2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Tom Hancock (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Julie Hosch (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tom HancockDemocrat · winner
50.2%15,324
Julie HoschRepublican · incumbent
49.8%15,202
30,526 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET