Iowa State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Iowa Senate District 32
A district of about 63,000 people, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+25.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mike Klimesh (R) · won64.6%
- Brian Bruening (D)35.3%
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
15 races since 1968; 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 | Mike Klimesh (R) | Brian Bruening (D) | 29.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Craig Johnson (R) | Pam Egli (D) | 22.3 |
| 2016 | Craig Johnson (R)Flip | Brian Schoenjahn (D) | 19.9 |
| 2012 | Brian Schoenjahn (D) | Elliott Henderson (R) | 6.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Brad Zaun (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Brad Zaun (R) | Laura Sands (D) | 15.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Larry McKibben (R) | John M. Cahill (D) | 17.3 |
| 1996 | Larry McKibben (R)Flip | Randal John Giannetto (D) | 9.0 |
| 1992 | Randal John Giannetto (D) | Philip H. Lewis (R) | 10.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | H. Kay Hedge (R) | Craig Downing (D) | 14.9 |
| 1984 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | Craig Downing (D) | 19.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William D. Palmer (D) | Ray C. Stiles (R) | 37.7 |
| 1976 | William D. Palmer (D) | William F. Horstman (R) | 51.3 |
| 1972 | William D. Palmer (D) | James E. Blaney (R) | 36.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | W. Charlene Conklin (R) | James Gallagher (D) | 5.8 |
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 32
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 32'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+31.1 |
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 32.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Higher than 96% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Lower than 98% of seats.
Less dense than 94% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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