2018 Iowa Senate election

The 2018 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2018 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.

2018 Iowa State Senate election

November 6, 2018

25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Charles Schneider Janet Petersen David Johnson
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Leader's seat 22nd district 18th district 1st district
(retired)
Last election 29 20 1
Seats before 29 20 1
Seats after 32 18 0
Seat change 3 2 1
Popular vote 274,664 348,325
Percentage 44.09% 55.91%

Results of the elections:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     No election

President of the Senate before election

Charles Schneider
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Charles Schneider
Republican

The primary election on June 5, 2018 determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 2018 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.

Following the previous 2016 Iowa Senate election, Republicans flipped control of the Iowa state Senate, taking control away from the Democrats.

To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 6 Senate seats.

Republicans expanded their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2018 general election, increasing their majority from 29 to 32 seats. Democrats saw their numbers dwindle from 20 to 18 seats. The lone Independent member of the IA state Senate was replaced by a Republican as well.

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