The 2022 Iowa Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Iowa Senate from 25 odd-numbered districts. Senators serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. Primary elections were held on June 7.
Retirements
Democrats
Republicans
Predictions
Results
- Note: Districts that did not hold elections in 2022 are not listed here.
Source:
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Detailed results
- 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
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
- Democratic senator Jackie Smith was redistricted from District 7 to 1. No Democratic candidate filed in District 7; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Republicans.
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 14
District 15
- Republican state senator Zach Nunn decided to run for the US House of Representatives in Iowa's 3rd congressional district instead of re-election in this district in the Iowa State Senate. No Republican candidate filed in District 15; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
District 16
District 17
District 19
District 21
District 23
District 25
- Republican senator Annette Sweeney was redistricted from District 25 to 27. No Republican candidate filed in District 25; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
District 27
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 33
District 35
District 37
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 49
- Republican senator Chris Cournoyer was redistricted from District 49 to 35. No Republican candidate filed in District 49; therefore, the district was an automatic gain for Democrats.
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