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Iowa › Iowa State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Iowa State Senate District 27
Annette Sweeney has no major-party opponent.
Annette Sweeney has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Annette Sweeney
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+28: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 71,027
- People per km²
- 12
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 28%
- White, no degree
- 65%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
33,288 two-party votes · R+29.8 · R+28.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.9%
Kamala Harris (D)35.1%
2022
25,359 votes · R+33.4✓ Annette Sweeney (R)66.6%
Sam Cox (D)33.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
37,321 two-party votes · R+23.2 · R+27.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.6%
Joe Biden (D)38.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
25,160 votes · D+2.0✓ Amanda Ragan (D)51.0%
Shannon Latham (R)49.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
33,629 two-party votes · R+22.1 · R+24.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)38.9%
2014 Earlier district lines
22,910 votes · D+12.6✓ Amanda Ragan (D)56.3%
Shawn Dietz (R)43.7%