2016 Iowa House of Representatives election

The 2016 Iowa House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016. The members of the Iowa House are up for election in every two years, and the winners of the 2016 elections will serve in the 87th General Assembly. Republican Party retained its majority in the House.^[1]

2016 Iowa House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Linda Upmeyer Mark Smith Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 14, 2016 August 10, 2013 Leader's seat 54th district 71st district Last election 57 43 Seats won 59 41 Seat change 2 2
Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker of the House before election Linda Upmeyer Republican Elected Speaker of the House Linda Upmeyer Republican

Overview

Party composition^[2]

Party		Seats	Change
	Republican	59	2
	Democrat	41	2
Total		100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[3]	Likely R	October 12, 2016

General election

The election results for each of the districts were organized in the following table:^[4]

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Republican	John Wills	Re-elected		Republican	John Wills	14,627	82.74
2		Republican	Megan Hess	Re-elected		Republican	Megan Hess	12,756	80.09
3		Republican	Dan Huseman	Re-elected		Republican	Dan Huseman	12,096	76.10
						Democratic	Mason McCoy	2,848	17.92
4		Republican	Dwayne Alons	Deceased		Republican	Skyler Wheeler	9,815	58.85
						Independent	Jeff VanDerWerff	5,838	35.01
5		Republican	Chuck Soderberg	Did not run		Republican	Chuck Holz	11,774	73.02
						Democratic	Patrick Ritz	3,445	21.36
6		Republican	Ron Jorgensen	Did not run		Republican	Jim Carlin	9,655	61.66
						Democratic	Perla Alarcon-Flory	5,086	32.48
7		Republican	Tedd Gassman	Re-elected		Republican	Tedd Gassman	9,665	60.96
						Democratic	Dave Grussing	5,608	35.37
8		Republican	Terry Baxter	Re-elected		Republican	Terry Baxter	10,078	64.66
						Democratic	Nancy Huisinga	4,701	30.16
9		Democratic	Helen Miller	Re-elected		Democratic	Helen Miller	7,461	54.87
						Republican	Gary Waechter	5,562	40.90
10		Republican	Mike Sexton	Re-elected		Republican	Mike Sexton	13,063	81.07
11		Republican	Gary Worthan	Re-elected		Republican	Gary Worthan	8,279	60.71
						Democratic	Sara Huddleston	4,475	32.81
12		Republican	Brian Best	Re-elected		Republican	Brian Best	10,349	64.70
						Democratic	Ken Myers	4,369	27.31
13		Democratic	Chris Hall	Re-elected		Democratic	Chris Hall	7,027	59.24
						Republican	Shaun Broyhill	4,365	36.80
14		Democratic	David Dawson	Did not run		Democratic	Tim Kacena	5,365	48.28
						Republican	Robert Henderson	5,126	46.13
15		Democratic	Charlie McConkey	Re-elected		Democratic	Charlie McConkey	5,424	48.43
						Republican	Bill Riley	5,056	45.15
16		Republican	Mary Ann Hanusa	Re-elected		Republican	Mary Ann Hanusa	6,847	54.02
						Democratic	Steve Gorman	5,120	40.40
17		Republican	Matt Windschitl	Re-elected		Republican	Matt Windschitl	10,712	69.20
						Democratic	Jan Creasman	3,866	24.94
18		Republican	Steven Holt	Re-elected		Republican	Steven Holt	10,603	74.53
19		Republican	Ralph Watts	Re-elected		Republican	Ralph Watts	10,393	56.72
