Our Work
2018 Elections
The Iowa Bicycling Action Fund is carefully monitoring the legislative district races in the 2018 election. The future legislators control budgets for bicycling infrastructure and passage of policy issues relating to bicycling.
It is crucial for Iowa bicyclists to get involved – either by fundraising for candidates, delivering yard signs by bike, or by simply registering to vote and voting.
2018 Iowa Senate Races
There are 25 races for the Iowa Senate that will be decided in the 2018 election. Democrats are fielding candidates in all but two of the races and Republicans are fielding all but six races, totaling eight unopposed races. Libertarians fielded two candidates. Eight races feature non-incumbent candidates on both sides.
District | Democrat | Inc | Republican | Inc | Other | Unopposed | Transpo | Approps |
1 | No candidate | Zach Whiting | Yes | |||||
3 | Dave Dawson | Jim Carlin | I | Yes | ||||
5 | John O’Brien | Tim Kraayenbrink | I | Yes | Yes | |||
7 | Jackie Smith | Steven Stokes | ||||||
9 | No candidate | Jason Schultz | I | Yes | ||||
11 | Sara Ramsey | Tom Shipley | I | Yes | ||||
13 | Vicky Brenner | Julian B. Garrett | I | Yes | ||||
15 | Chaz Allen | I | Tim Shay | |||||
17 | Tony Bisignano | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
19 | Amber Gustafson | Jack Whitver | I | |||||
21 | Claire Celsi | Brian Bales | ||||||
23 | Herman Quirmbach | I | No candidate | Eric Cooper (L) | Yes | |||
25 | Tracy Freese | Annette Sweeney | ||||||
27 | Amanda Ragan | I | Shannon Latham | Yes | ||||
29 | Tod Bowman | I | Carrie Koelker | Ranking | ||||
31 | William Dotzler | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
33 | Robert Hogg | I | Edward Hayes | |||||
35 | Todd Taylor | No candidate | Yes | |||||
37 | Zach Wahls | No candidate | Carl Krambeck (L) | Yes | ||||
39 | Kevin Kinney | I | Heather Hora | |||||
41 | Mary Stewart | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | ||||||
43 | Joe Bolkcom | I | Patrick Wronkiewicz | Ranking | ||||
45 | Jim Lykam | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
47 | Marie Gleason | Roby Smith | I | Yes | ||||
49 | Patti Robinson | Chris Cournoyer |
Iowa House Races
There are 100 races for Iowa House seats. 29 of the races are unopposed. Democrats are not fielding candidates in 5 districts and Republicans are not putting candidates in 26 districts. 7 third party candidates are running. Thirty-seven Democrats and 46 Republican incumbents are vying to return to their positions, leaving 17 races featuring non-incumbent candidates.
District | Democrat | Inc. | Republican | Inc. | Other | Unopposed | Transportation | Approps |
1 | Karen Larson | John H. Wills | I | Yes | ||||
2 | Ryan Odor | Megan Jones | I | |||||
3 | No candidate | Daniel Huseman | I | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
4 | No candidate | Skyler Wheeler | I | Yes | ||||
5 | Andrew Emanuel | Thomas Jeneary | ||||||
6 | Rita DeJong | Jacob Bossman | I | |||||
7 | Debra Jensen | Tedd Gassman | I | |||||
8 | Connie Price | Terry Baxter | I | |||||
9 | Megan Srinivas | Ann Meyer | ||||||
10 | Jake Thompson | Mike Sexton | I | Yes | ||||
11 | No candidate | Gary Worthan | I | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
12 | Peter Leo | Brian Best | I | Yes | Yes | |||
13 | Chris Hall | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
14 | Timothy Kacena | I | Robert Henderson | |||||
15 | Charlie McConkey | I | LeAnn Hughes | |||||
16 | Steve Gorman | Mary Ann Hanusa | I | |||||
17 | Jan Creasman | Matt Windschitl | I | |||||
18 | No candidate | Steven Holt | I | Yes | ||||
19 | Gregg Gustafson | Chris Hagenow | ||||||
20 | Warren Varley | Ray Sorensen | ||||||
21 | Denise O’Brien | Tom Moore | I | |||||
22 | Ray Stevens | Jon Jacobsen | I | |||||
23 | Chuck Larson | David Sieck | I | Yes | ||||
24 | James Uhlenkamp | Cecil Dolecheck | I | Yes | ||||
25 | Ryan Marquardt | Stan Gustafson | I | |||||
26 | Scott Ourth | I | Rebel Snodgrass | Yes | ||||
27 | Richard Foster | Joel Fry | I | |||||
28 | Ann Fields | Jon Thorup | ||||||
