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Special elections to the Iowa Senate are called by the Governor of Iowa when a vacancy arises within the State Senate. If there is a vacancy in the Iowa General Assembly (i.e., the Iowa state legislature), the vacant seat must be filled by special election. If the vacancy occurs while the General Assembly is in session, the Governor must call within five days of the occurrence of the vacancy for an election as expeditiously as feasible, with a minimum 18-day notice. If the vacancy happens while the General Assembly is out of session, the special election must follow a 45-day notice, as long as the election does not coincide with a school election. All special elections must be held on a Tuesday.

List of special elections

Results

1913: District 39

1923: District 37

1933: District 4

1933: District 29

1933: District 35

1933: District 45

1944: District 2

1944: District 5

1945: District 28

1947: District 37

1963: District 15

1970: District 22

1972: District 47

1974: District 10

1976: District 15

1976: District 11

1976: District 41

1983: District 36

1985: District 45

1985: District 34

1986: District 31

1986: District 13

1989: District 18

1990: District 12

1991: District 44

1993: District 12

1994: District 5

1994: District 25

1994: District 26

1998: District 8

1999: District 46

2001: District 43

2002: District 39

2002: District 10

2003: District 26

2004: District 30

2011: District 48

2011: District 35

2011: District 18

2012: District 22

2013: District 13

2014: District 12

2016: District 45

2017: District 3

2018: District 25

2019: District 30

2021: District 41

1. J. Donald Weimer won the general election in district 22 in 1970; however, Weimer did not take office. Robinson won a special election to the seat.
2. James Turner won the general election in district 47 in 1972; however, Turner was deceased and this necessitated a special election.
3. Senator Jim Lind (R) resigned in March 1997. In a special election in April 1997, Patricia "Pat" Harper (D) won a special election in Iowa Senate, District 13. The Iowa General Assembly's website notes Lind's resignation & Harper's elevation to the position, but the Iowa Secretary of State's website does not list election data for this seat as of April 11, 2020. I can only find an article in the Waterloo, IA local newspaper documenting the special election victory for Harper.
4. Following the 2000 Census and 2002 redistricting, King would have been redistricted from state senate district 6 to district 26; however, he was elected to the US Congress in 2002, thus necessitating a special election in the Iowa Senate.
5. Senator Ward had been redistricted from district 30 to 22 following the 2010 Census and 2011 redistricting process. She was running for re-election to in the newly-numbered district 22 when she died less than a month before the 2012 general election. She 'won' the 2012 general election for district 22 posthumously. Thus necessitating this special election. This explains why the election of Senator Schneider is considered a hold for Republicans, even though the immediately preceding senator from district 22 was technically a Democrat. Given the intricacies of renumbering after the redistricting process, he technically succeeded the posthumously re-elected Senator Ward.
6. Democratic Senator J. Donald Weimer was redistricted from district 24 to 22 and Weimer won the 22nd district general election in November 1970. However, he did not take office. In a special election in December, Democrat Cloyd E. Robinson won and kept the seat for the Democratic Party.

References

1. "Iowa Code § 69.14: "Special election to fill vacancies."" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "The ins and outs of the Iowa legislature: Harper's back, and she likes it".
3. "Special Election held February 17, 1913" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
4. "Special Election held March 31, 1923" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
5. "Special Election held February 1, 1933" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
6. "Special Election held March 24, 1933" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
7. "Special Election held August 22, 1933" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
8. "Special Election held October 3, 1933" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
9. "Special Election held January 17, 1944" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
10. "Special Election held January 17, 1944" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
11. "Special Election held January 26, 1945" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
12. "Special Election held January 6, 1947" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
13. "Special Election held January 10, 1963" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
14. "General Election 1970 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
15. "General Election 1972 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
16. "General Election 1974 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
17. "General Election 1976 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
18. "General Election 1976 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
19. "General Election 1976 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
20. "General Election 1984 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
21. "September 10, 1985 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
22. "December 17, 1985 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
23. "January 7, 1986 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
24. "January 28, 1986 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
25. "September 26, 1989 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
26. "December 18, 1990 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
27. "December 17, 1991 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
28. "August 31, 1993 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
29. "February 22, 1994 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
30. "February 22, 1994 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
31. "December 20, 1994 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
32. "February 3, 1998 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
33. "January 12, 1999 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
34. "June 12, 2001 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
35. "February 19, 2002 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
36. "March 12, 2002 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
37. "January 14, 2003 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
38. "February 3, 2004 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
39. "January 4, 2011 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
40. "January 18, 2011 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
41. "November 8, 2011 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
42. "December 11, 2012 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
43. "November 19, 2013 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
44. "December 30, 2014 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
45. "December 27, 2016 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
46. "December 12, 2017 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
47. "April 10, 2018 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
48. "March 19, 2019 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
49. "January 26, 2021 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

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