1994 general · November 8, 1994
1994 Iowa election results
Every race on Iowa's ballot in the 1994 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races131
Changed party15
Unopposed37%49 races
Incumbents defeated3
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Terry E. Branstad (R) | 15.5 |
U.S. House
R 5 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA-1 | James Leach (R) | 22.3 | |
| IA-2 | James Nussle (R) | 12.6 | |
| IA-3 | James Lightfoot (R) | 16.8 | |
| IA-4 | Greg Ganske (R) | 6.1 | Flipped |
| IA-5 | Tom Latham (R) | 21.8 |
Iowa State Senate
D 13 · R 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Steve Hansen (D) | 14.0 | |
| SD-3 | Wilmer Rensink (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Mary Lou Freeman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Rod Halvorson (D) | 4.6 | |
| SD-9 | Stewart Iverson Jr. (R) | 40.0 | |
| SD-11 | John W. Jensen (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Jim Lind (R) | 90.3 | |
| SD-15 | Allen Borlaug (R) | 14.8 | |
| SD-17 | Tom Flynn (D) | 3.7 | |
| SD-19 | Sheldon Rittmer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Maggie Tinsman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Mary Neuhauser (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Robert E. Dvorsky (D) | 16.1 | |
| SD-27 | Wally E. Horn (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Dennis H. Black (D) | 22.9 | |
| SD-31 | Johnie Hammond (D) | 19.1 | |
| SD-33 | William D. Palmer (D) | 2.9 | |
| SD-35 | Dick L. Dearden (D) | 37.5 | |
| SD-37 | Mary E. Kramer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | Joann Douglas (R) | 24.0 | |
| SD-41 | Nancy Boettger (R) | 24.3 | |
| SD-43 | Derryl McLaren (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Bill Fink (D) | 4.6 | |
| SD-47 | Don Gettings (D) | 60.3 | |
| SD-49 | Tom Vilsack (D) | Unopposed |
Iowa House of Representatives
D 36 · R 64 · 14 changed party
Iowa
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab