A general election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 3, 2020.[1]
State offices
State senate
25 out of the 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, the even-numbered districts, were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the Republican Party won 19 districts and the Democratic Party won 6 districts. The resulting composition was 32 Republicans and 18 Democrats. The Republicans gained the 42nd district while the Democrats gained the 22nd district, resulting in no net seat change.
State House of Representatives
All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won 59 seats and Democrats won 41 seats. Republicans gained 6 seats.
State Supreme Court
4 out of the 7 justices in the Iowa Supreme Court were up for retention election for a new term of up to 8 years.
State Court of Appeals
4 out of the 9 judges in the Iowa Court of Appeals were up for retention election for a new term of up to 6 years.
Retain Judge Thomas N. Bower[2]
| Choice
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Votes
|
%
|
| Yes
|
817,409
|
73.44
|
| No
|
295,628
|
26.56
|
Retain Judge David May[2]
| Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Yes
|
812,162
|
73.17
|
| No
|
297,854
|
26.83
|
Retain Judge Julie A. Schumacher[2]
| Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Yes
|
856,450
|
76.19
|
| No
|
267,699
|
23.81
|
Retain Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer[2]
| Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Yes
|
825,999
|
74.20
|
| No
|
287,186
|
25.80
|
Federal offices
President and vice president of the United States
Iowa had 6 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 53% of the popular vote.
U.S. Senate
One of the two United States Senators of Iowa was up for election. Incumbent Republican Joni Ernst won re-election with 52% of the votes.
U.S. House of Representatives
All 4 of Iowa's representatives in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won 3 seats and Democrats won 1 seat. The Republicans gained two seats, the 1st and 2nd districts.
Ballot measure
Constitutional Convention Question (2020)
Constitutional Convention Question (2020) [2]
| Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
| No
|
972,930
|
70.42
|
| Yes
|
408,746
|
29.58
|
See also
References
External links
- "League of Women Voters of Iowa". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Iowa", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Iowa: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- Iowa 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
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