2024Final results
2024 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Dave Sires (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Eric Giddens (D) by 1.1 points.
Dave SiresRepublican · winner
50.5%17,232
Eric GiddensDemocrat
49.4%16,846
The same year, the district voted R+23.3 for president; this race was R+1.1.34,116 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