2014 Senate elections · Iowa history
Iowa U.S. Senate election 2014
Joni K. Ernst REP +8.3 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/14
- Votes counted
- 1,129,700
- Margin
- 8.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/4/14
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joni K. Ernst Won | REP | 588,575 | 52.10% | |
| Bruce L. Braley | DEM | 494,370 | 43.76% | |
| Rick Stewart | IND | 26,815 | 2.37% | |
| Douglas Butzier | LIB | 8,232 | 0.73% | |
| Bob Quast | OTH | 5,873 | 0.52% | |
| Ruth Smith | OTH | 4,724 | 0.42% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,111 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 1,129,700 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Iowa Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Chuck Grassley | 12.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Joni K. Ernst | 6.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Chuck Grassley | 24.4 |
| 2014 | Class II | Joni K. Ernst | 8.3 |
| 2010 | Class III | Chuck Grassley | 31.1 |
| 2008 | Class II | Tom Harkin | 25.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Chuck Grassley | 42.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Tom Harkin | 10.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Chuck Grassley | 37.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Tom Harkin | 5.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | Chuck Grassley | 42.4 |
| 1990 | Class II | Tom Harkin | 9.1 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2014 Iowa Senate race?
Joni K. Ernst (REP) won with 52.1% of the vote, ahead of Bruce L. Braley (43.8%), a margin of 8.3 points.
Did the Iowa Senate seat change party in 2014?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2014 Iowa Senate race?
1,129,700 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.