2024Final results
2024 election for Iowa Senate District 48
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Mark Lofgren (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating John Dabeet (D) by 31.5 points.
Mark LofgrenRepublican · winner
65.7%19,755
John DabeetDemocrat
34.2%10,281
The same year, the district voted R+37.7 for president; this race was R+31.5.30,081 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