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2018Final results

2018 election for Iowa Senate District 43

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Joe Bolkcom (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick Joseph Wronkiewicz (R) by 59.1 points.

Joe BolkcomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%23,790
20.4%6,107
29,926 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+24.71974D+27.01978D+13.91982D+39.12002D+24.62010D+59.12018

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET