2012 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 Iowa State Senate elections, 2012 Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 2010 Iowa Senate election 2010 Iowa Senate elections, 2014 2014 26 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 6, 2012 File:John P. (Jack) Kibbie - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg 150x150px Jack Kibbie Democratic Party (United States) 4th district(retired) 26 26 26 File:Sen. Jerry Behn Portrait (3856281461).jpg Jerry Behn Republican Party (United States) 24th district 24 24 24 President of the Senate Jack Kibbie Democratic Pam JochumIncumbent Democratic Leader Jack Kibbie retired and did not seek re-election. Iowa Senate Democrats selected Pam Jochum to be their new leader following the 2012 elections. Democratic 2012 Iowa State Senate Election.svg 300px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election The 2012 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2012 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 26 of the state senate's 50 districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts and the 49th district.Incumbent Republican Robert Bacon resigned halfway through his term, opening up an additional seat for election in 2012. Typically, only the 25 even-numbered seats would have been up for regularly scheduled elections in the 2012 cycle. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. This was the first election cycle following the 2010 census and 2011 redistricting process. As a result of redistricting, many state senators were redrawn into new seats. This explains some incumbents being reelected, but into districts with new numbers following the redistricting process. The primary election on June 5, 2012, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf Primary Election 2012 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 2, 2020 Following the previous 2010 Iowa Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Iowa state Senate with 26 seats. To reclaim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats. Democrats kept control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2012 general election as the chamber's partisan composition remained unchanged with 26 Democrats to 24 Republicans. State Senator Pat Ward was running in district 22 when she died on October 15, 2012, less than a month before the general election.Pat Ward (District 30), an incumbent Republican, had been redistricted from district 30 to district 22 and was re-elected to district 22 posthumously. A special election on Dec. 11, 2012 saw her seat retained by the Republicans.Charles Schneider elected to Iowa Senate in special election to succeed deceased Senator Pat Ward. Summary of Results NOTE: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for regularly scheduled election in 2012, so most of the odd-numbered seats are not included here. District 49 had a special election to fill a vacancy created by Senator Bacon's resignation. Also note, an asterisk (*) after a senator's name indicates they were an incumbent re-elected, but to a new district number due to redistricting. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Randy Feenstra Rep Randy Feenstra Republican 4th Jack Kibbie Dem Dennis Guth Republican 6th Merlin Bartz Rep Mark Segebart Republican 8th Mary Jo Wilhelm Dem Michael E. Gronstal*Michael E. Gronstal redistricted from district 50 to 8. Democratic 10th Jeff Danielson Dem Jake Chapman Republican 12th Brian Schoenjahn Dem Joni Ernst*Joni Ernst redistricted from district 48 to 12. Republican 14th Pam Jochum Dem Amy Sinclair Republican 16th Tom Hancock Dem Dick Dearden*Dick Dearden redistricted from district 34 to district 16. Democratic 18th Liz Mathis Dem Janet Petersen Democratic 20th Tim Kapucian Rep Brad Zaun*Brad Zaun redistricted from district 32 to district 20. Republican 22nd Steve Sodders Dem Charles SchneiderRepublican Pat Ward, incumbent state senator from district 30, had been redistricted to district 22. She died in October, but, as her name was already on the printed ballots, she 'won' the general election for district 22. A special election in December saw the seat retained by Republicans and assumed by new member, Senator Schneider. Republican 24th Jerry Behn Rep Jerry Behn Republican 26th Steve Kettering Rep Mary Jo Wilhelm*Mary Jo Wilhelm redistricted from district 8 to 26. Democratic 28th James A. Seymour Rep Michael Breitbach Republican 30th Pat Ward Rep Jeff Danielson*Jeff Danielson redistricted from district 10 to district 30. Democratic 32nd Brad Zaun Rep Brian Schoenjahn*Brian Schoenjahn redistricted from district 12 to district 32. Democratic 34th Dick Dearden Dem Liz Mathis*Liz Mathis redistricted from district 18 to 34. Democratic 36th Paul McKinley Rep Steve Sodders*Steve Sodders redistricted from district 22 to district 36. Democratic 38th Tom Rielly Dem Tim Kapucian*Tim Kapucian redistricted from district 20 to district 38. Republican 40th James F. Hahn Rep Ken Rozenboom Republican 42nd Shawn Hamerlinck Rep Rich Taylor Democratic 44th Thomas G. Courtney Dem Thomas G. Courtney Democratic 46th Gene Fraise Dem Chris Brase Democratic 48th Joni Ernst Rep Dan Zumbach Republican 49th Hubert Houser Rep Rita Hart Democratic 50th Michael Gronstal Dem Pam Jochum*Pam Jochum redistricted from district 14 to district 50. Democratic Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate April 2, 2020https://ballotpedia.org/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012 Iowa State Senate elections, 2012 Ballotpedia April 2, 2020 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis 2012-10-23 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html February 24, 2021 2024-07-13 Governing en | Tossup October 24, 2012 Detailed Results 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 49 • District 50__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 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Randy Feenstra (incumbent) 26030 100.0 26030 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Dennis Guth 2581 52.5 Republican Party (United States) James E. Black 2333 47.5 4914 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Dennis Guth 16033 52.9 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Jennings 14299 47.1 30332 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Mark Segebart 1273 47.0 Republican Party (United States) Adam Schweers 1082 40.0 Republican Party (United States) Matthew Biede 352 13.0 2707 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Mark Segebart 16023 57.1 Democratic Party (United States) Mary C. Bruner 12058 42.9 28081 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Michael E. Gronstal (incumbent)Gronstal Redistricted from district 50 to 8. 