2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Thomas J. Rielly (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Neal C. Schuerer (R) by 3.1 points.
Thomas J. RiellyDemocrat · winner
51.6%14,679
Neal C. SchuererRepublican · incumbent
48.4%13,791
28,470 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