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 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.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 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 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Constitutional Convention Question (2020)
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 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 |
- "Iowa elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- 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
- Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020,
Detailed state statistics
- "State of Iowa - Canvass State - 2020 General" (PDF). State of Iowa. Iowa Secretary of State. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "League of Women Voters of Iowa". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Iowa", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Iowa: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- Iowa 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets