CalledUnofficial results
Iowa Senate District 3
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Lynn Evans won re-election by 37.3 points over Mike Frantz.
Staggered Senate
Lynn EvansRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%15,536
Mike FrantzDemocrat
31.3%7,085
Write-inOther party
0.1%23
22,644 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.
Mike FrantzLynn Evans
$16.7K
Raised by the campaign
$54.6K
$3.8K
Spent by the campaign
$47.2K
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Jul 14, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 26, 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.
- Mike Frantz
- <1%
- Lynn Evans
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+35.1
The candidates
Lynn Evans (R)
Incumbent, Iowa State Senate, first elected 2022Mike Frantz (D)
Incumbent, Iowa State Senate, first elected 2022Mike Frantz (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%