1970 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1970 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1968 Iowa Senate election 1968 1972 Iowa Senate election 1972 27 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 3, 1970 Robert R. Rigler Republican Party (United States) 40th(retired) 45 44District18 Republican Senator Kenneth Benda resigned and was replaced by Democratic Senator Joann Yessler Orr in district 18 following a special election on June 20, 1969. 6Size The overall size of the Iowa Senate decreased from 61 to 50 members, so both parties saw a decrease in size following the election of 1970. 38 Andrew G. Frommelt Democratic Party (United States) 30th(lost re-election)DemLeader Minority Leader Frommelt was redistricted from district 30 to 25 and lost re-election against another incumbent, Senator John M. Walsh, who had also been redistricted from district 30 to 25. 16 17District18 5Size 12 Majority Leader Robert R. Rigler Republican Clifton C. Lamborn Republican The 1970 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1970 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 27 of the state senate's 50 districts. Due to redistricting following the amending of the Iowa Constitution in 1968 mandating single-member districts, the Iowa Senate downsized from 61 to 50 members following the 1970 election.Redistricting Standards Historical Perspective https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDST/audiovideo/Part%202%20Redistricting%20Standards%20Historical%20Perspective.mp3 Iowa General Assembly May 1, 2020 State senators typically serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1968 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1970 elections. The primary election on June 2, 1970 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1970 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/70s/1970primcanv.pdf Primary Election 1970 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State May 1, 2020 General election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/70s/1970gencanv.pdf General Election 1970 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State May 1, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 16 seats. In June 1969, a special election in district 18 resulted in Sen. Orr flipping a seat in favor of the Democrats.District18 Therefore, on election day in November 1970, Republicans controlled 44 seats and Democrats had 17. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 9 Senate seats.Size Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1970 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net loss of 6 seats for Republicans and loss of 5 seats for the Democrats).Size Summary of Results The Iowa Constitution was amended in 1968 and required transitioning to single-member districts. Following the 1970 elections, the total number of state Senators fell from 61 to 50 members. 27 districts were up for election in 1970. An asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent in a new district number due to redistricting. Italicized district numbers indicate holdover Senators who were not up for election in 1970, but were shifted to new district numbers in the middle of their terms. These districts did not hold elections in 1970.District28 Except Sen. Arbuckle, who stayed in the same district number, the 28th, both before and after the redistricting process and was not up for election. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Wilson Lloyd Davis Rep Lucas DeKoster*DeKoster Redistricted from district 49 to 1. Rep 2nd Charles George Mogged Rep Marvin Wesley Smith*Smith Redistricted from district 48 to 2. Rep 3rd Donald Sherman McGill Dem Wayne D. Keith*Keith Redistricted from district 44 to 3. Rep 4th Quentin V. Anderson Rep Herbert Luther "H.L." Ollenburg*Ollenburg Redistricted from district 43 to 4. Rep 5th James E. Briles Rep Vernon Kyhl*Kyhl Redistricted from district 41 to 5. Rep 6th Earl G. Bass Rep George L. Shawver Rep 7th Robert R. Dodds Dem Floyd Gilley*Gilley Redistricted from district 39 to 7. Rep 8th Richard Lytle Stephens Rep S. J. Brownlee*Brownlee Redistricted from district 45 to 8. Rep 9th Gene W. Glenn Dem Leigh Raymond Curran*Curran Redistricted from district 42 to 9. Rep 10th Bass Van Gilst Dem Ralph Wilson Potter*Potter Redistricted from district 24 to 10. Rep 11th Charles O. Laverty Rep Charles K. Sullivan*Sullivan Redistricted from district 37 to 11. Rep 12th Glen E. Bortell Rep Alden J. Erskine*Erskine Redistricted from district 37 to 12. Rep13th Thomas J. Frey RepJohn Wesley GrahamRep James W. Griffin Rep 14th W. R. Rabedeaux Rep Arthur A. Neu*Neu Redistricted from district 29 to 14. Rep15th Edward E. Nicholson RepC. Joseph Coleman*Coleman Redistricted from district 35 to 15.Dem Harold A. Thordsen Rep 16th Roger John Shaff Rep James A. Potgeter*Potgeter Redistricted from district 33 to 16. Rep 17th Minnette Doderer Dem Rudy Van Drie Rep 18th Joann Yessler Orr Dem John L. Mowry*Mowry Redistricted from district 26 to 18. Rep 19th Eugene Marshall Hill Dem Francis L. Messerly*Messerly Redistricted from district 32 to 19. Rep20th William F. Denman DemW. Charlene Conklin*Conklin Redistricted from district 32 to 20.Rep Lee H. Gaudineer Dem George E. O'Malley Dem William D. Palmer Dem William J. "Bill" Reichardt Dem 21st Edwin Alan Shirley Dem Charles F. Balloun*Balloun Redistricted from district 25 to 21. Rep 22nd James F. Schaben Dem Cloyd E. RobinsonDistrict22 Democratic Senator Jesse Donald Weimer was redistricted from district 24 to 22 and Weimer won the 22nd district general election