The Iowa general elections, 2016 were held in the U.S. state of

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on November 8, 2016. One of Iowa's

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seats and all four seats in the

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were up for election, as well as half of the

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seats and all of the

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seats.

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s were held on June 7, 2016. The

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made large gains in the election, increasing its majority in the State House and taking control of the State Senate, giving the state a Republican trifecta for the first time since 1996.

U.S. Senate

Incumbent Republican Senator

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sought re-election to a seventh term. Grassley defeated Democratic nominee Patty Judge and several third-party candidates in the general election, winning 60.09% of the vote.

U.S. House of Representatives

All of Iowa's four seats in the

were up for election in November. Party control remained unchanged after the general election.

Iowa Senate

The 25 even-numbered

seats were up for election.

Iowa House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the

were up for election.

References

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