2024Final results

2024 election for Iowa Senate District 36

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Tom Townsend (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Molo (R) by 1.0 points.

Tom TownsendDemocrat · winner
50.5%15,274
Nicholas MoloRepublican
49.4%14,958
30,275 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

EvenR+20.72004R+26.62008D+8.12012R+5.82016R+21.12020D+1.02024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET