Iowa State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Iowa Senate District 30
A district of about 61,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+16.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Doug Campbell (R) · won61.3%
- Richard Lorence (D)38.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Iowa State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1972; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Doug Campbell (R) | Richard Lorence (D) | 22.7 |
| 2022 | Waylon Brown (R) | Whitney Mixdorf (D) | 20.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Eric Giddens (D) | Harold Youngblut (R) | 3.0 |
| 2016 | Jeff Danielson (D) | Bonnie Sadler (R) | 17.4 |
| 2012 | Jeff Danielson (D) | Matt Reisetter (R) | 2.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Pat Ward (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Pat Ward (R) | Satro Narayan (D) | 26.0 |
| 2002 | Mary E. Kramer (R) | Satro Narayan (I) | 79.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Neal C. Schuerer (R) | Ronald F. Donald (D) | 9.4 |
| 1996 | Neal C. Schuerer (R)Flip | Emil J. Husak (D) | 4.0 |
| 1992 | Emil J. Husak (D) | Daniel J. Bruene (R) | 30.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Mark R. Hagerla (R)Flip | Clyde L. Norrgard (D) | 5.4 |
| 1984 | Charles P. Miller (D) | Ginny Burrus (R) | 10.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | David Readinger (R) | Robert J. Marks (D) | 13.1 |
| 1976 | David Readinger (R) | Ed Campbell (D) | 4.5 |
| 1972 | William N. Plymat (R) | Charles H. Day (D) | 4.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 30
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30's area in each.
- U.S. House
- IA-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+33.1 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is District 30.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Less dense than 65% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 3524% college gradsR+19.6Flipped RDistrict 32
23% college gradsR+25.4Not up in 2026District 50
23% college gradsR+16.2Not up in 2026District 33
25% college gradsR+27.5Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET