2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Iowa Senate District 7
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jackie Smith (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Rick Bertrand (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jackie SmithDemocrat · winner
51.2%9,125
Rick BertrandRepublican · incumbent
48.7%8,676
17,827 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
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET