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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa Senate District 50

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Michael E. Gronstal (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Loren Knauss (R) by 9.0 points.

Michael E. GronstalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%12,480
Loren KnaussRepublican
45.5%10,413
22,893 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

EvenD+17.91988D+10.51992D+12.91996D+9.02004D+15.72008D+36.02012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET