Iowa State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Iowa Senate District 24
A district of about 66,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+22.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jesse Green (R) · won62.4%
- Margaret Liston (D)37.4%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Iowa State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1968; the seat changed party 5 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Jesse Green (R) | Margaret Liston (D) | 25.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jesse Green (R) | Cynthia Oppedal Paschen (D) | 31.4 |
| 2016 | Jerry Behn (R) | Keith Puntenney (D) | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Jerry Behn (R) | Shelly L. Stotts (D) | 9.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jerry Behn (R) | Albert Sorensen (D) | 17.2 |
| 2004 | Jerry Behn (R) | Russ Wiesley (D) | 14.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Anne Lesnet (D) | 9.9 |
| 1996 | Richard F. Drake (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Richard F. Drake (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Paul D. Pate (R)Flip | Ralph J. Kremer (D) | 2.7 |
| 1984 | Hurley W. Hall (D) | George A. Lowe (R) | 3.7 |
| 1982 | Hurley W. Hall (D) | Harvey W. Fascher (R) | 12.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Elvie Dreeszen (R)Flip | Howard Heisterkamp (D) | 17.5 |
| 1976 | John Scott (D)Flip | William P. Winkelman (R) | 7.7 |
| 1972 | William P. Winkelman (R) | W. E. Conrad (D) | 28.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Clifton C. Lamborn (R)Flip | John A. Holmes (D) | 16.2 |
| 1968 special | J. Donald Weimer (D)Flip | Roger D. Patton (R) | 15.8 |
| 1968 | Ralph W. Potter (R) | Myron B. Oxley (D) | 9.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 24
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 24's area in each.
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is District 24.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Higher than 55% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Less dense than 73% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET