Lowell Junkins Democratic Lowell Junkins Democratic The 1984 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1984 United States elections.

State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle.

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1984 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

To take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 4 Senate seats.

Democrats expanded their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1984 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 29 seats and Republicans having 21 seats (a net gain of 1 seat for the Democrats).