Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, who represents District 43, won re-election after running unopposed.

An incumbent since 2003, Bolkcom is the majority whip in the Iowa Senate and the head of the Ways and Means Committee.

He also serves on the Appropriations, Commerce, Human Resources, Natural Resources, and Environmental Committees. He also serves on the health and human services budget subcommittee.

He works as the outreach and community education director for the University of Iowa Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Flood Center.

Sen. Robert Dvorsky, D-Coralville, also ran unopposed to hold on to his state Senate seat representing Iowa’s 37th District.

The 37th District covers Cedar County and parts of Johnson County.

He is the head of the Appropriations Committee and serves on the Education, Judiciary, Local Government, Rules and Administration, and Transportation committees.

This will be his seventh term in the Iowa Senate.

The UI graduate received a B.S. and an M.P.A. in 1972 and 1984.