2014Final results
2014 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Rita Hart (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Brian Schmidt (R) by 3.9 points.
Rita HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%11,690
Brian SchmidtRepublican
48.0%10,808
22,518 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET