2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Iowa Senate District 42
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Frank B. Wood (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Bryan J. Sievers (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Frank B. WoodDemocrat · winner
50.8%15,500
Bryan J. SieversRepublican · incumbent
49.2%15,020
30,520 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