2024 Iowa Senate election

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The 2024 Iowa Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1]

2024 Iowa Senate Election

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

25 of the 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Amy Sinclair Pam Jochum
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 9, 2023 June 7, 2023
Leader's seat 12th district 36th district
Current seats 34 16
Seats needed Steady Increase 10

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     No election

Incumbent President of the Senate

Amy Sinclair
Republican



Background

Primaries are scheduled for June 4, 2024.[2]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 36: Pam Jochum is retiring.[3]
  2. District 40: Todd Taylor is retiring to run for Linn County Auditor.[4]

Republicans

  1. District 26: Jeff Edler is retiring.[5]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[6] Solid R March 26, 2024

References

  1. ^ "Iowa State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Iowa 2024 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. ^ Pfannenstiel, Brianne; Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 12, 2024). "Iowa Senate Democratic leader Pam Jochum says she won't seek reelection this year". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Barton, Tom (December 8, 2023). "Another Linn County Democratic lawmaker is heading for the exit". The Gazette. Retrieved May 1, 2024. Sen. Todd Taylor, D-Cedar Rapids, will announce his campaign Tuesday for Linn County Auditor.
  5. ^ "Edler announces retirement from Iowa Senate". Marshalltown Times-Republican. January 10, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "24 IA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.