2000 Iowa Senate election

The 2000 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2000 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 2000 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

2000 Iowa Senate election

← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mary Kramer Michael Gronstal Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 37th 42nd Last election 30 20 Seats before 30 20 Seats after 30 20 Seat change
President of the Senate before election Mary Kramer Republican Elected President of the Senate Mary Kramer Republican

The primary election on June 6, 2000, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 2000 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.^[1] General election results can be obtained here.^[2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 30 seats to Democrats' 20 seats.

To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 6 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2000 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 30 seats and Democrats having 20 seats.

Summary of Results

• NOTE: The 25 odd-numbered districts did not have elections in 2000 so they are not listed here.

State Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
2nd	John Redwine		Rep	John Redwine		Republican
4th	Jack Kibbie		Dem	Jack Kibbie		Democratic
6th	Steve King		Rep	Steve King		Republican
8th	E. Thurman Gaskill		Rep	E. Thurman Gaskill		Republican
10th	Merlin Bartz		Rep	Merlin Bartz		Republican
12th	Donald Redfern		Rep	Donald Redfern		Republican
14th	Kitty Rehberg		Rep	Kitty Rehberg		Republican
16th	Lyle Zieman		Rep	Mark Zieman		Republican
18th	Mike Connolly		Dem	Mike Connolly		Democratic
20th	Jack Rife		Rep	Tom Fiegen		Democratic
22nd	Patrick J. Deluhery		Dem	Patrick J. Deluhery		Democratic
24th	Richard F. Drake		Rep	Richard F. Drake		Republican
26th	Mary Lundby		Rep	Mary Lundby		Republican
28th	Andy McKean		Rep	Andy McKean		Republican
30th	Neal Schuerer		Rep	Neal Schuerer		Republican
32nd	Larry McKibben		Rep	Larry McKibben		Republican
34th	Matt McCoy		Dem	Matt McCoy		Democratic
36th	Elaine Szymoniak		Dem	Jack Holveck		Democratic
38th	Gene Maddox		Rep	Gene Maddox		Republican
40th	Jerry Behn		Rep	Jerry Behn		Republican
42nd	Michael Gronstal		Dem	Michael Gronstal		Democratic
44th	Jeff Angelo		Rep	Jeff Angelo		Republican
46th	John Judge		Dem	Paul McKinley		Republican
48th	H. Kay Hedge		Rep	Sandy Greiner		Republican
50th	Gene Fraise		Dem	Gene Fraise		Democratic

Source:^[3]

Detailed Results

• Reminder: Only even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2000; therefore, odd-numbered seats did not have elections in 2000 & are not shown.

District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46 • District 48 • District 50

• Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).

District 2

Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Redwine (incumbent)	18,397	100.0
Total votes			18,397	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Kibbie (incumbent)	15,246	61.5
	Republican	Jeffrey Thee	9,561	38.5
Total votes			24,807	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis J. Ryan	643	51.1
	Democratic	Donald Mason	615	48.9
Total votes			1,258	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve King (incumbent)	14,842	69.6
	Democratic	Dennis J. Ryan	6,470	30.4
Total votes			21,312	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8 Republican Primary Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	E. Thurman Gaskill (incumbent)	2,083	75.7
	Republican	Lyle Spencer	669	24.3
Total votes			2,752	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	E. Thurman Gaskill (incumbent)	13,943	56.8
	Democratic	William S. Farnham	10,588	43.2
Total votes			24,531	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Merlin Bartz (incumbent)	16,948	65.0
	Democratic	Jerry Theilen	9,145	35.0
Total votes			26,093	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Redfern (incumbent)	15,077	59.5
	Democratic	John Padget	10,247	40.5
Total votes			25,324	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kitty Rehberg (incumbent)	14,445	59.5
	Democratic	Jeanette Randall	9,824	40.5
Total votes			24,269	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Zieman	3,261	69.4
	Republican	Dave Duncklee	1,435	30.6
Total votes			4,696	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Zieman	13,847	56.2
	Democratic	Roger Thomas	10,807	43.8
Total votes			24,654	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Connolly (incumbent)	16,816	57.3
	Republican	Stephen Potts	12,528	42.7
Total votes			29,344	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Fiegen	12,641	51.4
	Republican	Jack Rife (incumbent)	11,971	48.6
Total votes			24,612	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

Iowa Senate, District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Deluhery (incumbent)	554	87.8
	Democratic	Tina M. Clawson	77	12.2
Total votes			631	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Deluhery (incumbent)	13,080	58.3
	Republican	Patrick J. Gibbs	9,366	41.7
Total votes			22,446	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24

Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard F. Drake (incumbent)	12,147	54.9
	Democratic	Anne Lesnet	9,963	45.1
Total votes			22,110	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Lundby (incumbent)	20,773	65.2
	Democratic	Harvey S. Ross	11,095	34.8
Total votes			31,868	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy McKean (incumbent)	17,577	57.1
	Democratic	Gary Hart	13,210	42.9
Total votes			30,787	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Schuerer (incumbent)	14,994	54.7
	Democratic	Ronald F. Donald	12,406	45.3
Total votes			27,400	100.0
	Republican hold

District 32

Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry McKibben (incumbent)	15,803	58.7
	Democratic	John M. Cahill	11,131	41.3
Total votes			26,934	100.0
	Republican hold

District 34

Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt McCoy (incumbent)	16,393	100.0
Total votes			16,393	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Holveck	14,178	59.9
	Republican	Ronald N. Langston	9,501	40.1
Total votes			23,679	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene Maddox (incumbent)	23,762	64.7
	Democratic	Joe Cataldo	12,949	35.3
Total votes			36,711	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Behn (incumbent)	14,287	57.9
	Democratic	Joan Phillips	10,404	42.1
Total votes			24,691	100.0
	Republican hold

District 42

Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Gronstal (incumbent)	10,963	54.2
	Republican	Linda Primmer	9,272	45.8
Total votes			20,235	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Angelo (incumbent)	15,367	65.0
	Democratic	Warren Woods	8,260	35.0
Total votes			23,627	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul McKinley	12,787	53.1
	Democratic	John Judge (incumbent)	11,276	46.9
Total votes			24,063	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 48

Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Greiner	16,565	70.0
	Democratic	William E. Kuntz	7,101	30.0
Total votes			23,666	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Fraise (incumbent)	18,585	100.0
Total votes			18,585	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States elections, 2000
• United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2000
• Elections in Iowa