Iowa's 1st
State Senate district
Senator
  Rocky De Witt
R

The 1st district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of part of Woodbury County[1] Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Rocky De Witt.

List of Representatives[2]

Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Jacob Huner Democratic 1846-1848 Fort Madison
James Sprott Whig 1846-1850 Summittville
Thomas Stevenson Espy Democratic 1848-1852 Fort Madison
Nathan Baker Democratic 1850-1852 West Point
James M. Love Democratic 1852-1855 Keokuk
Calvin J. Price Democratic 1852-1854
David Trowbridge Brigham Democratic 1854-1856
Salmon Cowles Democratic 1852-1854 Fort Madison
Exum S. McCulloch Democratic 1854-1858 Harrison Township [3]
William A. Thurston Democratic 1854-1858 Fort Madison
John R. Allen Democratic 1858-1860
John Walker Rankin Republican 1858-1862 Keokuk
Valentine Buechel Democratic 1860-1862 Fort Madison
Frederick Hesser Democratic 1862-1866 Fort Madison
George Washington McCrary Republican 1862-1866 Keokuk
Nathaniel Gates Hedges Democratic 1866-1870
Joseph Hollman Democratic 1866-1870
Exum S. McCulloch Democratic 1870-1874 Harrison Township
Henry Rothert Republican 1874-1878 Keokuk [4]
James Shelley Democratic 1878-1882 Keokuk [5]
Henry Rothert Republican 1882-1886 Keokuk [6]
Josephy M. Casey Democratic 1886-1888 Fort Madison [7]
William Kent Democratic 1888-1894 Fort Madison [8]
John Downey Democratic 1894-1898 Lee County [9]
David Young Democratic 1898-1907 Keokuk [10]
E. P. McManus Democratic 1907-1915 Keokuk [11]
Joseph R. Frailey Republican 1915-1923 Fort Madison [12]
Isaac Snook Democratic 1923-1927 West Point [13]
Joseph R. Frailey Republican 1927-1935 Fort Madison [14]
Timothy Driscoll Democratic 1935-1937 Belfast [15]
Stanley Hart Republican 1937-1955 Keokuk [16]
Edward McManus Democratic 1955-1959 Keokuk [17]
Charles Eppers Democratic 1959-1963 Keokuk [18]
Seeley Lodwick Republican 1963-1969 Wever [19]
Wilson Davis Republican 1969-1971 Keokuk [20]
Lucas DeKoster Republican 1971-1983 Hull [21]
Milo Colton Democratic 1983-1987 Sioux City [22]
Al Sturgeon Democratic 1987-1995 Sioux City [23]
Steven Hansen Democratic 1995-2003 Sioux City [24]
Steven Warnstadt Democratic 2003-2013 Sioux City [25]
Rick Bertrand Republican 2011-2013 Sioux City [26]
David Johnson Republican 2013-2015 Ocheyedan [27]
David Johnson Independent 2015-2019 Ocheyedan [28]
Zach Whiting Republican 2019-2021 Spirit Lake [29]
Dave Rowley Republican 2021-2023 [30]
Rocky De Witt Republican 2023–Present [31]

Election Results

2018

Iowa Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Zach Whiting 3,539 62.4
Republican Brad D. Price 1,288 22.7
Republican Jesse Wolfe 844 14.9
Total votes 5,671 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Zach Whiting 21,245 100.0
Total votes 21,245 100.0
Republican gain from Independent

Historical District Boundaries[32]

Map Description Years Effective Notes
Lee County 1846 - 1857 From 1846 to 1857, District numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.[33]
Lee County 1858-1970
Plymouth County

Sioux County Lyon County (part)

 1971-1972 In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court Case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed Unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 Election.[34]
Plymouth County (part)

Sioux County (part)

Lyon County (part)

 1973-1982
Woodbury County (part) 1983-1992
Woodbury County (part) 1993-2002
Woodbury County (part) 2003-2012
Lyon County

Osceola County

Dickinson County

Clay County

Palo Alto County

 2013-2022
Woodbury County (part) 2023–Present

See also

References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/1366281.pdf. Retrieved February 6, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Iowa State Senate District 1 Historic Legislators".
  3. ↑ "Legislator Details - E. S. McCulloch".
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - Henry Rothert".
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - James Shelley".
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Henry Rothert".
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - J. M. Casey".
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - William Kent".
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - John Downey".
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - David Young".
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - Edward P. McManus".
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Joseph Frailey".
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - Isaac Snook".
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Joseph Frailey".
  15. ↑ "Legislator - Timothy Driscoll".
  16. ↑ "Legislator Details - Stanley Hart".
  17. ↑ "Legislator Details - Edward J. McManus".
  18. ↑ "Legislator Details - Charles Eppers".
  19. ↑ "Legislator Details - Seeley Lodiwck".
  20. ↑ "Legislator Details - Wilson Davis".
  21. ↑ "Legislator Details - Lucas Dekoster".
  22. ↑ "Legislator Details - Milo Colton". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Legislator Details - Al Sturgeon". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Legislator Details - Steven Hansen". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Legislator Details - Steven Warnstadt". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Legislator Details - Rick Bertrand". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Legislator Details - David Johnson". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Legislator Details - David Johnson". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Legislator Details - Zach Whiting". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Legislator Details - Dave Rowley". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Legislator Details - Rocky De Witt". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Iowa State Senate District 1 Historic Legislators".
  33. ↑ "1846 Iowa Constitution" (PDF).
  34. ↑ "Reapportionment in Iowa".


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