12632 55.3 Republican Party (United States) Al Ringgenberg 10198 44.7 22830 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jake Chapman 1800 65.5 Republican Party (United States) Matthew T. Mardesen 949 34.5 2749 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jack Chapman 22594 100.0 22594 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Joni Ernst (incumbent) Ernst Redistricted from district 48 to 12. 22205 100.0 22205 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Amy Sinclair 2652 66.1 Republican Party (United States) Steven Everly 1116 27.8 Republican Party (United States) Stephanie Jones 247 6.1 4015 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Schrad 775 67.4 Democratic Party (United States) Jason Demichelis 375 32.6 1150 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Amy Sinclair 17141 60.9 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Schrad 11011 39.1 28152 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Dearden (incumbent) Dearden Redistricted from district 34 to 16. 16065 65.5 Republican Party (United States) David Scott Edwards 8469 34.5 24534 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Janet Petersen 18954 69.2 Republican Party (United States) Vicki Stogdill 8455 30.8 27409 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Brad Zaun (incumbent) Zaun Redistricted from district 32 to 20. 24236 100.0 24236 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Pat Ward (incumbent)Ward Redistricted from district 30 to 22. 1818 58.0 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Mullen 1314 42.0 3132 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Pat Ward (incumbent)Ward Redistricted from district 30 to 22. 19067 56.6 Democratic Party (United States) Desmund Adams 14626 43.4 33693 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Senator Ward died less than a month before the 2012 general election and, since the ballots had already been printed, won this election after having already deceased. A special election was held due to these circumstances. Iowa Senate, District 22 Special Election, December 11, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Charles SchneiderSchneider Won a special election in district 22 following the death of Senator Ward. 5378 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) Desmund Adams 4136 43.5 9514 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Behn (incumbent) 17035 54.8 Democratic Party (United States) Shelly Stotts 14049 45.2 31084 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Jo Wilhelm (incumbent)Wilhelm Redistricted from district 8 to 26. 15530 50.2 Republican Party (United States) Merlin Bartz (incumbent)Bartz Redistricted from district 6 to 26. 15404 49.8 30934 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Michael Breitbach 14867 50.06 Democratic Party (United States) John Beard 14833 49.94 29700 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Danielson (incumbent)Danielson Redistricted from district 10 to 30. 16946 51.0 Republican Party (United States) Matt Reisetter 16265 49.0 33211 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Schoenjahn (incumbent)Schoenjahn Redistricted from district 12 to 32. 16338 53.2 Republican Party (United States) Elliott Henderson 14346 46.8 30684 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Liz Mathis (incumbent)Mathis Redistricted from district 18 to 34. 21178 61.2 Republican Party (United States) Ryan Flood 13401 38.8 34579 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Jane A. Jech 1880 58.8 Republican Party (United States) Larry McKibben 1316 41.2 3196 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Steve Sodders (incumbent)Sodders Redistricted from district 22 to 36. 15733 54.1 Republican Party (United States) Jane A. Jech 13360 45.9 29093 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Shelley Parbs 735 57.9 Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas G. Volk 299 23.6 Democratic Party (United States) LaForest Sherman 235 18.5 1269 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Tim Kapucian (incumbent)Kapucian Redistricted from district 20 to 38. 17124 54.8 Democratic Party (United States) Shelley Parbs 14137 45.2 31261 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Ken Rozenboom 17628 60.2 Democratic Party (United States) Tim Tripp 11670 39.8 29298 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Rich Taylor 1446 49.8 Democratic Party (United States) Donna Amandus 1032 35.6 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Morawitz 423 14.6 2901 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Larry W. Kruse 2324 71.1 Republican Party (United States) Lee Harder 943 28.9 3267 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Rich Taylor 15058 50.6 Republican Party (United States) Larry W. Kruse 13281 44.7 Independent (politician) Michael Garmoe 1396 4.7 29735 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Courtney (incumbent) 16125 57.0 Republican Party (United States) Brad Bourn 12168 43.0 28293 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Shawn Hamerlinck (incumbent)Hamerlinck Redistricted from district 42 to 46. 1476 60.9 Republican Party (United States) James F. Hahn (incumbent)Hahn Redistricted from district 40 to 46. 947 39.1 2423 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Brase 15960 53.4 Republican Party (United States) Shawn Hamerlinck (incumbent)Hamerlinck Redistricted from district 42 to 46. 13950 46.6 29910 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Dan Zumbach 1479 78.8 Republican Party (United States) Brian W. Cook 399 21.2 1878 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Dan Zumbach 16415 50.9 Democratic Party (United States) Nate Willems 15858 49.1 32273 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Rita Hart 1289 53.5 Democratic Party (United States) Dorothy O'Brien 1121 46.5 2410 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Rita Hart 17305 54.6 Republican Party (United States) Andrew Naeve 14398 45.4 31703 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 Republican Primary, 2012 Republican Party (United States) William Johnson 745 56.1 Republican Party (United States) John E. Hulsizer, Jr. 584 43.9 1329 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Pam Jochum (incumbent)Jochum Redistricted from district 14 to 50. 20808 68.0 Republican Party (United States) William Johnson 9790 32.0 30598 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Source:https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf Primary Election 2012 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 2, 2020https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf General Election 2012 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 2, 2020https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/special/SS22canvsummary.pdf 2012 Special Election Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 2, 2020 See also United States elections, 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2012 Elections in Iowa References Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate