Iowa House of Representatives · 2026 general · all 100 seats
Republicans keep a majority in the Iowa House of Representatives
Democrats hold 44 seats and Republicans 55, with 1 still being counted; 51 make a majority. 11 seats changed party.
11 seats flipped to Democrats0 to Republicans1 still uncalled
Source: Results and race calls: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Source: Results and race calls: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Every race, by how close it was
All 97 races by the winner’s margin, D − R. The shaded band holds the 13 races decided by under 5 points. Ringed dots flipped; amber dots are still being counted. The 29 seats won without an opponent sit at the ends.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Counting
- Flipped
- Under 5 points
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Seats that flipped
Districts that elected the other party.
Incumbents who lost
Members defeated in the general election.
Closest called races
Smallest winning margins.
Biggest swings
Change in margin from the last race on the same lines.
Source: Results and race calls: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
How far each district moved
Change in each contested district’s margin from the previous election, in 2-point bins. The median district moved D +12.4.
60 contested districts; districts uncontested in either election are left out.
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Iowa House of Representatives in other elections
- 2024 Rep. 67–33
- 2022 Rep. 64–36
- 2020 Rep. 59–41
- 2018 Rep. 54–46
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Also on this ballot
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