						Democratic	Bryce Smith	6,597	36.00
20		Republican	Clel Baudler	Re-elected		Republican	Clel Baudler	7,204	50.50
						Democratic	Scott Heldt	4,006	28.08
						Libertarian	Bob Boyle	1,498	10,50
						Independent	Ryan Ketelsen	985	6.90
21		Republican	Jack Drake	Deceased		Republican	Tom Moore	11,716	76.95
22		Republican	Greg Forristall	Re-elected		Republican	Greg Forristall	14,015	18,182
23		Republican	Mark Costello	Ran for Iowa Senate		Republican	David Sieck	10,068	66.74
						Democratic	Craig Florian	4,061	26.92
24		Republican	Cecil Dolecheck	Re-elected		Republican	Cecil Dolecheck	11,702	81.49
25		Republican	Stan Gustafson	Re-elected		Republican	Stan Gustafson	11,280	61.74
						Democratic	Justin Knight	5,850	32.02
26		Democratic	Scott Ourth	Re-elected		Democratic	Scott Ourth	9,122	51.95
						Republican	Rebel Snodgrass	7,769	44.25
27		Republican	Joel Fry	Re-elected		Republican	Joel Fry	9,478	66.87
						Democratic	Rich Higdon	3,885	27.41
28		Republican	Greg Heartsill	Re-elected		Republican	Greg Heartsill	9,593	62.30
						Democratic	Martin Duffy	5,230	33.97
29		Democratic	Dan Kelley	Lost in primary		Democratic	Wes Breckenridge	7,903	49.51
						Republican	Patrick Payton	5,831	36.53
						Other	Dan Kelley	1,758	11.01
30		Republican	Zach Nunn	Re-elected		Republican	Zach Nunn	11,442	59.82
						Democratic	Joe Riding	6,999	36.59
31		Democratic	Rick Olson	Re-elected		Democratic	Rick Olson	7,160	51.63
						Republican	Matt Christoffersen	5,027	36.25
						Libertarian	Joe Gleason	794	5.72
32		Democratic	Ruth Ann Gaines	Re-elected		Democratic	Ruth Ann Gaines	7,142	63.90
						Republican	Bill Charlier	2,920	26.13
						Libertarian	Seth Bartmess	466	4.17
33		Democratic	Brian Meyer	Re-elected		Democratic	Brian Meyer	7,785	62.13
						Libertarian	Jeremy Tomlinson	2,373	18.94
34		Democratic	Bruce Hunter	Re-elected		Democratic	Bruce Hunter	9,677	70.58
35		Democratic	Ako Abdul-Samad	Re-elected		Democratic	Ako Abdul-Samad	6,458	64.72
						Libertarian	Jocelyn Fry	2,057	20.61
36		Democratic	Marti Anderson	Re-elected		Democratic	Marti Anderson	10,348	59.66
						Republican	Scott Miller	5,853	33.74
37		Republican	John Landon	Re-elected		Republican	John Landon	12,059	53.73
						Democratic	Andrea Phillips	8,954	39.89
38		Republican	Kevin Koester	Re-elected		Republican	Kevin Koester	8,793	49.74
						Democratic	Heather Matson	7,264	41.09
						Libertarian	Jeffrey Meyers	610	3.45
						Independent	Brett Nelson	183	1.04
39		Republican	Jake Highfill	Re-elected		Republican	Jake Highfill	11,492	53.49
						Democratic	Maridith Morris	8,549	39.79
40		Democratic	John Forbes	Re-elected		Democratic	John Forbes	9,660	53.91
						Republican	Scott Reed	7,332	40.92
41		Democratic	Jo Oldson	Re-elected		Democratic	Jo Oldson	13,363	74.85
42		Republican	Peter Cownie	Re-elected		Republican	Peter Cownie	9,065	51.16
						Democratic	Claire Celsi	7,948	44.85
43		Republican	Chris Hagenow	Re-elected		Republican	Chris Hagenow	8,809	49.41
						Democratic	Jennifer Konfrst	8,273	46.41
44		Republican	Rob Taylor	Re-elected		Republican	Rob Taylor	13,818	69.91
45		Democratic	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Re-elected		Democratic	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	9,036	52.57
						Republican	Sondra Childs-Smith	5,730	33.34
						Libertarian	Eric Cooper	1,277	7.43
46		Democratic	Lisa Heddens	Re-elected		Democratic	Lisa Heddens	11,927	69.23
47		Republican	Ralph Watts	Re-elected		Republican	Chip Baltimore	9,165	57.15
						Democratic	Deb Duncan	5,983	37.31
48		Republican	Robert Bacon	Re-elected		Republican	Robert Bacon	9,829	59.36
						Democratic	Sherrie Taha	5,397	32.59
49		Republican	Dave Deyoe	Re-elected		Republican	Dave Deyoe	9,315	56.21
						Democratic	Mickie Franklin	4,382	26.44
						Libertarian	John Evans	1,126	6.79
						Independent	Mike Knox	741	4.47
50		Republican	Pat Grassley	Re-elected		Republican	Pat Grassley	11,493	72.22
						Democratic	Doris Fritz	3,901	24.51
51		Republican	Josh Byrnes	Did not run		Republican	Jane Bloomingdale	9,408	59.69
						Democratic	Tim Hejhal	5,647	35.83
52		Democratic	Todd Prichard	Re-elected		Democratic	Todd Prichard	8,160	51.85
						Republican	Stacie Stokes	6,847	43.50
53		Democratic	Sharon Steckman	Re-elected		Democratic	Sharon Steckman	8,977	58.94
						Republican	Barbara Hovland	5,869	38.53
54		Republican	Linda Upmeyer	Re-elected		Republican	Linda Upmeyer	12,675	80.93
55		Republican	Darrel Branhagen	Did not run		Republican	Michael Bergan	8,943	54.78
						Democratic	Patt Ritter	6,697	41.03
56		Democratic	Patti Ruff	Lost re-election		Republican	Kristi Hager	7,910	53.04
						Democratic	Patti Ruff	6,605	44.29
57		Democratic	Nancy Dunkel	Did not run		Republican	Shannon Lundgren	9,023	49.67
						Democratic	Tom Stecher	8,249	45.41
58		Republican	Brian Moore	Did not run		Republican	Andy McKean	9,048	55.70
						Democratic	Jessica Kean	6,296	38.76
59		Democratic	Bob Kressig	Re-elected		Democratic	Bob Kressig	8,567	51.64
						Republican	Drew Speer	4,891	29.48
						Independent	Nick Taiber	2,319	13.98
60		Republican	Walt Rogers	Re-elected		Republican	Walt Rogers	10,115	56.24
						Democratic	Gary Kroeger	7,267	40.40
61		Democratic	Timi Brown-Powers	Re-elected		Democratic	Timi Brown-Powers	9,206	69.94
62		Democratic	Deborah Berry	Did not run		Democratic	Ras Smith	7,113	59.02
						Republican	Todd Obadal	3,354	27.83
						Independent	John Patterson	797	6.61
63		Republican	Sandy Salmon	Re-elected		Republican	Sandy Salmon	9,927	57.13
						Democratic	Teresa Meyer	6,644	38.45
64		Democratic	Bruce Bearinger	Re-elected		Democratic	Bruce Bearinger	8,288	56.10
						Republican	Zach Schulz	5,912	40.02
65		Democratic	Liz Bennett	Re-elected		Democratic	Liz Bennett	9,724	62.19
						Republican	Harry Foster	4,881	31.21
66		Democratic	Art Staed	Re-elected		Democratic	Art Staed	11,669	69.09
67		Republican	Kraig Paulsen	Did not run		Republican	Ashley Hinson	11,248	60.63
						Democratic	Mark Seidl	6,749	36.38
68		Republican	Ken Rizer	Re-elected		Republican	Ken Rizer	9,317	51.65
						Democratic	Molly Donahue	7,921	43.91
69		Democratic	Kirsten Running-Marquardt	Re-elected		Democratic	Kirsten Running-Marquardt	10,730	69.45
70		Democratic	Todd Taylor	Re-elected		Democratic	Todd Taylor	8,877	52.82
						Republican	Steven Van Fleet	5,698	33.90
						Libertarian	Dave Cork	1,050	6.25
71		Democratic	Mark Smith	Re-elected		Democratic	Mark Smith	8,668	67.73
72		Republican	Dean Fisher	Re-elected		Republican	Dean Fisher	9,397	59.20
						Democratic	Nathan Wrage	5,841	36.80
73		Republican	Bobby Kaufmann	Re-elected		Republican	Bobby Kaufmann	10,498	73.35
74		Democratic	David Jacoby	Re-elected		Democratic	David Jacoby	12,839	76.51
75		Republican	Dawn Pettengill	Re-elected		Republican	Dawn Pettengill	10,448	64.11
						Democratic	Paula Denison	4,924	30.21
76		Republican	David Maxwell	Re-elected		Republican	David Maxwell	9,754	58.79
						Democratic	Jacob Turnholm	5,907	35.60
77		Democratic	Sally Stutsman	Did not run		Democratic	Amy Nielsen	10,217	54.04
						Republican	Royce Phillips	7,461	39.47
78		Republican	Jarad Klein	Re-elected		Republican	Jarad Klein	10,138	67.17
						Democratic	Joshua Miller	2,790	18.49
79		Republican	Guy Vander Linden	Re-elected		Republican	Guy Vander Linden	12,615	79.73
80		Republican	Larry Sheets	Re-elected		Republican	Larry Sheets	8,557	57.20
						Democratic	Levi Grenko	5,009	33.48
						Libertarian	Garrett Byrd	497	3.32
81		Democratic	Mary Gaskill	Re-elected		Democratic	Mary Gaskill	8,356	65.93
82		Democratic	Curt Hanson	Re-elected		Democratic	Curt Hanson	10,488	70.45
83		Democratic	Jerry Kearns	Re-elected		Democratic	Jerry Kearns	9,617	71.55
84		Republican	Dave Heaton	Re-elected		Republican	Dave Heaton	9,636	67.03
						Democratic	Carrie Duncan	4,225	29.39
85		Democratic	Vicki Lensing	Re-elected		Democratic	Vicki Lensing	15,213	77.86
86		Democratic	Mary Mascher	Re-elected		Democratic	Mary Mascher	12,689	77.18
87		Democratic	Dennis Cohoon	Re-elected		Democratic	Dennis Cohoon	9,333	67.84
88		Republican	David Kerr	Re-elected		Republican	David Kerr	8,619	58.55
						Democratic	Ryan Drew	5,469	37.15
89		Democratic	Jim Lykam	Re-elected		Democratic	Jim Lykam	10,549	70.46
90		Democratic	Cindy Winckler	Re-elected		Democratic	Cindy Winckler	8,442	73.42
91		Republican	Gary Carlson	Re-elected		Republican	Gary Carlson	7,293	51.93
						Democratic	Phil Wiese	6,229	44.35
92		Republican	Ross Paustian	Re-elected		Republican	Ross Paustian	8,676	53.77
						Democratic	Ken Krumwiede	6,782	42.03
93		Democratic	Phyllis Thede	Re-elected		Democratic	Phyllis Thede	8,470	49.81
						Republican	Kurt Whalen	7,865	46.26
94		Republican	Linda Miller	Did not run		Republican	Gary Mohr	14,696	72.74
95		Republican	Quentin Stanerson	Did not run		Republican	Louie Zumbach	9,868	55.83
						Democratic	Richard Whitehead	7,085	40.08
96		Republican	Lee Hein	Re-elected		Republican	Lee Hein	9,276	60.98
						Democratic	Matt Hanlon	4,950	32.54
97		Republican	Norlin Mommsen	Re-elected		Republican	Norlin Mommsen	9,345	53.31
						Democratic	Jeff Wolf	6,202	35.38
						Libertarian	David Melchert Jr.	1,247	7.11
98		Democratic	Mary Wolfe	Re-elected		Democratic	Mary Wolfe	8,547	64.32
						Republican	Jeannine Eldrenkamp	4,306	32.40
99		Democratic	Abby Finkenauer	Re-elected		Democratic	Abby Finkenauer	10,780	63.74
100		Democratic	Charles Isenhart	Re-elected		Democratic	Charles Isenhart	9,213	66.93