2022 Iowa House of Representatives election
November 8, 2022
All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pat Grassley Jennifer Konfrst
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2020 June 14, 2019
Leader's seat 50th district 43rd district
Last election 59 41
Seats before 60 40
Seats won 64 36
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Speaker of the House before election

Pat Grassley
Republican

 Elected Speaker of the House

Pat Grassley
Republican

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2022. This was the first election for the Iowa House using the new legislative maps that were enacted following the 2020 census. Republicans expanded their majority in the chamber after a number of their members were defeated in primaries.[1][2][3][4]

Background

Jon Dunwell picked up the 29th district for the Republicans in a special election.[5]

Retirements

Democrats

Republicans

Incumbents defeated

In primaries

Republicans

In the general election

  • District 2: Democrat Steve Hansen lost to Republican Challenger Robert Henderson
  • District 42: Republican Garrett Gobble lost in a rematch against Democratic Challenger Heather Matson, who he had unseated in the previous election.
  • District 94: Democrat Phyllis Thede lost to Republican challenger Mike Vondran.
  • District 99: Democrat Dennis Cohoon lost to Republican challenger Matthew Rinker.

Source:[6]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Likely R May 19, 2022

Results summary

Summary of the November 9, 2022 Iowa House of Representatives election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No.  % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 79 59 60 64 64 Increase 4
Democratic 73 443,603 41 40 36 36 Decrease 4
Libertarian 11 21,574 0 0 0 0 Steady
Independent 4 7,258 0 0 0 0 Steady
Write-in 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 100 100 100 100 Steady
Source: Iowa Elections Results[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa Legislature". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Reynolds-endorsed candidates beat Iowa GOP lawmakers who opposed scholarships for private schools". Iowa Public Radio. June 8, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Iowa General Election results 2022". KCCI. November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Legislature - Iowa Redistricting". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Central Iowa voters elect Republican to state House seat". kcrg. Associated Press. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". List Elections. November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". List Elections. November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". List Elections. November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". List Elections. November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2023.


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