The 2004 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2004 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-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.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results of the elections: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The primary election on June 8, 2004 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 2004 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]
On election day in November 2004, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats.
To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.
The result of the 2004 election was an evenly-divided Iowa state Senate with Democrats netting 4 flips and the resulting balance being 25 seats held both by Democrats and Republicans. As a result, Jeff Lamberti and Jack Kibbie were deemed co-Senate Presidents for the Republican & Democratic halves, respectively.
Summary of Results edit
- NOTE: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for regularly-scheduled election in 2004.
Detailed Results edit
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 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Mulder | 6,141 | 54.5 | |
Republican | Kenneth Veenstra (incumbent) | 5,128 | 45.5 | |
Total votes | 11,269 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Mulder | 24,433 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,433 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack Kibbie (incumbent) | 17,642 | 60.0 | |
Republican | Harley Kohlhaas | 11,764 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 29,406 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | E. Thurman Gaskill (incumbent) | 17,192 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | John Drury | 12,213 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 29,405 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Zieman (incumbent) | 15,682 | 55.5 | |
Democratic | John Beard | 12,593 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 28,275 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Danielson | 967 | 80.2 | |
Democratic | Bob Krause | 239 | 19.8 | |
Total votes | 1,206 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Danielson | 16,712 | 53.9 | |
Republican | Frank Dowie | 14,281 | 46.1 | |
Total votes | 30,993 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ron Longmuir | 1,365 | 63.0 | |
Republican | Steve Huff | 803 | 37.0 | |
Total votes | 2,168 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn | 1,101 | 60.3 | |
Democratic | Peg Erdman | 725 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 1,826 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn | 14,677 | 52.8 | |
Republican | Ron Longmuir | 13,123 | 47.2 | |
Total votes | 27,800 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Connolly (incumbent) | 21,685 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 21,685 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tom Hancock | 15,324 | 50.2 | |
Republican | Julie Hosch (incumbent) | 15,202 | 49.8 | |
Total votes | 30,526 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mary Lundby (incumbent) | 20,686 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | Lorna M. Richards | 13,923 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 34,609 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Putney (incumbent) | 21,784 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 21,784 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Larry McKibben (incumbent) | 14,185 | 51.4 | |
Democratic | Wayne Sawtelle | 13,398 | 48.6 | |
Total votes | 27,583 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jerry Behn (incumbent) | 19,409 | 57.4 | |
Democratic | Russell D. Wiesley | 14,412 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 33,821 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Kettering (incumbent) | 19,458 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,458 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James Seymour (incumbent) | 24,918 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,918 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pat Ward (incumbent) | 19,798 | 61.8 | |
Democratic | Satro Narayan | 11,486 | 35.9 | |
Libertarian | Sean Edward Martin | 727 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 32,011 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brad Zaun | 20,088 | 57.9 | |
Democratic | Laura Sands | 14,595 | 42.1 | |
Total votes | 34,683 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dick Dearden (incumbent) | 19,346 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,346 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul McKinley (incumbent) | 17,029 | 60.3 | |
Democratic | Dave Sextro | 11,198 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 28,227 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tom Rielly | 14,679 | 51.6 | |
Republican | Neal Schuerer (incumbent) | 13,791 | 48.4 | |
Total votes | 28,470 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James F. Hahn | 14,485 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | Thomas L. Fiegen | 12,564 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 27,049 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Wood | 649 | 69.6 | |
Democratic | Dennis G. Starling | 283 | 30.4 | |
Total votes | 932 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Wood | 15,500 | 50.8 | |
Republican | Bryan Sievers (incumbent) | 15,020 | 49.2 | |
Total votes | 30,520 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 44 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas G. Courtney (incumbent) | 19,777 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,777 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 46 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gene Fraise (incumbent) | 14,272 | 53.3 | |
Republican | Doug P. Abolt | 12,532 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 26,804 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 48 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jeff Angelo (incumbent) | 14,981 | 54.0 | |
Democratic | Steve Waterman | 12,776 | 46.0 | |
Total votes | 27,757 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 50 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Gronstal (incumbent) | 12,480 | 54.5 | |
Republican | Loren Knauss | 10,413 | 45.5 | |
Total votes | 22,893 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Presidents of the Senate" (PDF). Iowa State Senate. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Primary Election 2004 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2004 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Iowa State Senate elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.