2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa Senate District 39
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Joe Bolkcom (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating Jay Christensenszalanski (Ind) by 56.7 points.
Joe BolkcomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%14,816
Jay ChristensenszalanskiIndependent
21.7%4,095
18,911 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET