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Iowa › Iowa State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Iowa State Senate District 45
Janice Weiner has no major-party opponent.
Janice Weiner has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Janice Weiner
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+56: 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
- 61,261
- People per km²
- 1,019
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 58%
- White, no degree
- 27%of adults
- White 72%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 10%
- Asian 6%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
33,920 two-party votes · D+53.7 · D+55.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.8%
Donald Trump (R)23.2%
2022
24,728 votes · D+64.1✓ Janice Weiner (D)82.0%
Harold R Weilbrenner (R)17.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
32,868 two-party votes · D+61.4 · D+56.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)80.7%
Donald Trump (R)19.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
15,228 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Lykam (D)96.1%
Writein (—)3.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
31,156 two-party votes · D+56.7 · D+54.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)78.4%
Donald Trump (R)21.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
13,013 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joe M Seng (D)100.0%