2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Iowa Senate District 44
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Thomas A. Greene (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Courtney (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas A. GreeneRepublican · winner
52.5%14,410
Thomas G. CourtneyDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%13,000
27,447 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