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Iowa State Senate District 25

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Iowa State Senate District 25
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Iowa State Senate District 25 is represented by Herman Quirmbach (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Iowa state senators represented an average of 63,848 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 61,076 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Iowa State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the senate is up for re-election every two years. Iowa state senators assume office on the first day of January which is not a Sunday or legal holiday.[1][2]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

The Iowa Constitution states, "Senators shall be chosen for the term of four years, at the same time and place as representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and possess the qualifications of representatives as to residence and citizenship."[3]


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[4]
SalaryPer diem
$25,000/year$178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Iowa General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. The governor of Iowa is required within five days of a vacancy in the General Assembly to call for a special election. If the vacancy happens in session or within 45 days of the session convening, the governor must call for an election as soon as possible with at least an 18-day notice. All other special elections require a 40-day notice as long the election does not happen on the same day as a school election within the district.[5]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Iowa Code § 69.14


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Iowa after the 2020 census

On November 4, 2021, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed new congressional and state legislative maps into law after the state's Legislative Services Agency had proposed them on October 21, 2021. The Iowa legislature approved the maps on October 28, 2021, by a vote of 48-1 in the state Senate and 93-2 in the state House.[6] The legislature could only vote to approve or reject the maps and could not make any amendments. These maps took effect for Iowa's 2022 congressional and legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Iowa work? The Legislative Services Agency prepares redistricting plans for approval by the Iowa State Legislature. According to All About Redistricting, the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) consists of "civil servants committed to nonpartisanship and otherwise charged with tasks like legal and fiscal analysis of state legislation and state government oversight." The LSA is assisted by a commission, which consists of the following members:[7]

  1. one member selected by the majority leader of the Iowa State Senate
  2. one member selected by the majority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
  3. one member selected by the minority leader of the Iowa State Senate
  4. one member selected by the minority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
  5. one member selected by the first four members

The members of this commission cannot "hold partisan public office or an office in a political party, and none may be a relative or employee of a federal or state legislator (or the legislature as a whole)."[7]

Working with this commission, the LSA drafts congressional and state legislative district lines. The maps are presented as a single bill to the state legislature, which may approve or reject the bill without altering it (the legislature can provide feedback). If the legislature rejects the plan, the LSA must draft a second proposal. If the legislature rejects the second proposal, the LSA must draft a third, and final, set of maps. If the legislature rejects this plan, it may then approve its own maps. Since the implementation of this process in 1980, the state legislature has never chosen not to approve an LSA proposal. Redistricting plans are also subject to gubernatorial veto. In addition, the legislature may repeal or revise the maps at any time, though it has never done so.[7]

State law establishes the following criteria for both congressional and state legislative districts:[7]

  1. Districts must be "convenient and contiguous."
  2. Districts must "preserve the integrity of political subdivisions like counties and cities."
  3. Districts must "to the extent consistent with other requirements, [be] reasonably compact–defined in terms of regular polygons, comparisons of length and width, and overall boundary perimeter."

In addition, state House districts are required to be contained within state Senate districts "where possible, and where not in conflict with the criteria above." It is explicit in state law that district lines cannot be drawn "to favor a political party, incumbent, or other person or group."[7]

Iowa State Senate District 25
until January 2, 2023

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Iowa State Senate District 25
starting January 3, 2023

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Elections

2022

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach defeated Jordan Taylor in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Herman Quirmbach
Herman Quirmbach (D)
 
75.7
 
14,258
Jordan Taylor (L)
 
23.6
 
4,451
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
129

Total votes: 18,838
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Herman Quirmbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Herman Quirmbach
Herman Quirmbach
 
99.6
 
3,727
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
14

Total votes: 3,741
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2018

Regular election

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Annette Sweeney defeated Tracy Freese in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annette Sweeney
Annette Sweeney (R)
 
61.6
 
16,621
Image of Tracy Freese
Tracy Freese (D)
 
38.3
 
10,345
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
23

Total votes: 26,989
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25

Tracy Freese advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 25 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tracy Freese
Tracy Freese
 
100.0
 
2,546

Total votes: 2,546
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 25

Incumbent Annette Sweeney defeated Chad Buss in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 25 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annette Sweeney
Annette Sweeney
 
82.8
 
2,731
Chad Buss
 
17.2
 
566

Total votes: 3,297
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Special election

See also: Iowa state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the position of Iowa State Senate District 25 was called for April 10, 2018.[8] The candidate filing deadline was on March 16, 2018.[9]

Annette Sweeney (R) defeated Tracy Freese (D) in the special election.[10]

The seat became vacant following Bill Dix's (R) resignation after a website published photos and video of him kissing a female lobbyist.[11]

Iowa State Senate, District 25, 2018
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Sweeney 56% 4,742
     Democratic Tracy Freese 44% 3,726
Total Votes 8,468
Source: Grundy County, Iowa; Story County, Iowa; Hardin County, Iowa; Butler County, Iowa These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


2014

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Iowa State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Bill Dix was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[12][13][14][15]

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Iowa State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 19, 2010. Incumbent Daryl Beall (D) defeated Chris McGonegle (R) in the general election and was unopposed in the Democratic primary. McGonegle defeated Larry Aden in the Republican primary.[16][17]

Iowa State Senate, District 25, General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDaryl Beall Incumbent 54.2% 10,504
     Republican Chris McGonegle 45.8% 8,861
Total Votes 19,365

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2022, candidates for Iowa State Senate District 25 raised a total of $1,347,711. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $79,277 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Iowa State Senate District 25
Year Amount Candidates Average
2022 $82,695 2 $41,348
2018 $128,251 2 $64,126
2014 $545,992 1 $545,992
2012 $16,410 1 $16,410
2010 $147,764 3 $49,255
2008 $28,663 1 $28,663
2006 $258,172 2 $129,086
2004 $30,185 1 $30,185
2002 $98,029 3 $32,676
2000 $11,550 1 $11,550
Total $1,347,711 17 $79,277


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. JUSTIA US Law, "Iowa Code, Section 39.8 - Term of office," accessed November 1, 2021
  2. Iowa Secretary of State, "Terms of Offices for Elected Officials," accessed November 1, 2021
  3. Iowa Constitution, "Article 3, Section 5," accessed May 21, 2025
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  5. Iowa General Assembly, "Iowa Code - 2021," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 69.14)
  6. Des Moines Register, "Iowa lawmakers accept second redistricting plan, setting up next decade of politics," October 28, 2021
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 All About Redistricting, "Iowa," accessed April 21, 2015
  8. The Courier, "Special election April 10 to fill Dix's Iowa Senate seat," March 16, 2018
  9. We Are Iowa, "What happens to Bill Dix's seat in the Senate?" March 12, 2018
  10. Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Certification List," accessed April 5, 2018
  11. CBS News, "Iowa Senate leader Bill Dix resigns after video shows him kissing lobbyist," March 12, 2018
  12. Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
  13. Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
  14. Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
  15. Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
  16. "2010 Iowa Primary Results," October 16, 2013
  17. "Official Iowa State Senate November 2, 2010 Election Results," accessed October 16, 2013


Current members of the Iowa State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Amy Sinclair
Minority Leader:Janice Weiner
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Mike Pike (R)
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Art Staed (D)
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