1954 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1954 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1952 Iowa Senate election 1952 1956 Iowa Senate election 1956 21 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 2, 1954 Ralph Zastrow Republican Party (United States) 44th(retired) 46 2 44 George E. O'Malley Democratic Party (United States) 30th 4 2 6 Majority Leader Ralph Zastrow Republican Duane E. Dewel Republican The 1954 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1954 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1954 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 7, 1954, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1954 general election ballot.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049287&view=1up&seq=303 Primary Election 1954 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 6, 2020https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049287&view=1up&seq=322 General Election 1954 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 6, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 46 seats to Democrats' 4 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 22 Senate seats.Flip It was impossible for Democrats to flip control of the Iowa state Senate in the 1954 election given that only 21 seats were up for election and 22 were needed for Democrats to take control. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1954 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 44 seats and Democrats having 6 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats). Summary of Results Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049287&view=1up&seq=323 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register June 6, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Stanley Lawrence Hart Rep Edward Joseph McManus Dem 7th Earl C. Fishbaugh Rep Frank Hoxie Rep 9th Thomas J. Dailey Dem Thomas J. Dailey Dem 10th Carl T. Anderson Rep Carl T. Anderson Rep 12th Wilbur Cleland Molison Rep Wilbur Cleland Molison Rep 13th Elmer K. Bekman Rep Samuel H. Burton Dem 18th Jay C. Colburn Rep John David Shoeman Rep 20th Herman B. Lord Rep George W. Weber Rep 21st Philip T. Hedin Rep Jack Schroeder Rep 22nd Erwin A. Schoening Rep David O. Shaff Rep 29th James Harold Nesmith Rep Jack Morris Wormley Rep 30th George E. O'Malley Dem George E. O'Malley Dem 34th Eli Clarence Myrland Rep Albert Weiss Rep 35th Arnold Utzig Dem Arnold Utzig Dem 37th Rex R. Bateson Rep John A. Walker Rep 38th John Peter Berg Rep Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep 42nd William Linnevold Rep Frank D. Elwood Rep 44th Ralph W. Zastrow Rep Robert R. Rigler Rep 45th Harry E. Weichman Rep Lawrence Putney Rep 48th Alan William Vest Rep Alan William Vest Rep 50th R. J. Oltman Rep Guy G. Butler Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 6, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1954 are not listed here. District 1 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • 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).https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049287&view=1up&seq=303 Primary Election for State Senator 1954 Iowa Official Register June 6, 2020 District 1 Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. McManus 8356 55.4 Republican Party (United States) Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) 6726 44.6 15082 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Frank Hoxie 7677 67.6 Democratic Party (United States) Jay Leeka 3680 32.4 11357 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) John N. Calhoun 1756 52.2 Republican Party (United States) Blythe C. Conn 1609 47.8 3365 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Dailey (incumbent) 8287 59.0 Republican Party (United States) John N. Calhoun 5757 41.0 14044 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Carl T. Anderson (incumbent) 7629 59.5 Democratic Party (United States) James T. McCabe 5189 40.5 12818 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Wilbur C. Molison (incumbent) 6904 55.8 Democratic Party (United States) William W. Augustine 5473 44.2 12377 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Burton 8446 53.9 Republican Party (United States) Elmer K. Bekman (incumbent) 7221 46.1 15667 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) John D. Shoeman 7815 65.9 Democratic Party (United States) J. Bruce Potter 4046 34.1 11861 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) George W. Weber 2488 57.6 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth R. Moore 1834 42.4 4322 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) George W. Weber 7620 57.7 Democratic Party (United States) Charles E. Yoder 5592 42.3 13212 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Jack Schroeder 17285 55.8 Democratic Party (United States) Vernon B. Trevellyan 13689 44.2 30974 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) David O. Shaff 2201 51.6 Republican Party (United States) Erwin Schoening (incumbent) 2067 48.4 4268 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) David O. Shaff 9621 62.3 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Yackshaw 5810 37.7 15431 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Jack M. Wormley 1740 52.3 Republican Party (United States) Henry L. Kling 837 25.1 Republican Party (United States) William P. Gannon 753 22.6 3330 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Jack M. Wormley 5768 51.8 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene M. Hill 5376 48.2 11144 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) George E. O'Malley (incumbent) 39709 55.6 Republican Party (United States) Milton W. Strickler 31762 44.4 71471 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Albert Weiss 2190 54.8 Republican Party (United States) E. C. Myrland (incumbent) 1804 45.2 3994 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Albert Weiss 9351 55.9 Democratic Party (United States) Elroy Maule 7385 44.1 16736 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) Arnold Utzig (incumbent) 13146 100.0 13146 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) John A. Walker 11198 64.6 Democratic Party (United States) Mrs. G. H. Maxon 6123 35.4 17321 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Arch W. McFarlane 3661 52.1 Republican Party (United States) Bernard R. Balch 3364 47.9 7025 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Arch W. McFarlane 14734 51.5 Democratic Party (United States) Iver Christoffersen 13869 48.5 28603 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Frank D. Elwood 7726 59.1 Democratic Party (United States) Henry P. Field 5340 40.9 13066 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Robert R. Rigler 3154 61.3 Republican Party (United States) Mark Eischeid 1987 38.7 5141 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Robert R. Rigler 7456 62.9 Democratic Party (United States) Bernard Speltz 4389 37.1 11845 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Lawrence Putney 9554 56.8 Democratic Party (United States) Chester Hagan 7267 43.2 16821 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Alan Vest (incumbent) 9310 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) Frank W. Mattes 7170 43.5 16480 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Guy G. Butler 9557 100.0 9557 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1954 Elections in Iowa References Category:1954 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections