1984 general · November 6, 1984
1984 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1984 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 21
Races25
Changed party0
Unopposed32%8 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 15 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | 16.3 | |
| SD-4 | Richard Vandehoef (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Lee Holt (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Berl E. Priebe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Alvin V. Miller (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-12 | Joy Corning (R) | 1.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-14 | Larry Murphy (D) | 8.9 | |
| SD-16 | Dale L. Tieden (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Bob Carr (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Edgar H. Holden (R) | 31.4 | |
| SD-22 | Beverly A. Hannon (D) | 1.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Hurley W. Hall (D) | 3.7 | |
| SD-26 | James D. Wells (D) | 21.8 | |
| SD-28 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Charles P. Miller (D) | 10.8 | |
| SD-32 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | 19.4 | |
| SD-34 | John E. Neighbur (D) | 13.6 | |
| SD-36 | John Soorholtz (R) | 13.2 | |
| SD-38 | Emil J. Husak (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 | George R. Kinley (D) | 38.5 | |
| SD-42 | David Readinger (R) | 9.1 | |
| SD-44 | Jack Nystrom (R) | 1.3 | |
| SD-46 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | 3.5 | |
| SD-48 | C. W. Hutchins (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-50 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 9.7 |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner