1994 Iowa Senate election

The 1994 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1994 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-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 1994 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

1994 Iowa Senate election

← 1992 November 8, 1994 1996 →
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Leonard Boswell Jack Rife Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 44th 20th Last election 27 23 Seats before 27 23 Seats after 27 23 Seat change
President of the Senate before election Leonard Boswell Democratic Elected President of the Senate Leonard Boswell Democratic

The primary election on June 7, 1994 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1994 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.^[1] General election results can be obtained here.^[2]

Following the previous election in 1992, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 27 seats to Republicans' 23 seats.

To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 3 Senate seats.

Democrats kept their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1994 general election with the balance of power unchanged--Democrats holding 27 seats and Republicans having 23 seats after the election.