1948 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1948 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in Iowa 1942 1954 United States Senate election in Iowa 1954 November 2, 1948 File:Guy Mark Gillette.jpg 150x150px Guy Gillette Democratic Party (United States) 578,226 57.80% File:George_Allison_Wilson.jpg George A. Wilson Republican Party (United States) 415,778 41.56% 1948 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County results Gillette: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Wilson: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator George A. Wilson Republican Party (United States) Guy Gillette Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator George A. Wilson ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic former Senator Guy Gillette who successfully sought a comeback. Wilson being perceived as an ineffective senator along with the lack of prominent Republican allies to back his re-election bid contributed to his landslide defeat. Republican primary Candidates John N. Calhoun, former State Senator from Keosauqua (1933–35) and National Guard Lieutenant Colonel in World War IIhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=45&personID=2318 Senator John N. Calhoun The Iowa Legislature 27 May 2021 George A. Wilson, incumbent Senator since 1943 Results 1948 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=621780 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - R Primary www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) George A. Wilson (incumbent) 185,215 68.44% Republican Party (United States) John N. Calhoun 85,402 31.56% 270,617 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Guy Gillette, former U.S. Senator (1936–45) Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate Results 1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=621781 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - D Primary www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Guy Gillette 51,576 79.04% Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Seemann 13,680 20.96% 65,256 100.00% General election Results 1948 U.S. Senate election in Iowahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266984 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948 www.ourcampaigns.com https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1948 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1949Leip David 1948 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1948&off=3&class=undefined&elect=0&fips=19&f=0 US Election Atlas David Leip's Election Atlas 21 May 2022 Democratic Party (United States) Guy Gillette 578,226 57.80% 16.10 Republican Party (United States) George A. Wilson (incumbent) 415,778 41.56% 16.32 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Seymour Pitcher 3,387 0.34% N/A Prohibition Party (United States) Z. Everett Kellum 2,580 0.26% 0.05 Socialist Party (United States) Hugo Bockewitz 441 0.04% N/A 1,000,412 100.00% See also 1948 United States Senate elections References 1948 Iowa United States Senate