2024 Iowa House of Representatives election
Appearance
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Elections in Iowa |
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The 2024 Iowa House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 5, 2024, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 91st Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held concurrently with the 2024 United States elections.[1]
Primaries were held on June 4, 2024.[2]
Partisan background
[edit]In the 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won 64 House districts, while Joe Biden won in 36. Going into the 2024 Iowa House election, Republicans hold three districts where Biden won in 2020: District 28 (Biden +1%), District 43 (Biden +6%), and District 81 (Biden +9%). Conversely, Democrats hold three districts where Trump won: District 20 (Trump +4%), District 41 (Trump +2%), and District 42 (Trump +1%).
Retirements
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 34: Ako Abdul-Samad retired.[3]
- District 44: John Forbes retired to run for Polk County Board of Supervisors.[4]
- District 59: Sharon Steckman retired.[5]
- District 80: Art Staed retired to run for Iowa Senate.[6]
Republicans
[edit]- District 11: Brian Best retired.[7]
- District 13: Ken Carlson retired.[8]
- District 22: Stan Gustafson retired.[9]
- District 24: Joel Fry retired.[10]
- District 48: Phil Thompson retired.[11]
- District 51: Dave Deyoe retired.[12]
- District 64: Anne Osmundson retired.[13]
- District 81: Luana Stoltenberg retired.[14]
- District 91: Brad Sherman retired.[15]
Incumbents Defeated
[edit]In the general
[edit]- District 72: Democrat Charles Isenhart lost to Republican Challenger Jennifer Smith.
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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CNalysis[16] | Solid R | March 26, 2024 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa 2024 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (February 15, 2024). "Longtime state Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad to retire from Iowa Legislature at the end of his term". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Barreda, Virginia (September 12, 2023). "Iowa Rep. John Forbes announces 2024 bid for Polk County Board of Supervisors". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Rep. Sharon Steckman to step down at end of term". KAAL (TV). February 18, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Barton, Tom (December 8, 2023). "Another Linn County Democratic lawmaker is heading for the exit". The Gazette. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
State Rep. Art Staed, D-Cedar Rapids, plans to run for Taylor's Senate seat that includes Hiawatha, Robins and parts of Cedar Rapids.
- ^ Vander Hart, Shane (October 4, 2023). "Best announces he will not seek re-election to Iowa House". The Iowa Torch. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ McNett, Jared (March 17, 2024). "Two Northwest Iowa residents vying for House District 13 seat". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Republicans Travis Sitzmann, Le Mars, and Noah Wieseler, Sioux City, are each looking to succeed Iowa House District 13 Rep. Ken Carlson, R-Onawa, who made the decision to retire, after just one term, in January.
- ^ "Gustafson will not seek re-election to Iowa House". The Iowa Torch. September 6, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Fry not seeking re-election". Osceola Sentinel-Tribune. March 26, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Phil Thompson will not seek re-election to the Iowa House". The Iowa Torch. December 15, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Deyoe will not run for re-election to Iowa House". The Iowa Torch. December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Doug Wolfe announces candidacy for Iowa House of Representatives District 64". Waukon Standard. March 13, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Wolfe has the support of Anne Osmundson, whose term ends early next year and who is not seeking re-election.
- ^ "Iowa House Rep. Luana Stoltenberg Not Seeking Re-Election in 2024". KWQC-TV. February 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Oxford conservative announces run for District 91". Southeast Iowa Union. November 26, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Incumbent Brad Sherman is not seeking re-election.
- ^ "24 IA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.