1912 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1912 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1910 Iowa Senate election 1910 1914 Iowa Senate election 1914 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate 26 November 5, 1912 Republican Party (United States) 34 2 32 Democratic Party (United States) 16 2 18 File:1912 IA State Senate election results by district.svg Results#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold The 1912 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1912 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1912 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 3, 1912, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1912 general election ballot.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1913-1914%20(35GA).pdf#page=670 Primary Election 1912 For State Senator Iowa General Assembly June 15, 2021https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1913-1914%20(35GA).pdf#page=531 General Election 1912 For State Senator Iowa General Assembly June 15, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 34 seats to Democrats' 16 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 10 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1912 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 32 seats and Democrats having 18 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats). Results Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate districtIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd William Sylvester Allen Rep John H. Taylor Rep 3rd Lewis Leroy Taylor Dem James M. Wilson Rep 4th George McCulloch Rep John H. Darrah Rep 5th John Dana Brown Rep Charles H. Thomas Rep 6th Theophilus W. Bennett Rep Albert D. Nye Rep 8th Shirley Gillilland Rep Frank F. Jones Rep 11th Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot Rep LeMerton Edson Crist Rep 14th John Fletcher Ream Dem John Fletcher Ream Dem 15th John Thomas Clarkson Dem John Thomas Clarkson Dem 16th Arthur Craig Savage Rep Arthur Craig Savage Rep 17th Anthony Milroy McColl Rep Anthony Milroy McColl Rep19th19th Originally, Democrat Mack C. Goodwin was declared the victor of the general election in the 19th senatorial district. Goodwin would serve in the Iowa Senate from January 13 to February 14, 1913. However, Republican Clem F. Kimball contested the election results. The state senators decided in Kimball's favor, removed Goodwin, and installed Kimball in the seat.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1913-1914%20(35GA).pdf#page=7 NOTE.: In compiling the list of the members of the senate in the thirty-fifth general assembly (pages 143, 144) the name of Mack C. Goodwin appears as the member from the nineteenth senatorial district. The election of Mr. Goodwin was contested by Clement F. Kimball of Council Bluffs and was subsequently decided by the senate in favor of the latter. Iowa General Assembly June 15, 2021Charles George SaundersRep Mack C. GoodwinGoodwin Democrat Mack C. Goodwin was removed by the members of the senate after Republican Clem F. Kimball contested the results. Dem Clement F. KimballKimball Republican Clem F. Kimball was installed in the 19th district senate seat after Democrat Mack C. Goodwin was removed by the members of the senate. The senators agreed with Republican Clem F. Kimball, who contested the election's results. Rep 23rd Lyman Bradley Parshall Dem George Earl Hilsinger Rep 24th Horace Ray Chapman Rep William David Sheean Dem 25th James A. White Dem James A. White Dem 26th Willard Coldren Stuckslager Rep Francis A. Heald Rep 27th Frederic Larrabee Rep Frederic Larrabee Rep 28th Comfort Harvey Van Law Rep Wallace H. Arney Rep 31st Joseph Andrew Fitchpatrick Rep Justin R. Doran Rep 32nd Robert Hunter Rep Edgar P. Farr Dem 33rd Edwin Hiram Hoyt Rep Eli Cushman Perkins Rep 36th Robert Pollok Quigley Dem Robert Pollok Quigley Dem 39th Charles Gates Rep Charles Gates Rep 40th Henry L. Adams Rep Albert M. Fellows Rep 41st James Albert Smith Rep Lars W. Boe Rep 43rd John Hammill Rep Thomas J. B. Robinson Rep 46th James Uriah Sammis Rep Guy Mark Gillette Dem 47th Leslie E. Francis Rep Leslie E. Francis Rep 49th Nicholas Balkema Rep Nicholas Balkema Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa Senate June 15, 2021 Detailed results Note: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1912 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: 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). District 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) J. H. Taylor 1546 1546 1546 1277 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Charles J. Fulton 1277 1277 1546 1277 2 yes 1546 1277 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 2 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) John H. Taylor 3248 3248 3248 3187 147 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) A. E. Labaugh 3187 3187 3248 3187 147 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) J. W. Wolf 147 147 3248 3187 147 2 yes 3248 3187 147 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) James M. Wilson 1843 1843 1843 750 679 2 yes Republican Party (United States) George D. Lynch 750 750 1843 750 679 2 yes Republican Party (United States) George W. Swan 679 679 1843 750 679 2 yes 1843 750 679 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 3 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) James M. Wilson 4148 4148 4148 3593 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) R. W. Anderson 3593 3593 4148 3593 2 yes 4148 3593 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) John H. Darrah 1500 1500 1500 1232 2 yes Republican Party (United States) E. A. Anderson 1232 1232 1500 1232 2 yes 1500 1232 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 4 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) John H. Darrah 2951 2951 2951 2838 161 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) H. L. Exley 2838 2838 2951 2838 161 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) U. S. Cooper 161 161 2951 2838 161 2 yes 2951 2838 161 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) C. H. Thomas 3045 3045 3045 1716 2 yes Republican Party (United States) J. W. Lauder 1716 1716 3045 1716 2 yes 3045 1716 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 5 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) C. H. Thomas 5269 5269 5269 4061 157 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Henry C. Beard 4061 4061 5269 4061 157 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) C. E. Harvey 157 157 5269 4061 157 2 yes 5269 4061 157 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) A. D. Nye 2132 2132 2132 1125 2 yes Republican Party (United States) H. E. Tomlinson 1125 1125 2132 1125 2 yes 2132 1125 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 6 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) A. D. Nye 3381 3381 3381 2735 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Carl Stanley 2735 2735 3381 2735 2 yes 3381 2735 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) F. F. Jones 3160 3160 3160 2716 401 132 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) W. S. Reiley 2716 2716 3160 2716 401 132 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) A. C. Gustafson 401 401 3160 2716 401 132 2 yes Socialist Party of America James P. Christie 132 132 3160 2716 401 132 2 yes 3160 2716 401 132 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) L. E. Crist 1602 1602 1602 1182 495 2 yes Republican Party (United States) John Gardiner 1182 1182 1602 1182 495 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Carl Dare 495 495 1602 1182 495 2 yes 1602 1182 495 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 11 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) L. E. Crist 3052 3052 3052 2208 436 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Theodore Wall 2208 2208 3052 2208 436 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) A. U. Lang 436 436 3052 2208 436 2 yes 3052 2208 436 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Walter I. Beans 1257 1257 1257 1188 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Elmer Mitchell 1188 1188 1257 1188 2 yes 1257 1188 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 14 Progressive primary election, 1912 Progressive Party (United States, 1912) G. W. Boyce 47 47 47 26 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) James Picken 26 26 47 26 2 yes 47 26 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 14 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Ream (incumbent) 2911 2911 2911 2502 210 2 yes Republican Party (United States) W. I. Beans 2502 2502 2911 2502 210 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) G. W. Boyce 210 210 2911 2502 210 2 yes 2911 2502 210 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) John T. Clarkson (incumbent) 4132 4132 4132 4008 965 2 yes Republican Party (United States) R. L. Welch 4008 4008 4132 4008 965 2 yes Socialist Party of America Charles Bruce 965 965 4132 4008 965 2 yes 4132 4008 965 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Arthur C. Savage (incumbent) 2875 2875 2875 2816 660 88 77 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) John Schoenenberger 2816 2816 2875 2816 660 88 77 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Harry W. Hill 660 660 2875 2816 660 88 77 2 yes Socialist Party of America B. N. Clark 88 88 2875 2816 660 88 77 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) T. C. Dugan 77 77 2875 2816 660 88 77 2 yes 2875 2816 660 88 77 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Anthony M. McColl (incumbent) 6060 6060 6060 3720 187 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) H. H. Crenshaw 3720 3720 6060 3720 187 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) A. J. Hadley 187 187 6060 3720 187 2 yes 6060 3720 187 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Clement F. Kimball 2367 2367 2367 978 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Owen J. McManus 978 978 2367 978 2 yes 2367 978 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 19 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Mack C. Goodwin 5071 5071 5071 5026 328 80 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Clement F. Kimball 5026 5026 5071 5026 328 80 2 yes Socialist Party of America S. S. Beem 328 328 5071 5026 328 80 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) A. J. Matthews 80 80 5071 5026 328 80 2 yes 5071 5026 328 80 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Originally the 1912 general election in the nineteenth senatorial district was deemed a victory for Democrat Mack C. Goodwin.19th Goodwin would serve for a month in 1913.Goodwin However, the senators would remove Goodwin and replace him with Republican Clem F. Kimball following Kimball's contestation of the results.Kimball District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) George Hilsinger 998 998 998 687 2 yes Republican Party (United States) S. D. Helde 687 687 998 687 2 yes 998 687 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic primary election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Owen McCaffrey 443 443 443 393 349 294 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) W. P. Dunlap 393 393 443 393 349 294 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) James W. Ellis 349 349 443 393 349 294 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Lyman B. Parshall (incumbent) 294 294 443 393 349 294 2 yes 443 393 349 294 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 23 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) George E. Hilsinger 2265 2265 2265 2218 79 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Owen McCaffrey 2218 2218 2265 2218 79 2 yes Socialist Party of America Z. M. Holcomb 79 79 2265 2218 79 2 yes 2265 2218 79 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) William D. Sheean 4369 4369 4369 3763 2 yes Republican Party (United States) H. R. Chapman (incumbent) 3763 3763 4369 3763 2 yes 4369 3763 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) E. D. Murphy 123 123 123 14 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Thomas Williams 14 14 123 14 2 yes 123 14 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 25 Democratic primary election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) James A. White (incumbent) 1355 1355 1355 1088 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Stapleton 1088 1088 1355 1088 2 yes 1355 1088 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 25 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) James A. White (incumbent) 5330 5330 5330 3685 2 yes Republican Party (United States) E. D. Murphy 3685 3685 5330 3685 2 yes 5330 3685 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Francis A. Heald 3327 3327 3327 1241 2 yes Republican Party (United States) John McAllister 1241 1241 3327 1241 2 yes 3327 1241 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 26 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Francis A. Heald 6743 6743 6743 4172 702 384 188 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) M. G. Bryan 4172 4172 6743 4172 702 384 188 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) James M. Sword 702 702 6743 4172 702 384 188 2 yes Socialist Party of America P. W. Hynes 384 384 6743 4172 702 384 188 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) Hugh Boyd 188 188 6743 4172 702 384 188 2 yes 6743 4172 702 384 188 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Frederic Larrabee (incumbent) 5434 5434 5434 3169 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Tolen 3169 3169 5434 3169 2 yes 5434 3169 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Wallace H. Arney 2723 2723 2723 2511 253 153 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) William Shipton 2511 2511 2723 2511 253 153 2 yes Socialist Party of America Myron F. Wiltse 253 253 2723 2511 253 153 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) E. H. Brown 153 153 2723 2511 253 153 2 yes 2723 2511 253 153 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Justin R. Doran 2926 2926 2926 2661 2 yes Republican Party (United States) William W. Goodykoontz 2661 2661 2926 2661 2 yes 2926 2661 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 31 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Justin R. Doran 5611 5611 5611 2513 508 247 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Edward C. Jordan 2513 2513 5611 2513 508 247 2 yes Socialist Party of America A. F. Schrader 508 508 5611 2513 508 247 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) Fred T. Stevenson 247 247 5611 2513 508 247 2 yes 5611 2513 508 247 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) E. P. Farr 4251 4251 4251 4020 2921 356 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Robert Hunter (incumbent) 4020 4020 4251 4020 2921 356 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Charles J. Holman 2921 2921 4251 4020 2921 356 2 yes Socialist Party of America Mort. M. Curtis 356 356 4251 4020 2921 356 2 yes 4251 4020 2921 356 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Eli C. Perkins 3745 3745 3745 1492 82 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Daniel H. Young 1492 1492 3745 1492 82 2 yes Socialist Party of America Charles Root 82 82 3745 1492 82 2 yes 3745 1492 82 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Quigley (incumbent) 3054 3054 3054 2237 2 yes Republican Party (United States) L. S. Fisher 2237 2237 3054 2237 2 yes 3054 2237 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Charles Gates (incumbent) 3226 3226 3226 2836 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) O. H. Mitchell 2836 2836 3226 2836 2 yes 3226 2836 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Albert M. Fellows 2431 2431 2431 1187 2 yes Republican Party (United States) Edwin H. Fourt 1187 1187 2431 1187 2 yes 2431 1187 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 40 Democratic primary election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) W. C. Earle 169 169 169 14 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) C. J. Haas 14 14 169 14 2 yes 169 14 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 40 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Albert M. Fellows 5185 5185 5185 3893 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) W. C. Earle 3893 3893 5185 3893 2 yes 5185 3893 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Lars W. Boe 4265 4265 4265 135 2 yes Prohibition Party (US) E. T. Clark 135 135 4265 135 2 yes 4265 135 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) T. J. B. Robinson 5595 5595 5595 2591 839 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) D. C. Wolf 2591 2591 5595 2591 839 2 yes Progressive Party (United States, 1912) James E. Stinehart 839 839 5595 2591 839 2 yes 5595 2591 839 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican primary election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) George F. CoburnCoburn Coburn won the Republican primary, but he ran as a Socialist in the general election. 2119 2119 2119 1844 2 yes Republican Party (United States) J. U. Sammis (incumbent) 1844 1844 2119 1844 2 yes 2119 1844 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 46 general election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Guy M. Gillette 4505 4505 4505 4504 2 yes Socialist Party of America George F. CoburnCoburn 4504 4504 4505 4504 2 yes 4505 4504 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 Democratic primary election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Frank Carpenter 672 672 672 425 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Ira L. Breffle 425 425 672 425 2 yes 672 425 100.00% Iowa Senate, District 47 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Leslie E. Francis (incumbent) 6914 6914 6914 4492 2 yes Democratic Party (United States) Frank Carpenter 4492 4492 6914 4492 2 yes 6914 4492 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 general election, 1912 Republican Party (United States) Nicholas Balkema (incumbent) 5846 5846 5846 322 2 yes Socialist Party of America B. E. Hunter 322 322 5846 322 2 yes 5846 322 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1912 Elections in Iowa References collapsed Category:1912 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections