1994 Iowa Senate election

United States election September 2023 1994 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1992 Iowa Senate election 1992 1996 Iowa Senate election 1996 25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 8, 1994 200x200px Leonard Boswell Democratic Party (United States) 44th 27 27 27 200x200px Jack Rife Republican Party (United States) 20th 23 23 23 President of the Senate Leonard Boswell Democratic Leonard Boswell Democratic 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. 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.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1994primcanv.pdf Primary Election 1994 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 14, 2020 General election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1994gencanv.pdf General Election 1994 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 11, 2020 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 NOTE: The 25 even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1994 so they are not listed here. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected 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. Douglas39thDistrict She would later change her surname to 'Johnson.' 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:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate April 14, 2020 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 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__NOTOC__ 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 Democratic Party (United States) Steven D. Hansen 8971 57.0 Republican Party (United States) Mike van Maanen 6772 43.0 15743 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Wilmer Rensink (incumbent) 15707 100.0 15707 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Mary Lou Freeman (incumbent) 13899 100.0 13899 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Kim L. Landhuis 3579 57.0 Republican Party (United States) Myron G. Groat 2703 43.0 6282 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Rod Halvorson 10379 52.3 Republican Party (United States) Kim L. Landhuis 9472 47.7 19851 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Stewart Iverson 14271 70.0 Democratic Party (United States) Herbert D. Muhlenbruch 6122 30.0 20393 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) John W. Jensen (incumbent) 13884 100.0 13884 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Jim Lind (incumbent) 8990 95.1 Libertarian Party (United States) David A. Neelans 459 4.9 9449 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Allen Borlaug (incumbent) 12177 57.4 Democratic Party (United States) James A. Erb 9040 42.6 21217 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Flynn 1963 63.3 Democratic Party (United States) Vince Dolphin 1136 36.7 3099 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Flynn 9660 51.4 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Becker 8968 47.7 Grassroots Party Mike Lincoln 160 0.9 18788 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Sheldon L. Rittmer (incumbent) 11307 100.0 11307 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Maggie Tinsman (incumbent) 12473 100.0 12473 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Neuhauser 13729 100.0 13729 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Dvorsky (incumbent) 11679 58.0 Republican Party (United States) Rosie Dalton 8445 42.0 20124 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Wally Horn (incumbent) 12502 100.0 12502 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Black 13180 61.4 Republican Party (United States) Kay E. Ward 8273 38.6 21453 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Paul D. Smith 2222 57.8 Republican Party (United States) Joseph M. Isenberg 1619 42.2 3841 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Johnie Hammond 10462 59.6 Republican Party (United States) Paul D. Smith 7102 40.4 17564 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) William D. Palmer (incumbent) 12561 51.5 Republican Party (United States) N. John Boehm 11848 48.5 24409 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Dearden 11710 68.7 Republican Party (United States) Bert Wagoner, Jr. 5323 31.3 17033 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Mary Kramer (incumbent) 20373 100.0 20373 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Jo Ann Douglas 14268 60.0 Democratic Party (United States) Liz Garst 8570 36.1 Independent (politician) Verlyn Leroy Hayes 928 3.9 23766 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Nancy Boettger 12408 62.1 Democratic Party (United States) Orv Roecker 7564 37.9 19972 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Derryl McLaren (incumbent) 14365 100.0 14365 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Fink (incumbent) 10423 52.3 Republican Party (United States) Kay King 9501 47.7 19924 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Donald Gettings (incumbent) 11674 80.1 Natural Law Party (US) Ed Malloy 2895 19.9 14569 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Vilsack (incumbent) 12288 100.0 12288 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1994 Elections in Iowa References collapsed Category:1994 Iowa elections Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate