Dawn Driscoll
2023 - Present
2029
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Dawn Driscoll (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 46. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Driscoll (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 46. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Dawn Driscoll was born in Atkinson, Illinois.[1] Driscoll earned a B.S. in agronomy from Western Illinois University. Her career experience includes working as a recruiter with Hummer AgriBusiness Search, Inc.[1][2] Driscoll has served as the president of the Iowa County Farm Bureau, the president of a preschool board, and a 4-H community leader.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Driscoll was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee, Chair
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Natural Resources & Environment Committee
- Senate State Government Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
- Senate Workforce Committee
2021-2022
Driscoll was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Natural Resources & Environment Committee, Vice chair
- Labor and Business Relations Committee (decommissioned)
- Senate Transportation Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Dawn Driscoll defeated Ed Chabal in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 46 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Driscoll (R) | 60.7 | 21,299 |
| Ed Chabal (D) | 39.2 | 13,769 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 35,106 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Ed Chabal advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ed Chabal | 99.2 | 1,062 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Dawn Driscoll advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Driscoll | 99.0 | 2,480 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 2,504 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Dawn Driscoll defeated incumbent Kevin Kinney in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 46 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Driscoll (R) | 54.0 | 14,800 |
 | Kevin Kinney (D) | 46.0 | 12,605 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 27,423 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Kevin Kinney advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Kinney | 99.8 | 2,911 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 2,917 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46
Incumbent Dawn Driscoll advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 46 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Driscoll | 99.5 | 4,620 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 4,645 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 38
Dawn Driscoll defeated Ivy Schuster in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Driscoll (R) | 63.9 | 21,238 |
 | Ivy Schuster (D) | 36.0 | 11,948 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 33,231 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 38
Ivy Schuster defeated Alvin Aragon in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 38 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ivy Schuster | 81.5 | 3,642 |
| Alvin Aragon | 18.2 | 815 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 4,471 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 38
Dawn Driscoll defeated Garrett Dozark and Bruce Adams in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 38 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Driscoll | 44.9 | 2,402 |
 | Garrett Dozark | 35.8 | 1,912 | |
| Bruce Adams | 19.2 | 1,025 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 5,347 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2024
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In 2024, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2022
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In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.
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2021
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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa State Senate District 46 |
Officeholder Iowa State Senate District 46 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Iowa State Senate District 46 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Tim Kapucian (R) |
Iowa State Senate District 38 2021-2023 |
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