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Iowa › Iowa State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Iowa State Senate District 5
Dave Rowley has no major-party opponent.
Dave Rowley has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Dave Rowley
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Rachel Gravert
The district
Lean R+40: 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
- 61,214
- People per km²
- 8
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 70%of adults
- White 91%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
35,825 two-party votes · R+41.7 · R+40.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.8%
Kamala Harris (D)29.2%
2022
22,932 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dave Rowley (R)98.5%
Write-In (—)1.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
36,858 two-party votes · R+35.7 · R+40.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.9%
Joe Biden (D)32.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
23,525 votes · R+24.0✓ Tim Kraayenbrink (R)61.9%
John J Obrien (D)38.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
33,547 two-party votes · R+37.0 · R+39.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)31.5%
2014 Earlier district lines
22,184 votes · R+11.6✓ Tim Kraayenbrink (R)55.8%
Daryl Beall (D)44.2%