1994 Iowa Senate election

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1994 Iowa Senate election

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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 1994 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of 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.

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,

Republicans
' 23 seats.

To take control of the chamber from

Republicans
needed to net 3 Senate seats.

Republicans
having 23 seats after the election.

Summary of Results

  • 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

  • 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 1District 3District 5District 7District 9District 11District 13District 15District 17District 19District 21District 23District 25District 27District 29District 31District 33District 35District 37District 39District 41District 43District 45District 47District 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • United States elections, 1994
  • United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1994
  • Elections in Iowa

References

  1. Iowa Secretary of State
    . Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Iowa Secretary of State
    . Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. Iowa State Senate
    . Retrieved April 14, 2020.