican Pat Ward, incumbent state senator from district 30, had been redistricted to district 22. She died in October, but, as her name was already on the printed ballots, she 'won' the general election for district 22. A special election in December saw the seat retained by Republicans and assumed by new member, Senator Schneider.
- Mary Jo Wilhelm redistricted from district 8 to 26.
- Jeff Danielson redistricted from district 10 to district 30.
- Brian Schoenjahn redistricted from district 12 to district 32.
- Liz Mathis redistricted from district 18 to 34.
- Steve Sodders redistricted from district 22 to district 36.
- Tim Kapucian redistricted from district 20 to district 38.
- Pam Jochum redistricted from district 14 to district 50.
- "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- "Iowa State Senate elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- "Primary Election 2012 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- "General Election 2012 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- "2012 Special Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 2, 2020.