The 1994 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1994 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. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1994 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
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The primary election on June 7, 1994 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1994 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election in 1992, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 27 seats to Republicans' 23 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 3 Senate seats.
Democrats kept their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1994 general election with the balance of power unchanged--Democrats holding 27 seats and Republicans having 23 seats after the election.
Summary of Results
edit- NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1994 so they are not listed here.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results
edit- Reminder: Only odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1994; therefore, even-numbered seats did not have elections in 1994 & are not shown.
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 |
- 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 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steven D. Hansen | 8,971 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Mike van Maanen | 6,772 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 15,743 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wilmer Rensink (incumbent) | 15,707 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,707 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Lou Freeman (incumbent) | 13,899 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,899 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim L. Landhuis | 3,579 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Myron G. Groat | 2,703 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 6,282 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rod Halvorson | 10,379 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Kim L. Landhuis | 9,472 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 19,851 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 9
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stewart Iverson | 14,271 | 70.0 | |
Democratic | Herbert D. Muhlenbruch | 6,122 | 30.0 | |
Total votes | 20,393 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Jensen (incumbent) | 13,884 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,884 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Lind (incumbent) | 8,990 | 95.1 | |
Libertarian | David A. Neelans | 459 | 4.9 | |
Total votes | 9,449 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 15
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Allen Borlaug (incumbent) | 12,177 | 57.4 | |
Democratic | James A. Erb | 9,040 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 21,217 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 17
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Flynn | 1,963 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Vince Dolphin | 1,136 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 3,099 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tom Flynn | 9,660 | 51.4 | |
Republican | Jerry Becker | 8,968 | 47.7 | |
Grassroots | Mike Lincoln | 160 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 18,788 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sheldon L. Rittmer (incumbent) | 11,307 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,307 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Maggie Tinsman (incumbent) | 12,473 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,473 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mary Neuhauser | 13,729 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,729 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert Dvorsky (incumbent) | 11,679 | 58.0 | |
Republican | Rosie Dalton | 8,445 | 42.0 | |
Total votes | 20,124 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wally Horn (incumbent) | 12,502 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,502 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dennis Black | 13,180 | 61.4 | |
Republican | Kay E. Ward | 8,273 | 38.6 | |
Total votes | 21,453 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul D. Smith | 2,222 | 57.8 | |
Republican | Joseph M. Isenberg | 1,619 | 42.2 | |
Total votes | 3,841 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Johnie Hammond | 10,462 | 59.6 | |
Republican | Paul D. Smith | 7,102 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 17,564 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William D. Palmer (incumbent) | 12,561 | 51.5 | |
Republican | N. John Boehm | 11,848 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 24,409 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Dearden | 11,710 | 68.7 | |
Republican | Bert Wagoner, Jr. | 5,323 | 31.3 | |
Total votes | 17,033 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Kramer (incumbent) | 20,373 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,373 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 39
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jo Ann Douglas | 14,268 | 60.0 | |
Democratic | Liz Garst | 8,570 | 36.1 | |
Independent | Verlyn Leroy Hayes | 928 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 23,766 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 41
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nancy Boettger | 12,408 | 62.1 | |
Democratic | Orv Roecker | 7,564 | 37.9 | |
Total votes | 19,972 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 43
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Derryl McLaren (incumbent) | 14,365 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,365 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 45
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Fink (incumbent) | 10,423 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Kay King | 9,501 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 19,924 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 47
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Gettings (incumbent) | 11,674 | 80.1 | |
Natural Law | Ed Malloy | 2,895 | 19.9 | |
Total votes | 14,569 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 49
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Vilsack (incumbent) | 12,288 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,288 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Primary Election 1994 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1994 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 14, 2020.