CalledUnofficial results
Iowa Senate District 5
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Dave Rowley won re-election by 51.6 points over Rachel Gravert.
Staggered Senate
Dave RowleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.5%20,529
Rachel GravertIndependent
24.0%6,516
Write-inOther party
0.5%131
27,176 votes
Source: Iowa Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Rachel GravertDave Rowley
$0
Raised by the campaign
$77.6K
$0
Spent by the campaign
$76.9K
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 26, 2026.
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated May 26, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Dave Rowley without simulating it.
How the forecast works →The candidates
Dave Rowley (R)
Incumbent, Iowa State Senate, first elected 2022Rachel Gravert (I)
Incumbent, Iowa State Senate, first elected 2022Rachel Gravert (I)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.5%