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Iowa Senate District 13

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Jeff Kulmatycki held the seat for Republicans, winning by 24.4 points over Brenda Case.

Staggered Senate

Jeff KulmatyckiRepublican · winner
62.1%13,311
Brenda CaseDemocrat
37.7%8,080
Write-inOther party
0.1%32
21,423 votes

Source: Iowa Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+29.82022 SenateR+41.02024 Pres.R+24.42026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Brenda CaseJeff Kulmatycki
$7.1K
Raised by the campaign
$11.2K
$4.2K
Spent by the campaign
$17K

Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 13, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Jun 29, 2026.

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated May 13, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Brenda Case
<1%
Jeff Kulmatycki
>99%
Projected margin
R+24.1
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Jeff Kulmatycki (R)Brenda Case (D)

Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%