in November 1970. However, he did not take office. In a special election in December, Democrat Cloyd E. Robinson won and kept the seat for the Democratic Party. Dem 23rd Clifton C. Lamborn Rep Tom Riley Rep24th Ernest Kosek RepClifton C. Lamborn*Lamborn Redistricted from district 23 to 24. Also note, district 24 transitioned from a 3-member district (2 Republicans & 1 Democrat) to single-member district (1 Republican).Rep Ralph Wilson Potter Rep Jesse Donald Weimer Dem 25th Charles F. Balloun Rep John M. Walsh*Walsh Redistricted from district 30 to 25. Rep 26th John L. Mowry Rep Gene V. Kennedy Dem 27th Pearle P. DeHart Rep James F. Schaben*Schaben Redistricted from district 22 to 27. Dem 28th R. Dean Arbuckle Rep R. Dean Arbuckle Rep 29th Arthur A. Neu Rep Reinhold O. Carlson Rep30th Andrew G. Frommelt DemWilliam D. Palmer*Palmer Redistricted from district 20 to 30. Also note, district 30 transitioned from a 2-member district (1 Republican & 1 Democrat) to single-member district (1 Democrat).Dem John M. Walsh Rep 31st Kenneth Lawrence Parker Rep George F. Milligan Rep32nd W. Charlene Conklin RepLee H. Gaudineer*Gaudineer Redistricted from district 20 to 32. Also note, district 32 transitioned from a 3-member district (3 Republicans) to single-member district (1 Democrat).Dem Chester O. Hougen Rep Francis L. Messerly Rep 33rd James A. Potgeter Rep John E. Tapscott Dem 34th Hugh H. Clarke Rep Eugene Marshall Hill*Hill Redistricted from district 19 to 34. Dem 35th C. Joseph Coleman Dem Minnette Doderer*Doderer Redistricted from district 17 to 35. Dem 36th Elmer F. Lange Rep W. R. Rabedeaux*Rabedeaux Redistricted from district 14 to 36. Rep37th Alden J. Erskine RepRoger John Shaff*Shaff Redistricted from district 16 to 37. Also note, district 37 transitioned from a 2-member district (2 Republicans) to single-member district (1 Republican).Rep Charles K. Sullivan Rep 38th Leslie C. Klink Rep Edward E. Nicholson*Nicholson Redistricted from district 15 to 38. Rep 39th Floyd Gilley Rep Harold A. Thordsen*Thordsen Redistricted from district 15 to 39. Rep 40th Robert R. Rigler Rep James W. Griffin*Griffin Redistricted from district 13 to 40. Rep 41st Vernon Kyhl Rep Earl G. Bass*Bass Redistricted from district 6 to 41. Rep 42nd Leigh Raymond Curran Rep James E. Briles*Briles Redistricted from district 5 to 42. Rep 43rd Herbert Luther "H.L." Ollenburg Rep John C. Rhodes Rep 44th Wayne D. Keith Rep Bass Van Gilst*Gilst Redistricted from district 10 to 44. Dem 45th S. J. Brownlee Rep Richard Lytle Stephens*Stephens Redistricted from district 8 to 45. Rep 46th J. Leslie Leonard Rep Charles Peter Miller Dem 47th J. Henry Lucken Rep Charles O. Laverty*Laverty Redistricted from district 11 to 47. Rep 48th Marvin Wesley Smith Rep Quentin V. Anderson*Anderson Redistricted from district 4 to 48. Rep 49th Lucas DeKoster Rep Gene W. Glenn*Glenn Redistricted from district 9 to 49. Dem 50thNewly created district Wilson Lloyd Davis*Davis Redistricted from district 1 to 50. Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate May 1, 2020 Detailed Results Reminder: A change to the Iowa Constitution required transitioning to all single-member districts from 1970 onward. District 6 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 34 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • District 46 • District 49 • District 50__NOTOC__ Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district). District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) George L. Shawver 1243 48.1 Republican Party (United States) Emil Roloff 1037 40.1 Republican Party (United States) Ray Fairholm 305 11.8 2585 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) George L. Shawver 8619 53.1 Democratic Party (United States) Herbert J. Max 7605 46.9 16224 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Alden J. Erskine (incumbent)Erskine 6778 52.8 Democratic Party (United States) Albert H. Gray 5742 44.7 American Independent Party Lee E. Smith 319 2.5 12839 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) J. Wesley Graham 2780 52.4 Republican Party (United States) Elmer F. Lange (incumbent)Lange Redistricted from district 36 to 13. 2526 47.6 5306 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) J. Wesley Graham 8253 59.6 Democratic Party (United States) J. Ralph Rauch 5605 40.4 13859 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Arthur A. Neu (incumbent)Neu 1865 59.1 Republican Party (United States) Frank A. Crabb 1292 40.9 3157 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Arthur A. Neu (incumbent)Neu 8563 62.5 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Baumhover 5145 37.5 13708 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) James A. Potgeter (incumbent)Potgeter 8135 59.7 Democratic Party (United States) Rocco LaValle 5496 40.3 13631 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Rudy Van Drie 8572 52.7 Democratic Party (United States) Barbara A. Koerber 7691 47.3 16263 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Francis Messerly (incumbent)Messerly 9425 53.8 Democratic Party (United States) Marvin E. Haugebak 8093 46.2 17518 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Charles F. Balloun (incumbent)Balloun 8053 52.4 Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Groth 7314 47.6 15367 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) J. Donald Weimer (incumbent)Weimer Redistricted from district 24 to 22. 