2020 Iowa House of Representatives election
November 3, 2020
All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Linda Upmeyer
(retired)		 Todd Prichard
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 14, 2016 January 14, 2019
Leader's seat 54th district 52nd district
Last election 54 46
Seats before 53 47
Seats won 59 41
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 786,409 726,718
Percentage 46.26% 42.74%
Results of the elections:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker of the House before election

Linda Upmeyer
Republican

 Elected Speaker of the House

Pat Grassley
Republican

Elections to the Iowa House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020.[1]

In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[2]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Tossup October 21, 2020

Polling

Hypothetical polling in District 67
Generic Republican vs. Generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Generic
Republican		 Generic
Democrat		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling/DLCC Archived November 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[upper-alpha 1] September 23–25, 2020 300 (V) ± 5.7% 41% 49% 10%

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Iowa House of Representatives election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No.  % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 80 53 53 59 59 Increase 6
Democratic 91 47 47 41 41 Decrease 6
Libertarian 4 0 0 0 0 Steady
Independent 3 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 100 100 100 100 Steady
Source: Iowa Elections Results
Popular vote
Republican
 
 46.26%
Democratic
 
 42.74%
Independent
 
 1.24%

[4]

House seats
Republican
 
 59%
Democratic
 
 41%

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 39, 0.7% gain
  2. District 38, 0.78% gain
  3. District 82, 1.08%
  4. District 60, 2.56%
  5. District 29, 3.14%
  6. District 16, 5.56%
  7. District 83, 5.84% gain
  8. District 81, 6.28% gain
  9. District 67, 6.4% gain
  10. District 37, 6.44%
  11. District 15, 6.8%
  12. District 58, 7.28% gain
  13. District 44, 7.33%
  14. District 26, 7.42%
  15. District 52, 7.44%
  16. District 95, 7.76%
  17. District 55, 8.7%
  18. District 68, 9.18%

