2020 Iowa elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 3, 2020.[1]

To vote by mail, registered Iowa voters must request a ballot by October 24, 2020.[2] As of early October some 686,870 voters have requested mail ballots.[3]

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.

Retain Justice Susan Kay Christensen[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 859,886 73.03
No 317,598 26.97
Valid votes 1,177,484 69.26
Invalid or blank votes 522,646 30.74
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00
Retain Justice Edward Mansfield[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 802,356 69.24
No 356,374 30.76
Valid votes 1,158,730 68.16
Invalid or blank votes 541,400 31.84
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00
Retain Justice Christopher McDonald[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 825,661 71.29
No 332,499 28.71
Valid votes 1,158,160 68.12
Invalid or blank votes 541,970 31.88
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00
Retain Justice Thomas Waterman[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 809,058 69.88
No 348,665 30.12
Valid votes 1,157,723 68.10
Invalid or blank votes 542,407 31.90
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00

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[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 817,409 73.44
No 295,628 26.56
Valid votes 1,113,037 65.47
Invalid or blank votes 587,093 34.53
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00
Retain Judge David May[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 812,162 73.17
No 297,854 26.83
Valid votes 1,110,016 65.29
Invalid or blank votes 590,114 34.71
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00
Retain Judge Julie A. Schumacher[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 856,450 76.19
No 267,699 23.81
Valid votes 1,124,149 66.12
Invalid or blank votes 575,981 33.88
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00
Retain Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer[4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 825,999 74.20
No 287,186 25.80
Valid votes 1,113,185 65.48
Invalid or blank votes 586,945 34.52
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00

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) [4]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum failed No 972,930 70.42
Yes 408,746 29.58
Valid votes 1,381,676 81.27
Invalid or blank votes 318,454 18.73
Total votes 1,700,130 100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020
  3. ↑ Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020, Detailed state statistics
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "State of Iowa - Canvass State - 2020 General" (PDF). State of Iowa. Iowa Secretary of State. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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