10798 64.1 Republican Party (United States) Delmer Duffy 6042 35.9 16840 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Sen. Weimer did not take his seat in district 22 after winning re-election.District22 Iowa Senate, District 22 Special Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Cloyd E. RobinsonDistrict22 2782 55.8 Republican Party (United States) Jesse G. Hunter 2201 44.2 4983 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Tom Riley 2492 66.3 Republican Party (United States) Ernest Kosek (incumbent)Kosek Redistricted from district 24 to 23. 1268 33.7 3760 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Tom Riley 11461 61.2 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Ely, Jr. 7257 38.8 18718 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Clifton C. Lamborn (incumbent)Lamborn 9260 58.1 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Holmes 6675 41.9 15935 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) John M. Walsh (incumbent)Walsh 10874 58.0 Democratic Party (United States) Andrew G. Frommelt (incumbent)DemLeader 7865 42.0 18739 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Adolph W. Elvers 1529 58.7 Democratic Party (United States) Gene V. Kennedy 1074 41.3 2603 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Gene V. Kennedy 9192 56.6 Republican Party (United States) Leslie C. Klink (incumbent)Klink Redistricted from district 38 to 26. 7048 43.4 16240 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) William E. Darrington 1902 48.2 Republican Party (United States) Thomas J. Frey (incumbent)Frey Redistricted from district 13 to 27. 1309 33.1 Republican Party (United States) Ernest L. Currie 740 18.7 3951 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) James F. Schaben (incumbent)Schaben 9445 59.1 Republican Party (United States) William E. Darrington 6543 40.9 15988 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Reinhold O. Carlson 1483 66.5 Republican Party (United States) Henry R. Simpson 746 33.5 2229 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Dan L. Johnston 1576 45.4 Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Day 1204 34.7 Democratic Party (United States) Ralph P. Mascaro 690 19.9 3470 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Reinhold O. Carlson 9646 49.9 Democratic Party (United States) Dan L. Johnston 9317 48.2 American Independent Party James W. Parker 375 1.9 19338 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) George F. Milligan 11486 61.6 Democratic Party (United States) Howard C. Reppert, Jr. 7164 38.4 18650 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) John Tapscott 2239 55.3 Democratic Party (United States) Jack E. Woods 1808 44.7 4047 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) John Tapscott 7591 67.4 Republican Party (United States) Joseph B. Joyce 3664 32.6 11255 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Martin O. O'Connor 1732 66.5 Republican Party (United States) Charles V. Dunham 874 33.5 2606 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene M. Hill (incumbent)Hill 8509 52.7 Republican Party (United States) Martin O. O'Connor 7640 47.3 16149 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) W. R. Rabedeaux (incumbent)Rabedeaux 4137 62.1 Republican Party (United States) William B. Norton 2530 37.9 6667 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) W. R. Rabedeaux (incumbent)Rabedeaux 7146 55.9 Democratic Party (United States) W. Minard Thomas 5644 44.1 12790 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Roger J. Shaff (incumbent)Shaff 7993 53.6 Democratic Party (United States) Robert W. Burke 6933 46.4 14926 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Edward E. Nicholson (incumbent)Nicholson 11424 100.0 11424 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Earl Bass (incumbent)Bass 2409 42.1 Republican Party (United States) Leroy S. Miller 1908 33.4 Republican Party (United States) Conrad Ossian 1403 24.5 5720 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Earl Bass (incumbent)Bass 9123 69.7 Democratic Party (United States) Jacky Adams 3973 30.3 13096 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) John C. Rhodes 1915 54.3 Republican Party (United States) Glen E. Bortell (incumbent)Bortell Redistricted from district 12 to 43. 1614 45.7 3529 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) John C. Rhodes 8710 51.4 Democratic Party (United States) Alan Shirley (incumbent)Shirley Redistricted from district 21 to 43. 8112 47.8 American Independent Party William R. Kuhns 138 0.8 16960 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Richard L. Stephens (incumbent)Stephens 3597 50.8 Republican Party (United States) Charles G. Mogged (incumbent)Mogged Redistricted from district 2 to 45. 3488 49.2 7085 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Richard L. Stephens (incumbent)Stephens 7923 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) William Stammerman 5918 42.2 American Independent Party Ernest Beachy 189 1.3 14030 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Charles P. Miller 8769 53.3 Republican Party (United States) Milton C. Titus 7683 46.7 16452 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Gene W. Glenn (incumbent)Glenn 8779 55.7 Republican Party (United States) Russell W. Harper 6792 43.1 American Independent Party Phil Darner 192 1.2 15763 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Wilson L. Davis (incumbent)Davis 8469 52.4 Democratic Party (United States) Adrian Brinck 7703 47.6 16172 100.0 See also United States elections, 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1970 Elections in Iowa References Category:1970 Iowa elections Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate