2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 22
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Pat Ward (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Desmund Adams (D) by 13.1 points.
Pat WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%19,067
Desmund AdamsDemocrat
43.2%14,626
33,836 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET