Election Name: | 2020 Iowa House of Representatives election |
Country: | Iowa |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 Iowa House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 Iowa House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 51 |
Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
Leader1: | Linda Upmeyer (retired) |
Color1: | FF0000 |
Party1: | Republican |
Leader Since1: | January 14, 2016 |
Leaders Seat1: | 54th district |
Last Election1: | 54 |
Seats Before1: | 53 |
Seats1: | 59 |
Seat Change1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 786,409 |
Percentage1: | 46.26% |
Leader2: | Todd Prichard |
Color2: | 0000FF |
Party2: | Democratic |
Leader Since2: | January 14, 2019 |
Leaders Seat2: | 52nd district |
Last Election2: | 46 |
Seats Before2: | 47 |
Seats Needed2: | 4 |
Seats2: | 41 |
Seat Change2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 726,718 |
Percentage2: | 42.74% |
Map Size: | 400px |
Speaker of the House | |
Before Election: | Linda Upmeyer |
Before Party: | Republican |
After Election: | Pat Grassley |
After Party: | Republican |
Elections to the Iowa House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020.[1]
In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[2]
Generic Republican vs. Generic Democrat
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
Republican | 80 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 6 | ||||
Democratic | 91 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 6 | ||||
Libertarian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
Source: Iowa Elections Results |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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