1960 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1960 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1958 Iowa Senate election 1958 1962 Iowa Senate election 1962 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 8, 1960 Jack Schroeder Republican Party (United States) 21st 33 2 35 George E. O'Malley Democratic Party (United States) 30th 17 2 15 Majority Leader Jack Schroeder Republican J. Kendall Lynes Republican The 1960 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1960 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 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 1960 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 6, 1960, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1960 general election ballot.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049290&view=1up&seq=341 Primary Election 1960 For State Senator Iowa Official Register May 19, 2020https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049290&view=1up&seq=357 General Election 1960 For State Senator Iowa Official Register May 19, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 33 seats to Democrats' 17 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 9 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1960 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 35 seats and Democrats having 15 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Republicans). Summary of Results Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049290&view=1up&seq=358 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register May 19, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 2nd Norval Evans Rep Dewey Blake Phelps Rep 3rd Gene L. Hoffman Dem Joe N. Wilson Rep 4th William C. Stuart Rep William C. Stuart Rep 5th Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep 6th Francis Austin Turner Rep Orval C. Walter Dem 8th William H. Harbor Rep Edward Anderson Wearin Rep 11th J. Louis Fisher Rep J. Louis Fisher Rep 14th Carroll F. McCurdy Dem John Gray Rep 15th Carroll Price Rep Carroll Price Rep 16th Raymond R. Gillespie Dem Joseph B. Flatt Rep 17th Gerald William Prince Rep Harry L. Cowden Rep 19th Jim O. Henry Rep Richard C. Turner Rep 23rd David Earl Elijah Rep David Earl Elijah Rep 24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep 25th Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Martin Wiley Rep 27th C. Joseph Coleman Dem C. Joseph Coleman Dem 28th Howard C. Buck Rep Howard C. Buck Rep 31st Carl H. Ringgenberg Rep Clifford N. Nystrom Rep 32nd Jack Richard Miller Rep Charles S. Van Eaton Rep 33rd Irving D. Long Rep Irving D. Long Rep 36th John J. O'Connor Dem Adolph W. Elvers Dem 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th George Lindsey Scott Rep George Lindsey Scott Rep 41st Jacob Grimstead Rep Jacob Grimstead Rep 43rd Walter E. Edelen Dem Leigh Raymond Curran Rep 46th Laurence M. Boothby Rep J. Henry Lucken Rep 47th LeRoy Getting Rep LeRoy Getting Rep 49th Duane E. Dewel Rep John J. Brown Dem Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate May 19, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1960 are not listed here. District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 36 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49__NOTOC__ Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1960.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/60s/1960primcanv.pdf#page=2 State Senate Primary Canvass 1960 Iowa Secretary of State May 20, 2020 District 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Dewey B. Phelps 7233 61.2 Democratic Party (United States) Melvin D. Crist 4582 38.8 11815 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Joe N. Wilson 6657 51.6 Democratic Party (United States) Gene L. Hoffman (incumbent) 6241 48.4 12898 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) W. C. Stuart (incumbent) 6311 56.2 Democratic Party (United States) B. D. Hellyer 4924 43.8 11235 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) X. T. Prentis (incumbent) 8810 54.1 Democratic Party (United States) Herman Fenema 7487 45.9 16297 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1960 Democratic Party (United States) Orval C. Walter 4958 54.9 Republican Party (United States) Henry G. Bycroft 4067 45.1 9025 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Edward A. Wearin 8003 65.1 Democratic Party (United States) Arleigh E. Odem 4289 34.9 12292 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) J. Louis Fisher (incumbent) 7446 52.8 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Hatcher 6657 47.2 14103 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) John Gray 5468 53.5 Democratic Party (United States) Carroll F. McCurdy (incumbent) 4761 46.5 10229 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Carroll L. Price (incumbent) 9148 55.2 Democratic Party (United States) Edward G. Doughman 7411 44.8 16559 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Joseph B. Flatt 6483 55.4 Democratic Party (United States) Merlyn Sulgrove 5224 44.6 11707 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Harry L. Cowden 12262 52.6 Democratic Party (United States) Robert C. Dailey 11035 47.4 23297 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Richard C. Turner 17913 55.6 Democratic Party (United States) Gilbert C. Klefstad 14301 44.4 32214 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Earl Elijah (incumbent) 13877 54.5 Democratic Party (United States) Richard C. Benischek 11571 45.5 25448 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) 17503 100.0 17503 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan (incumbent) 15071 54.4 Democratic Party (United States) Carl J. Goetz, Jr. 12613 45.6 27684 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Martin Wiley 31729 52.6 Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Wilson 28606 47.4 60335 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1960 Democratic Party (United States) C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) 14327 54.2 Republican Party (United States) Forrest D. Bailey 12098 45.8 26425 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Howard C. Buck (incumbent) 9394 59.8 Democratic Party (United States) Max M. Brewster 6328 40.2 15722 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Clifford Nystrom 17556 57.1 Democratic Party (United States) Eldon Dean Hastie 13204 42.9 30760 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Charles S. Van Eaton 24055 51.4 Democratic Party (United States) Donald V. Doyle 22765 48.6 46820 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Irving D. Long (incumbent) 9577 56.1 Democratic Party (United States) Edward B. Fitzpatrick 7494 43.9 17071 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1960 Democratic Party (United States) Adolph Elvers 5483 51.4 Republican Party (United States) F. E. Sharp 5185 48.6 10668 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) 14859 65.5 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Hansen 7810 34.5 22669 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) George L. Scott (incumbent) 12314 59.2 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph F. Leehy 8490 40.8 20804 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Jacob Grimstead (incumbent) 9666 55.8 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Biedermann 7657 44.2 17323 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Leigh R. Curran 15500 53.4 Democratic Party (United States) Walter E. Edelen (incumbent) 13513 46.6 29013 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) J. Henry Lucken 14182 62.4 Democratic Party (United States) R. A. Boatman 8539 37.6 22721 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) LeRoy Getting (incumbent) 12640 57.5 Democratic Party (United States) A. M. Schoenewe 9348 42.5 21988 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1960 Democratic Party (United States) John J. Brown 12534 52.0 Republican Party (United States) Max M. Soeth 11547 48.0 24081 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1960 Elections in Iowa References Category:1960 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections