1950 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa 1944 1956 United States Senate election in Iowa 1956 November 7, 1950 File:HICKENLOOPER, BOURKE. SENATOR. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870828 (croppedmore).jpg 150x150px Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) 470,613 54.82% 3x4.svg Albert J. Loveland Democratic Party (United States) 383,766 44.70% 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County resultsHickenlooper: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Loveland: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) The 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Albert J. Loveland. Primary elections were held on June 5. Senator Hickenlooper faced nominal opposition for re-nomination in the Republican primary, while Loveland won a plurality over a five-man Democratic field including former Governor Nelson G. Kraschel and former U.S. Representative Otha Wearin. Republican primary Candidates Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 Harry B. Thompson Earl F. Wisdom Results 1950 Republican U.S. Senate primaryIowa Official Register, 1951–52 294–95 Republican Party (United States) Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) 193,337 75.28% Republican Party (United States) Earl F. Wisdom 38,001 14.80% Republican Party (United States) Harry B. Thompson 25,480 9.92% 256,818 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Nelson G. Kraschel, former Governor of Iowa (1937–1939) Albert J. Loveland, U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Alvin P. Meyer Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate W.M. Shaw, candidate for U.S. House in 1938 Otha Wearin, former U.S. Representative from Glenwood (1933–1939) Results 1950 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) Albert J. Loveland 38,150 38.51% Democratic Party (United States) Nelson G. Kraschel 31,097 31.39% Democratic Party (United States) Otha Wearin 11,778 11.89% Democratic Party (United States) Alvin P. Meyer 9,341 9.43% Democratic Party (United States) W.M. Shaw 4,479 4.52% Democratic Party (United States) Ernest J. Seemann 4,225 4.27% 99,070 100.00% After losing the primary, Seemann entered the general election as a States' Rights candidate. General election Candidates Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican) Z. Everett Kellum (Prohibition) Albert J. Loveland, United States Undersecretary of Agriculture (Democratic) Leslie O. Ludwig (Socialist Labor) Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate (States' Rights) Results 1950 U.S. Senate election in Iowahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267007 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950 www.ourcampaigns.com http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1950election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1950 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1951Leip David 1950 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1950&off=3&class=undefined&elect=0&fips=19&f=0 US Election Atlas David Leip's Election Atlas 20 May 2022 Republican Party (United States) Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) 470,613 54.82% 3.54 Democratic Party (United States) Albert J. Loveland 383,766 44.70% 3.67 Prohibition Party (US) Z. Everett Kellum 3,273 0.38% 0.11 Dixiecrat Ernest J. Seemann 571 0.07% N/A Socialist Labor Party (US) Leslie O. Ludwig 300 0.04% N/A 858,523 100.00% See also 1950 United States Senate elections References 1950 Iowa United States Senate