Tom Townsend
State Senator, Iowa Senate District 36 · Democrat
OfficeholderNot running in 2026
Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: Iowa Senate even-numbered District 36 — four-year term, next election 2028 · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Incumbency rule: Iowa Senate even-numbered District 36 — four-year term, next election 2028
- no IA-SD-36 contest on the Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What Iowa Senate District 36 covers
Covers part of Dubuque County.
Includes Dubuque, Sageville and Durango.
21 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Iowa Legislative Services Agency, Iowa Precincts (as of the 2022 reprecincting) statewide layer (services.arcgis.com/vPD5PVLI6sfkZ5E4 Iowa_Precincts); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Results
Certified results for Iowa Senate District 36
State Senator District 36
Iowa General Election 2024-11-05 · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas TownsendDemocrat | Democrat | 15,274 | 50.5% |
| Nicholas MoloRepublican | Republican | 14,958 | 49.4% |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.1% |
Certified — Iowa county canvass results as published by the Iowa Secretary of State (Clarity ENR final county uploads; county totals reconcile exactly to the State Board of Canvassers canvass summary) · Iowa Secretary of State — Election Night Reporting / Precinct Results by County
State Senator District 36
Iowa General Election 2020-11-03 · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff EdlerRepublican | Republican | 16,841 | 60.5% |
| David DegnerDemocrat | Democrat | 10,957 | 39.4% |
| Write-in | 39 | 0.1% |
Certified — Iowa county canvass results as published by the Iowa Secretary of State (Clarity ENR final county uploads; county totals reconcile exactly to the State Board of Canvassers canvass summary) · Iowa Secretary of State — Election Night Reporting / Precinct Results by County
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_2j1328rqq.
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