29 | Wesley Breckenridge | I | Ann Howell | Yes | ||||
30 | Kent Balduchi | Zach Nunn | I | |||||
31 | Rick Olson | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
32 | Ruth Ann Gaines | I | William Charlier | |||||
33 | Brian Meyer | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
34 | Bruce Hunter | I | No candidate | Marrianna Collins (L) | ||||
35 | Ako Abdul-Samad | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
36 | Marti Anderson | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
37 | Andrew Rasmussen | John Landon | I | Yes | Yes | |||
38 | Heather Matson | Kevin Koester | I | |||||
39 | Karin Derry | Jake Highfill | I | Yes | ||||
40 | John Forbes | I | No candidate | Yes | Ranking | |||
41 | Jo Oldson | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
42 | Kristin Sunde | Peter Cownie | I | |||||
43 | Jennifer Konfrst | Michael Boal | ||||||
44 | Kenan Judge | Anna Bergman | ||||||
45 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | I | Ben Brown | |||||
46 | Lisa Heddens | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
47 | David Weaver | Phil Thompson | Patrick Shaw (L) | |||||
48 | Tim Winter | Robert Bacon | I | Yes | ||||
49 | Brenda Brink | Dave Deyoe | I | John Evans (L) | Yes | |||
50 | Dennis Evans | Pat Grassley | I | Yes | ||||
51 | Tim Knutson | Jane Bloomingdale | I | |||||
52 | Todd Prichard | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
53 | Sharon Steckman | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
54 | No candidate | Linda Upmeyer | I | Yes | ||||
55 | Kayla Koether | Michael Bergan | I | |||||
56 | Lori Egan | No candidate | Yes | |||||
57 | Nancy Fett | Shannon Lundgren | I | Lucas Link (L) | ||||
58 | Joe Oclon | Andy McKean | I | |||||
59 | Bob Kressig | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
60 | Dave Williams | Walt Rogers | I | Yes | ||||
61 | Timi Brown-Powers | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
62 | Ras Smith | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
63 | Eric Stromberg | Sandy Salmon | I | |||||
64 | Bruce Bearinger | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
65 | Liz Bennett | I | George Olmsted | |||||
66 | Art Staed | I | Teresa Daubitz | |||||
67 | Eric Gjerde | Ashley Hinson | I | Yes | Yes | |||
68 | Molly Donahue | Randy Ray | ||||||
69 | Kirsten Running-Marquardt | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
70 | Tracy Ehlert | No candidate | Yes | |||||
71 | Mark Smith | I | James Perez | |||||
72 | Mindy Benson | Dean Fisher | I | Yes | ||||
73 | Jodi Clemens | Bobby Kaufmann | I | |||||
74 | David Jacoby | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
75 | Paula Denison | Thomas Gerhold | John George (L) | |||||
76 | Ann Egley | David Maxwell | I | Vice Chair | ||||
77 | Amy Nielsen | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
78 | Kimberly Davis | Jarad Klein | I | |||||
79 | Samantha Keith | Dustin Hite | Nicholas Ryan (L) | |||||
80 | Susan McDanel | Holly Brink | ||||||
81 | Mary Gaskill | I | Cherielynn Westrich | |||||
82 | Phil Miller | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
83 | Jeff Kurtz | Jeffrey Reichman | ||||||
84 | Jason Moats | Joe Mitchell | ||||||
85 | Vicki Lensing | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
86 | Mary Mascher | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
87 | Dennis Cohoon | I | Tim Goodwin | Yes | ||||
88 | Lanny Hillyard | David Kerr | I | |||||
89 | Monica Hosch Kurth | I | No candidate | Yes | ||||
90 | Cindy Winckler | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
91 | Laura Liegois | Gary Carlson | I | Chair | ||||
92 | Jean Simpson | Ross C. Paustian | I | |||||
93 | Phyllis Thede | I | No candidate | Yes | Yes | |||
94 | Joan Marttila | Gary Mohr | I | Yes | ||||
95 | Christian Andrews | Louis Zumbach | I | |||||
96 | Reenie Montgomery | Lee Hein | I | |||||
97 | Tim McClimon | Norlin Mommsen | I | David Melchert Jr. (L) | Yes | |||
98 | Mary Lynn Wolfe | I | Reese Petersen | |||||
99 | Lindsay James | Pauline Chilton | ||||||
100 | Charles Isenhart | I | Hank Linden |