2012Final resultsSpecial election
2012 special election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Rita Hart (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Andrew Naeve (R) by 9.2 points.
Rita HartDemocrat · winner
54.6%17,305
Andrew NaeveRepublican
45.4%14,398
31,720 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