1946 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1946 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1944 Iowa Senate election 1944 1948 Iowa Senate election 1948 23 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 5, 1946 Republican Party (United States) 45 1 46 Democratic Party (United States) 5 1 4 The 1946 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1946 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 23 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 1946 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 3, 1946, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1946 general election ballot.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1947-1948%20(52GA).pdf#page=294 Primary Election 1946 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 15, 2020https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1947-1948%20(52GA).pdf#page=310 General Election 1946 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 15, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 5 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 21 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1946 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 46 seats and Democrats having 4 seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Republicans). Summary of Results Note: The 27 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1947-1948%20(52GA).pdf#page=311 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register June 15, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Stanley Lawrence Hart Rep Stanley Lawrence Hart Rep 6th Ole John Kirketeg Rep Kathlyn M. Kirketeg Rep 7th Carl Oscar Sjulin Rep Earl C. Fishbaugh Rep 9th Frederick P. Cromwell Rep William Nielsen Skourup Rep 10th Harlan C. Foster Rep Harlan C. Foster Rep 12th Luke Vittetoe Rep Luke Vittetoe Rep 13th Elmer K. Bekman Rep Elmer K. Bekman Rep 16th Harry Samuel Love Rep John Lyle Musmaker Rep 18th Edward Speer White Rep Jay C. Colburn Rep 20th Floyd J. Pine Rep Herman B. Lord Rep 21st Frank D. Martin Rep Frank D. Martin Rep 22nd Otto H. Henningsen Rep Otto H. Henningsen Rep 29th Ross Rutledge Mowry Rep Fred Maytag Rep 30th George M. Faul Rep George M. Faul Rep 34th Robert W. Harvey Rep Eli Clarence Myrland Rep 35th Robert C. Reilly Dem Robert C. Reilly Dem 37th George Raymond Hill Rep Rex R. Bateson Rep 38th John Peter Berg Rep John Peter Berg Rep 42nd Edward Henry Vrba Dem William Linnevold Rep 44th Ralph W. Zastrow Rep Ralph W. Zastrow Rep 45th Richard V. Leo Rep Richard V. Leo Rep 48th Ralph E. Benson Rep Ralph E. Benson Rep 50th Albert Josiah Shaw Rep Jacob Frederick Miller Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 15, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 27 districts that did not hold elections in 1946 are not listed here. District 1 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 16 • 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://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1947-1948%20(52GA).pdf#page=294 Primary Election for State Senator 1946 Iowa Official Register June 15, 2020 District 1 Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) 6445 56.9 Democratic Party (United States) Orville Meyer 4877 43.1 11322 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Kathlyn M. Kirketeg 4486 100.0 4486 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr. 5896 100.0 5896 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) W. N. Skourup 4859 52.5 Democratic Party (United States) John Dunn Martin 4399 47.5 9258 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Harlan C. Foster (incumbent) 6394 68.8 Democratic Party (United States) Ralph H. Smutz 2900 31.2 9294 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Luke Vittetoe (incumbent) 7076 100.0 7076 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) E. K. Bekman (incumbent) 6583 53.6 Democratic Party (United States) John B. Shea 5700 46.4 12283 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) J. Lyle Musmaker 4621 69.1 Democratic Party (United States) John K. Sawyer 2071 30.9 6692 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Jay C. Colburn 1493 50.7 Republican Party (United States) Julius A. Lensch 1451 49.3 2944 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Jay C. Colburn 6243 65.6 Democratic Party (United States) Lars P. Nielsen 3274 34.4 9517 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Herman B. Lord 2415 52.2 Republican Party (United States) F. A. (Ted) Latchaw 2211 47.8 4626 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Herman B. Lord 6285 67.2 Democratic Party (United States) Gale McClean 3069 32.8 9354 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Frank D. Martin (incumbent) 12226 59.9 Democratic Party (United States) Walter Dietz 8181 40.1 20407 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) O. H. Henningsen (incumbent) 8140 64.5 Democratic Party (United States) Robert C. Redman 4482 35.5 12622 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Fred Maytag 2417 77.1 Republican Party (United States) Ross R. Mowry (incumbent) 719 22.9 3136 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Fred Maytag 4799 60.7 Democratic Party (United States) W. Russell Hayes 3108 39.3 7907 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) George Faul (incumbent) 9168 54.2 Republican Party (United States) Harris M. Coggeshall 7737 45.8 16905 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) George Faul (incumbent) 24563 56.7 Democratic Party (United States) George E. O'Malley 18721 43.3 43284 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) E. C. Myrland 7726 52.2 Democratic Party (United States) William M. Tatum 7065 47.8 14791 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1946 Democratic Party (United States) Robert C. Reilly (incumbent) 8757 100.0 8757 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) G. R. Hill (incumbent) 9068 100.0 9068 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Senator Hill resigned from the Senate before being sworn in to another term. This necessitated a special election. Iowa Senate, District 37 Special Election, January 6, 1947 Republican Party (United States) R. R. Bateson 2440 47.8 Democratic Party (United States) Frank J. Lund 2258 44.2 Independent (politician) William Schmedika 409 8.0 5107 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) John P. Berg (incumbent) 12246 64.1 Democratic Party (United States) Emery W. Loomis 6859 35.9 19105 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) William Linnevold 2166 65.4 Republican Party (United States) E. T. Haugen 1148 34.6 3314 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) William Linnevold 6560 54.1 Democratic Party (United States) Ed Vrba (incumbent) 5568 45.9 12128 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Ralph W. Zastrow (incumbent) 5347 58.5 Democratic Party (United States) Stanley Keating 3800 41.5 9147 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Richard V. Leo (incumbent) 6793 100.0 6793 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Ralph E. Benson (incumbent) 1968 50.6 Republican Party (United States) Carroll A. Lane 1924 49.4 3892 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Ralph E. Benson (incumbent) 6711 55.2 Democratic Party (United States) Peter F. Hansen 5442 44.8 12153 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 Republican Primary Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) J. F. Miller 3209 51.4 Republican Party (United States) Guy E. Mack 3033 48.6 6242 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) J. F. Miller 6253 61.0 Democratic Party (United States) LeRoy A. Rader 3999 39.0 10252 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1946 Elections in Iowa References Category:1946 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections