2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jeff Edler (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Sodders (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jeff EdlerRepublican · winner
52.8%14,731
Steve SoddersDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%13,111
27,875 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET