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1958 Iowa Senate election
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1958 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1956 Iowa Senate election 1956 1960 Iowa Senate election 1960 22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 4, 1958 Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Republican Party (United States) 25th 40 7 33 George E. O'Malley Democratic Party (United States) 30th 10 7 17 Majority Leader D. C. Nolan Republican Jack Schroeder Republican
The 1958 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1958 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 22 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 year 1958 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 2, 1958, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1958 general election ballot.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049289&view=1up&seq=340 Primary Election 1958 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 4, 2020https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049289&view=1up&seq=353 General Election 1958 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 4, 2020
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1958 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 33 seats and Democrats having 17 seats (a net gain of 7 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049289&view=1up&seq=354 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register June 4, 2020
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Edward Joseph McManus Dem Charles F. Eppers Dem 7th Frank Hoxie Rep Frank Hoxie Rep 9th Thomas J. Dailey Dem Carl Hoschek Dem 10th Carl T. Anderson Rep Clifford M. Vance Rep 12th Wilbur Cleland Molison Rep C. Edwin Gilmour Dem 13th Samuel H. Burton Dem Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks Dem 18th John David Shoeman Rep John David Shoeman Rep 20th George W. Weber Rep George W. Weber Rep 21st Jack Schroeder Rep Jack Schroeder Rep 22nd David O. Shaff Rep David O. Shaff Rep 29th Jack Morris Wormley Rep Eugene Marshall Hill Dem 30th George E. O'Malley Dem George E. O'Malley Dem 34th Albert Weiss Rep Robert G. Moore Dem 35th Arnold Utzig Dem Andrew G. Frommelt Dem 37th John A. Walker Rep John A. Walker Rep 38th Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep Melvin Harlan Wolf Dem 42nd Frank D. Elwood Rep Lynn Potter Dem 43rd William H. Tate Rep Walter E. Edelen Dem 44th Robert R. Rigler Rep Robert R. Rigler Rep 45th Lawrence Putney Rep Lawrence Putney Rep 48th Alan William Vest Rep Peter F. Hansen Dem 50th Guy G. Butler Rep Guy G. Butler Rep
Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 4, 2020
Detailed Results
NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1958 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 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50__NOTOC__
Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1958.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/50s/1958primcanv.pdf#page=3 State Senate Primary Canvass 1958 Iowa Secretary of State June 4, 2020
District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Eppers 7326 54.0
Republican Party (United States) Charles O. Frazier 6232 46.0
13558 100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) Frank Hoxie (incumbent) 6081 60.2
Democratic Party (United States) Ralph H. Greenwood 4028 39.8
10109 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Carl Hoschek 7200 50.1
Republican Party (United States) Blythe C. Conn 7158 49.9
14358 100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) Clifford M. Vance 6633 60.6
Democratic Party (United States) Virgil F. Trabert 4309 39.4
10942 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) C. Edwin Gilmour 5689 50.1
Republican Party (United States) Wilbur C. Molison (incumbent) 5665 49.9
11354 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Jake B. Mincks 8585 59.4
Republican Party (United States) Elmer K. Bekman 5860 40.6
14445 100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) John D. Shoeman 6571 53.5
Democratic Party (United States) George P. Christensen 5700 46.5
12271 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) George W. Weber (incumbent) 6758 54.2
Democratic Party (United States) Harold O. Keele 5701 45.8
12459 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) Jack Schroeder (incumbent) 15756 57.5
Democratic Party (United States) Richard T. Foley 11622 42.5
27378 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) David O. Shaff (incumbent) 8330 55.5
Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Soesbe 6686 44.5
15016 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Eugene M. Hill 6119 52.3
Republican Party (United States) Jack M. Wormley (incumbent) 5570 47.7
11689 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) George E. O'Malley (incumbent) 45460 60.1
Republican Party (United States) Herbert H. Hauge 30170 39.9
75630 100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) R. G. Moore 8445 53.3
Republican Party (United States) Albert Weiss (incumbent) 7403 46.7
15848 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Andrew G. Frommelt 14096 100.0
14096 100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) John A. Walker (incumbent) 9991 56.2
Democratic Party (United States) Martin H. Morrissey 7792 43.8
17783 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Melvin H. Wolf 17067 51.0
Republican Party (United States) Arch W. McFarlane (incumbent) 16367 49.0
33434 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Lynn Potter 6744 52.8
Republican Party (United States) Marion Ringoen 6037 47.2
12781 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Walter E. Edelen 10253 51.8
Republican Party (United States) James B. Conroy 9541 48.2
19794 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) Robert R. Rigler (incumbent) 6289 54.2
Democratic Party (United States) John C. Sebern 5304 45.8
11593 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) Lawrence Putney (incumbent) 9356 53.0
Democratic Party (United States) Hugo H. Joens 8282 47.0
17638 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 48
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1958
Democratic Party (United States) Peter F. Hansen 9426 53.2
Republican Party (United States) William R. Ferguson 8294 46.8
17720 100.0
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1958
Republican Party (United States) Guy G. Butler (incumbent) 8670 55.0
Democratic Party (United States) Dean Loos 7080 45.0
15750 100.0
Republican Party (United States)
See also
United States elections, 1958
United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1958
Elections in Iowa
References
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