2024Final results
2024 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Claire Celsi (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Joshua Smith (Lib) by 39.9 points.
Claire CelsiDemocrat · winner
69.5%21,557
Joshua SmithLibertarian
29.6%9,184
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.0%296
31,037 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET