CalledUnofficial results
Iowa Senate District 29
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Sandy Salmon won re-election by 13.6 points over Jim Vowels.
Staggered Senate
Sandy SalmonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%15,858
Jim VowelsDemocrat
43.1%12,048
Write-inOther party
0.1%21
27,927 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.
Jim VowelsSandy Salmon
$18.8K
Raised by the campaign
$39.5K
$2K
Spent by the campaign
$26K
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 14, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Jul 14, 2026.
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated Jul 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jim Vowels
- 1%
- Sandy Salmon
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+18.8
The candidates
Sandy Salmon (R)
Incumbent, Iowa State Senate, first elected 2022Jim Vowels (D)
Incumbent, Iowa State Senate, first elected 2022Jim Vowels (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%