Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate District 49
One of 50 districts in the Iowa Senate. 50 seats: Republican 34, Democratic 16. A majority is 26.
2026 election results
State Senator District 49: unofficial votes counted so far.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Mensendick | 7,287 | 34.5% |
| Cindy Winckler | 13,816 | 65.4% |
| Write-ins | 24 | 0.1% |
| Total | 21,127 |
Unofficial votes counted so far, not a call; final only when the state certifies. From the Iowa Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)'s detail.txt (county detail file), updated Nov 4, 2:25 PM EST. Iowa's county detail file lists candidates by name only, without party labels.
Iowa posts its official results, including legislative races on the ballot, on its election office's results page (opens in a new tab). Statewide and congressional counts are on GovGalaxy's Iowa results page.
Where District 49 is
District 49 is the dark area. Point to or tap any district for its name and a link to its page.
Sources and methodology
ShowHideWhere the district lines and seat counts come from.
District lines come from the U.S. Census Bureau's upper chamber boundary file (Cartographic boundary files, state legislative districts), which maps the districts the state reported to the Census Bureau. Where a state has redrawn its districts since then, the state's own maps are the official ones. District names are the Census Bureau's.
Census Bureau district name: State Senate District 49 (GEOID 19049).
Seats before the November 3, 2026 election, current to November 2, 2026, counted from the official member list. Source: Iowa Senate (opens in a new tab).