2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Tim Kapucian (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Shelley Parbs (D) by 9.5 points.
Tim KapucianRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%17,124
Shelley ParbsDemocrat
45.2%14,137
31,283 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