2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Iowa Senate District 42
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jeff Reichman (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Rich Taylor (D) by 19.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jeff ReichmanRepublican · winner
59.8%16,766
Rich TaylorDemocrat · incumbent
40.1%11,228
28,025 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET