Iowa State Senate elections, 2004

Elections for the Iowa State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

Qualifications

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."

List of candidates

District 2

June 8 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 8 GOP primary:

• Dave Mulder: 6,141 a
• Kenneth Veenstra: 5,128

November 2 General election candidates:

Dave Mulder

District 4

June 8 Democratic primary:

• John P. Kibbie a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Harley Kohlhaas a

November 2 General election candidates:

John P. Kibbie: 17,642

Harley Kohlhaas: 11,764

District 6

June 8 Democratic primary:

• John Drury a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Thurman Gaskill a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Drury: 12,213

Thurman Gaskill: 17,192

District 8

June 8 Democratic primary:

• John Beard a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Mark Zieman a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Beard: 12,593

Mark Zieman: 15,682

District 10

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Danielson: 967 a
• Bob Krause: 239

June 8 GOP primary:

• Frank Dowie a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jeff Danielson: 16,712

Frank Dowie: 14,281

District 12

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Peg Erdman: 725
• Brian H. Schoenjahn: 1,101 a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Steve Huff: 803
• Ron Longmuir: 1,365 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Brian H. Schoenjahn: 14,677

Ron Longmuir: 13,123

District 14

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Mike Connolly a

June 8 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mike Connolly

District 16

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Tom Hancock a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Julie Hosch a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tom Hancock: 15,324

Julie Hosch: 15,202

District 18

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Lorna M. Richards a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Mary A. Lundby a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lorna M. Richards: 13,923

Mary A. Lundby: 20,686

District 20

June 8 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 8 GOP primary:

• John Putney a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Putney

District 22

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Wayne Sawtelle a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Larry McKibben a

November 2 General election candidates:

Wayne Sawtelle: 13,398

Larry McKibben: 14,185

District 24

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Russell D. Wiesley a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Jerry Behn a

November 2 General election candidates:

Russell D. Wiesley: 14,412

Jerry Behn: 19,409

District 26

June 8 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 8 GOP primary:

• Steve Kettering a

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Kettering

District 28

June 8 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 8 GOP primary:

• James Seymour a

November 2 General election candidates:

James Seymour

District 30

June 8 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 8 GOP primary:

• Pat Ward a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Sean Edward Martin

November 2 General election candidates:

Satro Narayan: 11,486

Pat Ward: 19,798

Sean Edward Martin: 727

District 32

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Laura Sands a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Brad Zaun a

November 2 General election candidates:

Laura Sands: 14,595

Brad Zaun: 20,088

District 34

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Dick L. Dearden a

June 8 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dick L. Dearden

District 36

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Dave Sextro a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Paul McKinley a

November 2 General election candidates:

Dave Sextro: 11,198

Paul McKinley: 17,029

District 38

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Thomas J. Rielly a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Neal Schuerer a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas J. Rielly: 14,679

Neal Schuerer: 13,791

District 40

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Thomas L. Fiegen a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Jim Han a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas L. Fiegen: 12,564

Jim Han: 14,485

District 42

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Dennis G. Starling: 283
• Frank B. Wood: 649 a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Bryan J. Sievers a

November 2 General election candidates:

Frank B. Wood: 15,500

Bryan J. Sievers: 15,020

District 44

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Thomas G. Courtney a

June 8 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas G. Courtney

District 46

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Eugene Fraise a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Doug P. Abolt a

November 2 General election candidates:

Eugene Fraise: 14,272

Doug P. Abolt: 12,532

District 48

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Steve Waterman a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Jeff Angelo a

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Waterman: 12,776

Jeff Angelo: 14,981

District 50

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Michael E. Gronstal a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Loren Knauss a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael E. Gronstal: 12,480

Loren Knauss: 10,413

External links

• Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2004 Primary Election Results," accessed April 24, 2013
• Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2004 General Election Results," accessed April 24, 2013

Footnotes

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Current members of the Iowa State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Amy Sinclair

Majority Leader:Michael Klimesh

Minority Leader:Janice Weiner

Senators

District 1

Catelin Drey (D)

District 2

Jeff Taylor (R)

District 3

Lynn Evans (R)

District 4

Tim Kraayenbrink (R)

District 5

Dave Rowley (R)

District 6

Jason Schultz (R)

District 7

Kevin Alons (R)

District 8

Mark Costello (R)

District 9

Tom Shipley (R)

District 10

Dan Dawson (R)

District 11

Julian Garrett (R)

District 12

Amy Sinclair (R)

District 13

Cherielynn Westrich (R)

District 14

Sarah Trone Garriott (D)

District 15

Tony Bisignano (D)

District 16

Vacant

District 17

Izaah Knox (D)

District 18

Janet Petersen (D)

District 19

Ken Rozenboom (R)

District 20

Mike Pike (R)

District 21

Mike Bousselot (R)

District 22

Matt Blake (D)

District 23

Jack Whitver (R)

District 24

Jesse Green (R)

District 25

Herman Quirmbach (D)

District 26

Kara Warme (R)

District 27

Annette Sweeney (R)

District 28

Dennis Guth (R)

District 29

Sandy Salmon (R)

District 30

Doug Campbell (R)

District 31

William Dotzler (D)

District 32

Michael Klimesh (R)

District 33

Carrie Koelker (R)

District 34

Dan Zumbach (R)

District 35

Mike Zimmer (D)

District 36

Thomas Townsend (D)

District 37

Molly Donahue (D)

District 38

Dave Sires (R)

District 39

Liz Bennett (D)

District 40

Art Staed (D)

District 41

Kerry Gruenhagen (R)

District 42

Charlie McClintock (R)

District 43

Zach Wahls (D)

District 44

Adrian Dickey (R)

District 45

Janice Weiner (D)

District 46

Dawn Driscoll (R)

District 47

Scott Webster (R)

District 48

Mark Lofgren (R)

District 49

Cindy Winckler (D)

District 50

Jeffrey Reichman (R)

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Democratic Party (16)

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