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1994 Iowa Senate election

Summary

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.

1994 Iowa Senate election
← 1992 November 8, 1994 1996 →
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Leonard Boswell Jack Rife
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 44th 20th
Last election 27 23
Seats before 27 23
Seats after 27 23
Seat change Steady Steady
President of the Senate before election

Leonard Boswell
Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

Leonard Boswell
Democratic

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.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Al Sturgeon Dem Steven D. Hansen Democratic
3rd Wilmer Rensink Rep Wilmer Rensink Republican
5th Mary Lou Freeman Rep Mary Lou Freeman Republican
7th James B. Kersten Rep Rod Halvorson Democratic
9th Ray Taylor Rep Stewart Iverson Republican
11th John Jensen Rep John Jensen Republican
13th Jim Lind Rep Jim Lind Republican
15th Allen Borlaug Rep Allen Borlaug Republican
17th Joseph J. Welsh Dem Thomas L. Flynn Democratic
19th Sheldon L. Rittmer Rep Sheldon L. Rittmer Republican
21st Maggie Tinsman Rep Maggie Tinsman Republican
23rd Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones Dem Mary Neuhauser Democratic
25th Robert Dvorsky Dem Robert Dvorsky Democratic
27th Wally Horn Dem Wally Horn Democratic
29th Bill Dieleman Dem Dennis Black Democratic
31st Ralph Rosenberg Dem Johnie Hammond Democratic
33rd William D. Palmer Dem William D. Palmer Democratic
35th Florence Buhr Dem Dick Dearden Democratic
37th Mary Kramer Rep Mary Kramer Republican
39th James R. Riordan Dem Jo Ann M. Douglas[a] Republican
41st Jack W. Hester Rep Nancy Boettger Republican
43rd Derryl McLaren Rep Derryl McLaren Republican
45th Bill Fink Dem Bill Fink Democratic
47th Donald Gettings Dem Donald Gettings Democratic
49th Tom Vilsack Dem Tom Vilsack Democratic

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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wilmer Rensink (incumbent) 15,707 100.0
Total votes 15,707 100.0
Republican hold

District 5 edit

Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Lou Freeman (incumbent) 13,899 100.0
Total votes 13,899 100.0
Republican hold

District 7 edit

Iowa Senate, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim L. Landhuis 3,579 57.0
Republican Myron G. Groat 2,703 43.0
Total votes 6,282 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1994
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Jensen (incumbent) 13,884 100.0
Total votes 13,884 100.0
Republican hold

District 13 edit

Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Flynn 1,963 63.3
Democratic Vince Dolphin 1,136 36.7
Total votes 3,099 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1994
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheldon L. Rittmer (incumbent) 11,307 100.0
Total votes 11,307 100.0
Republican hold

District 21 edit

Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maggie Tinsman (incumbent) 12,473 100.0
Total votes 12,473 100.0
Republican hold

District 23 edit

Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Neuhauser 13,729 100.0
Total votes 13,729 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25 edit

Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1994
Party 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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wally Horn (incumbent) 12,502 100.0
Total votes 12,502 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29 edit

Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1994
Party 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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul D. Smith 2,222 57.8
Republican Joseph M. Isenberg 1,619 42.2
Total votes 3,841 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1994
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Kramer (incumbent) 20,373 100.0
Total votes 20,373 100.0
Republican hold

District 39 edit

Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Boettger 12,408 62.1
Democratic Orv Roecker 7,564 37.9
Total votes 19,972 100.0
Republican hold

District 43 edit

Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derryl McLaren (incumbent) 14,365 100.0
Total votes 14,365 100.0
Republican hold

District 45 edit

Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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 edit

Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Vilsack (incumbent) 12,288 100.0
Total votes 12,288 100.0
Democratic hold
  1. ^ She would later change her surname to 'Johnson.'

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Primary Election 1994 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election 1994 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

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