1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 21 · R 29
Races25
Changed party6
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated5
Every district
D 8 · R 17
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | John Redwine (R) | 33.1 | |
| SD-4 | John P. Kibbie (D) | 15.6 | |
| SD-6 | Steve King (R) | 29.1 | |
| SD-8 | James Edward Black (R) | 6.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Merlin E. Bartz (R) | 23.4 | |
| SD-12 | Donald B. Redfern (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-14 | Kitty Rehberg (R) | 2.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-16 | Lyle E. Zieman (R) | 15.2 | |
| SD-18 | Michael W. Connolly (D) | 26.0 | |
| SD-20 | Jack Rife (R) | 19.7 | |
| SD-22 | Patrick J. Deluhery (D) | 1.1 | |
| SD-24 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Mary A. Lundby (R) | 27.2 | |
| SD-28 | Andy McKean (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Neal C. Schuerer (R) | 4.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-32 | Larry McKibben (R) | 9.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-34 | Matt McCoy (D) | 37.0 | |
| SD-36 | Elaine Szymoniak (D) | 6.0 | |
| SD-38 | O. Gene Maddox (R) | 29.6 | |
| SD-40 | Jerry Behn (R) | 4.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-42 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-44 | Jeff Angelo (R) | 21.2 | Flipped |
| SD-46 | Patty Judge (D) | 22.3 | |
| SD-48 | H. Kay Hedge (R) | 39.8 | |
| SD-50 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 12.9 |
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