Summary of results by State House District

State House District Incumbent Party Elected Party
Iowa 1 John Wills Rep John Wills Rep
Iowa 2 Megan Jones Rep Megan Jones Rep
Iowa 3 Dan Huseman Rep Dennis Bush Rep
Iowa 4 Skyler Wheeler Rep Skyler Wheeler Rep
Iowa 5 Thomas Jeneary Rep Thomas Jeneary Rep
Iowa 6 Jacob Bossman Rep Jacob Bossman Rep
Iowa 7 Tedd Gassman Rep Henry Stone Rep
Iowa 8 Terry Baxter Rep Terry Baxter Rep
Iowa 9 Ann Meyer Rep Ann Meyer Rep
Iowa 10 Mike Sexton Rep Mike Sexton Rep
Iowa 11 Gary Worthan Rep Gary Worthan Rep
Iowa 12 Brian Best Rep Brian Best Rep
Iowa 13 Chris Hall Dem Chris Hall Dem
Iowa 14 Timothy Kacena Dem Steve Hansen Dem
Iowa 15 Charlie McConkey Dem Charlie McConkey Dem
Iowa 16 Mary Ann Hanusa Rep Brent Siegrist Rep
Iowa 17 Matt Windschitl Rep Matt Windschitl Rep
Iowa 18 Steven Holt Rep Steven Holt Rep
Iowa 19 Chris Hagenow Rep Carter Nordman Rep
Iowa 20 Ray Sorensen Rep Ray Sorensen Rep
Iowa 21 Tom Moore Rep Tom Moore Rep
Iowa 22 Jon Jacobsen Rep Jon Jacobsen Rep
Iowa 23 David Sieck Rep David Sieck Rep
Iowa 24 Cecil Dolecheck Rep Cecil Dolecheck Rep
Iowa 25 Stan Gustafson Rep Stan Gustafson Rep
Iowa 26 Scott Ourth Dem Brooke Boden Rep
Iowa 27 Joel Fry Rep Joel Fry Rep
Iowa 28 Jon Thorup Rep Jon Thorup Rep
Iowa 29 Wes Breckenridge Dem Wes Breckenridge Dem
Iowa 30 Brian Lohse Rep Brian Lohse Rep
Iowa 31 Rick Olson Dem Rick Olson Dem
Iowa 32 Ruth Ann Gaines Dem Ruth Ann Gaines Dem
Iowa 33 Brian Meyer Dem Brian Meyer Dem
Iowa 34 Bruce Hunter Dem Bruce Hunter Dem
Iowa 35 Ako Abdul-Samad Dem Ako Abdul-Samad Dem
Iowa 36 Marti Anderson Dem Marti Anderson Dem
Iowa 37 John Landon Rep John Landon Rep
Iowa 38 Heather Matson Dem Garrett Gobble Rep
Iowa 39 Karin Derry Dem Eddie Andrews Rep
Iowa 40 John Forbes Dem John Forbes Dem
Iowa 41 Jo Oldson Dem Jo Oldson Dem
Iowa 42 Kristin Sunde Dem Kristin Sunde Dem
Iowa 43 Jennifer Konfrst Dem Jennifer Konfrst Dem
Iowa 44 Kenan Judge Dem Kenan Judge Dem
Iowa 45 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Dem Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Dem
Iowa 46 Ross Wilburn Dem Ross Wilburn Dem
Iowa 47 Phil Thompson Rep Phil Thompson Rep
Iowa 48 Robert Bacon Rep Robert Bacon Rep
Iowa 49 Dave Deyoe Rep Dave Deyoe Rep
Iowa 50 Pat Grassley Rep Pat Grassley Rep
Iowa 51 Jane Bloomingdale Rep Jane Bloomingdale Rep
Iowa 52 Todd Prichard Dem Todd Prichard Dem
Iowa 53 Sharon Steckman Dem Sharon Steckman Dem
Iowa 54 Linda Upmeyer Rep Shannon Latham Rep
Iowa 55 Michael Bergan Rep Michael Bergan Rep
Iowa 56 Anne Osmundson Rep Anne Osmundson Rep
Iowa 57 Shannon Lundgren Rep Shannon Lundgren Rep
Iowa 58 Andy McKean Dem Steven Bradley Rep
Iowa 59 Bob Kressig Dem Bob Kressig Dem
Iowa 60 Dave Williams Dem Dave Williams Dem
Iowa 61 Timi Brown-Powers Dem Timi Brown-Powers Dem
Iowa 62 Ras Smith Dem Ras Smith Dem
Iowa 63 Sandy Salmon Rep Sandy Salmon Rep
Iowa 64 Bruce Bearinger Dem Chad Ingels Rep
Iowa 65 Liz Bennett Dem Liz Bennett Dem
Iowa 66 Art Staed Dem Art Staed Dem
Iowa 67 Ashley Hinson Rep Eric Gjerde Dem
Iowa 68 Molly Donahue Dem Molly Donahue Dem
Iowa 69 Kirsten Running-Marquardt Dem Kirsten Running-Marquardt Dem
Iowa 70 Tracy Ehlert Dem Tracy Ehlert Dem
Iowa 71 Mark Smith Dem Sue Cahill Dem
Iowa 72 Dean Fisher Rep Dean Fisher Rep
Iowa 73 Bobby Kaufmann Rep Bobby Kaufmann Rep
Iowa 74 David Jacoby Dem David Jacoby Dem
Iowa 75 Thomas Gerhold Rep Thomas Gerhold Rep
Iowa 76 David Maxwell Rep David Maxwell Rep
Iowa 77 Amy Nielsen Dem Amy Nielsen Dem
Iowa 78 Jarad Klein Rep Jarad Klein Rep
Iowa 79 Dustin Hite Rep Dustin Hite Rep
Iowa 80 Holly Brink Rep Holly Brink Rep
Iowa 81 Mary Gaskill Dem Cherielynn Westrich Rep
Iowa 82 Jeff Shipley Rep Jeff Shipley Rep
Iowa 83 Jeff Kurtz Dem Martin Graber Rep
Iowa 84 Joe Mitchell Rep Joe Mitchell Rep
Iowa 85 Vicki Lensing Dem Christina Bohannan Dem
Iowa 86 Mary Mascher Dem Mary Mascher Dem
Iowa 87 Dennis Cohoon Dem Dennis Cohoon Dem
Iowa 88 David Kerr Rep David Kerr Rep
Iowa 89 Monica Kurth Dem Monica Kurth Dem
Iowa 90 Cindy Winckler Dem Cindy Winckler Dem
Iowa 91 Gary Carlson Rep Mark Cisneros Rep
Iowa 92 Ross Paustian Rep Ross Paustian Rep
Iowa 93 Phyllis Thede Dem Phyllis Thede Dem
Iowa 94 Gary Mohr Rep Gary Mohr Rep
Iowa 95 Louie Zumbach Rep Charlie McClintock Rep
Iowa 96 Lee Hein Rep Lee Hein Rep
Iowa 97 Norlin Mommsen Rep Norlin Mommsen Rep
Iowa 98 Mary Wolfe Dem Mary Wolfe Dem
Iowa 99 Lindsay James Dem Lindsay James Dem
Iowa 100 Charles Isenhart Dem Charles Isenhart Dem

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ The DLCC exclusively supports Democratic candidates

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Want to stay up to date on the 2020 election and Iowa's coronavirus response? Sign up for our daily politics newsletter". www.msn.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Amber (October 2, 2020). "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ Pate, Paul (November 30, 2022). "Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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