2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Steve Sodders (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Jane A. Jech (R) by 8.1 points.
Steve SoddersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%15,733
Jane A. JechRepublican
45.9%13,360
29,123 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