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2020 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 (retired) Todd Prichard Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 14, 2016 January 14, 2019 Leader's seat 54th district 52nd district Last election 54 46 Seats before 53 47 Seats won 59 41 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 786,409 726,718 Percentage 51.45% 47.45%
Results of the elections:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker of the House before election Linda Upmeyer Republican Elected Speaker of the House Pat Grassley Republican

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Elections to the Iowa House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020.

In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.

Predictions

Polling

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Iowa House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	80	786,409	51.35%	53	53	59	59	6
	Democratic	91	726,718	47.45%	47	47	41	41	6
	Libertarian	4	8,788	0.57%	0	0	0	0
	Independent	3	522	0.03%	0	0	0	0
	Write-in		9,104	0.59%	0	0	0	0
Total			1,531,541	100.00%	100	100	100	100
Source:

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 39, 0.7% gain
2. District 38, 0.78% gain
3. District 82, 1.08%
4. District 60, 2.56%
5. District 29, 3.14%
6. District 16, 5.56%
7. District 83, 5.84% gain
8. District 81, 6.28% gain
9. District 67, 6.4% gain
10. District 37, 6.44%
11. District 15, 6.8%
12. District 58, 7.28% gain
13. District 44, 7.33%
14. District 26, 7.42%
15. District 52, 7.44%
16. District 95, 7.76%
17. District 55, 8.7%
18. District 68, 9.18%

Summary of results by State House District

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. The DLCC exclusively supports Democratic candidates

See also

• 2020 Iowa elections

References

1. "Want to stay up to date on the 2020 election and Iowa's coronavirus response? Sign up for our daily politics newsletter". www.msn.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
2. Phillips, Amber (October 2, 2020). "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
3. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. Public Policy Polling/DLCC Archived November 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
5. Iowa Secretary of State's Office (November 30, 2022). "Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

External links

• Iowa 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets

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