2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Iowa Senate District 45
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Sandra H. Greiner (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Becky Schmitz (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sandra H. GreinerRepublican · winner
53.3%11,664
Becky SchmitzDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%10,196
21,876 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET