1984 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1984 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1982 Iowa Senate election 1982 1986 Iowa Senate election 1986 25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 6, 1984 x160px Lowell Junkins Democratic Party (United States) 31st 28 28 1 29 x160px Calvin Hultman Republican Party (United States) 47th 22 22 1 21 Majority Leader Lowell Junkins Democratic Lowell Junkins Democratic The 1984 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1984 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. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1984 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 5, 1984, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1984 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/80s/1984primcanv.pdf Primary Election 1984 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 20, 2020 General election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/80s/1984gencanv.pdf General Election 1984 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 20, 2020 Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Republicans' 22 seats. To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 4 Senate seats. Democrats expanded their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1984 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 29 seats and Republicans having 21 seats (a net gain of 1 seat for the Democrats). Summary of Results NOTE: The 25 odd-numbered districts did not have elections in 1984 so they are not listed here. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Donald V. Doyle Dem Donald V. Doyle Democratic 4th Richard Vande Hoef Rep Richard Vande Hoef Republican 6th Lee Warren Holt Rep Lee Warren Holt Republican 8th Berl Priebe Dem Berl Priebe Democratic 10th Alvin V. Miller Dem Alvin V. Miller Democratic 12th Ted J. Anderson Dem Joy Corning Republican 14th James V. Gallagher Dem Larry Murphy Democratic 16th Dale L. Tieden Rep Dale L. Tieden Republican 18th Robert M. Carr Dem Robert M. Carr Democratic 20th Edgar Holden Rep Edgar Holden Republican 22nd Merlin Hulse Rep Beverly Hannon Democratic 24th Hurley Hall Dem Hurley Hall Democratic 26th James D. Wells Dem James D. Wells Democratic 28th Richard F. Drake Rep Richard F. Drake Republican 30th Charles Peter Miller Dem Charles Peter Miller Democratic 32nd Forrest Schwengels Rep Forrest Schwengels Republican 34th Bass Van Gilst Dem John A. Neighbour Democratic 36th John E. Soorholtz Rep John E. Soorholtz Republican 38th Emil J. Husak Dem Emil J. Husak Democratic 40th George Kinley Dem George Kinley Democratic 42nd David Readinger Rep David Readinger Republican 44th Jack Nystrom Rep Jack Nystrom Republican 46th James E. Briles Rep Leonard Boswell Democratic 48th Charles W. Hutchins Dem Charles W. Hutchins Democratic 50th Tom L. Slater Dem Michael Gronstal Democratic Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate April 20, 2020 Detailed Results Reminder: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1984; therefore, odd-numbered seats did not have elections in 1984 & are not shown. 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__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, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Donald V. Doyle (incumbent) 13782 58.2 Republican Party (United States) Paul C. Jackson 9918 41.8 23700 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Richard Vande Hoef (incumbent) 15634 100.0 15634 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Lee Holt (incumbent) 13540 100.0 13540 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Berl Priebe (incumbent) 16121 100.0 16121 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Alvin V. Miller (incumbent) 14464 55.1 Republican Party (United States) Don Morrison 11787 44.9 26251 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Joy Corning 13813 50.6 Democratic Party (United States) Ted Anderson (incumbent) 13511 49.4 27324 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Larry Murphy 1466 55.3 Democratic Party (United States) James V. Gallagher (incumbent) 1185 44.7 2651 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Larry Murphy 12851 54.5 Republican Party (United States) Karen Franks 10743 45.5 23594 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Dale L. Tieden (incumbent) 15508 100.0 15508 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Carr (incumbent) 15701 100.0 15701 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Edgar Holden (incumbent) 17057 65.7 Democratic Party (United States) Walter L. Knapper 8912 34.3 25969 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Beverly Hannon 12802 50.7 Republican Party (United States) Merlin Hulse (incumbent) 12456 49.3 25258 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 Democratic Primary Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Hurley Hall (incumbent) 1852 65.6 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Netcott 970 34.4 2822 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Hurley Hall (incumbent) 13480 51.9 Republican Party (United States) George A. Lowe 12513 48.1 25993 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) James D. Wells (incumbent) 16400 60.9 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth D. Feeney 10528 39.1 26928 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Richard F. Drake (incumbent) 14440 100.0 14440 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Charles P. Miller (incumbent) 13411 55.4 Republican Party (United States) Ginny Burrus 10800 44.6 24211 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Forrest Schwengels (incumbent) 14492 59.7 Democratic Party (United States) Craig J. Downing 9788 40.3 24280 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Jerry G. Davis 1775 48.9 Republican Party (United States) J. Noel Vincent 1320 36.4 Republican Party (United States) Douglas R. Hawkins 532 14.7 3627 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 34 Democratic Primary Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Neighbour indecipherable indecipherable Democratic Party (United States) Michael D. Aubrey indecipherable indecipherable indecipherable 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Neighbour 12686 56.8 Republican Party (United States) Jerry G. Davis 9642 43.2 22328 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) John Soorholtz (incumbent) 14772 56.6 Democratic Party (United States) Bert Permar 11331 43.4 26103 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Emil J. Husak (incumbent) 12757 100.0 12757 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) George Kinley (incumbent) 15418 69.3 Republican Party (United States) Virginia Lee Johnston 6840 30.7 22258 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) David Readinger (incumbent) 17160 54.6 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Z. Marks 14286 45.4 31446 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Jack Nystrom (incumbent) 13318 50.6 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Garst 12978 49.4 26296 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 Democratic Primary Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Leonard Boswell 2258 60.6 Democratic Party (United States) Fred P. Diehl 1468 39.4 3726 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Leonard Boswell 13460 51.7 Republican Party (United States) L. W. Joe Gross 12557 48.3 26017 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Hutchins (incumbent) 13642 100.0 13642 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Gronstal 11030 54.8 Republican Party (United States) Carroll Jackson 9086 45.2 20116 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1984 Elections in Iowa References Category:1984 Iowa elections Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate