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Iowa Senate District 17
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Samy El-Baroudi held the seat for Democrats, winning by 54.1 points over Ronald Langston.
Staggered Senate
Samy El-BaroudiDemocrat · winner
76.9%13,658
Ronald LangstonRepublican
22.8%4,045
Write-inOther party
0.3%53
17,756 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Samy El-BaroudiRonald Langston
$27.1K
Raised by the campaign
$9.9K
$27.4K
Spent by the campaign
$3K
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 14, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Jul 10, 2026.
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated May 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Samy El-Baroudi
- >99%
- Ronald Langston
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+46.8