1938 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1938 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1936 Iowa Senate election 1936 1940 Iowa Senate election 1940 22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 8, 1938 Republican Party (United States) 28 29Hart Democratic Senator Timothy Francis "T. F." Driscoll of District 1 died in early 1937. In the subsequent special election, Republican Stanley Lawrence Hart flipped the first district to his party.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1939-1940%20(48GA).pdf#page=42 Iowa Official Register 1939-1940 Iowa Official Register June 23, 2020 9 38 Democratic Party (United States) 22 21Hart 9 12 File:1938 IA State Senate election results by district.svg Results #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold The 1938 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1938 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 1938 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 6, 1938, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1938 general election ballot.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1939-1940%20(48GA).pdf#page=470 Primary Election 1938 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 23, 2020https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1939-1940%20(48GA).pdf#page=585 General Election 1938 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 23, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats. Following a special election in 1937 in district 1, Republicans flipped the first district to their party. Therefore, on election day in November 1938, Republicans held 29 seats to Democrats' 21. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1938 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 9 seats for Republicans). Summary of Results Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Stanley Lawrence HartHart Rep Stanley Lawrence Hart Rep 7th Paul Lambert Millhone Rep Carl Oscar Sjulin Rep 9th James M. Bell Dem Frederick P. Cromwell Rep 10th Arthur Claire Dewey Rep Arthur Claire Dewey Rep 12th Eugene Irving Mason Dem John Edwin Talbott Rep 13th Roy E. Stevens Dem Elmer K. Bekman Rep 18th Frank Pelzer Rep Frank Pelzer Rep 20th Elmer Primer Corwin Rep Elmer Primer Corwin Rep 21st David W. Kimberly Rep Frank D. Martin Rep 22nd Harold L. Irwin Dem Otto H. Henningsen Rep 29th John W. Billingsley Rep Ross Rutledge Mowry Rep 30th James J. Gillespie Dem George M. Faul Rep 32nd Tom Ellis Murray Dem Linus Forsling Rep 34th Andrew Bell Dem Robert W. Harvey Rep 35th Howard C. Baldwin Dem Howard C. Baldwin Dem 37th George Raymond Hill Rep George Raymond Hill Rep 38th John Peter Berg Rep John Peter Berg Rep 42nd Samuel D. GoetschGoetsch Senator Goetsch switched parties and ran for re-election as a Republican. He lost in the general election to Democrat Ed Vrba. Dem Edward Henry Vrba Dem 44th Edward P. Donohue Rep Edward P. Donohue Rep 45th Henry Julius Grunewald Dem Richard V. Leo Rep 48th I. G. Chrystal Dem Ralph E. Benson Rep 50th Albert Josiah Shaw Rep Albert Josiah Shaw Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 23, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1938 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 32 • 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-1939-1940%20(48GA).pdf#page=470 Primary Election for State Senator 1938 Iowa Official Register June 23, 2020 District 1 Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Stanley L. Hart (incumbent)Hart 7819 58.9 Democratic Party (United States) J. O. Boyd 5455 41.1 13274 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Carl O. Sjulin 8891 64.7 Democratic Party (United States) Harold J. Teachout 4841 35.3 13732 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Fred Cromwell 6830 63.5 Democratic Party (United States) James M. Bell (incumbent) 3919 36.5 10749 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) A. Claire Dewey (incumbent) 7930 66.4 Democratic Party (United States) William Griffin 4008 33.6 11938 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) E. I. Mason (incumbent) 1058 61.3 Democratic Party (United States) Adkins 668 38.7 1726 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) John E. Talbott 7616 58.1 Democratic Party (United States) E. I. Mason (incumbent) 5439 41.6 Farmer–Labor Party (US) Arthur VanZanty 43 0.3 13098 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) E. K. Bekman 6700 51.1 Democratic Party (United States) Chester L. Johns 6354 48.5 Farmer–Labor Party (US) D. W. Matheny 49 0.4 13103 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Frank Pelzer (incumbent) 2679 64.4 Republican Party (United States) Hulsehus 1482 35.6 4161 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Frank Pelzer (incumbent) 7466 52.5 Democratic Party (United States) Walter Gregersen 6747 47.5 14213 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) E. P. Corwin (incumbent) 3337 70.9 Republican Party (United States) Hudler 1367 29.1 4704 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) E. P. Corwin (incumbent) 8222 65.0 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Wildasin 4420 35.0 12642 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Frank D. Martin 11795 51.1 Democratic Party (United States) Nic LeGrand 11293 48.9 23088 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) O. H. Henningsen 2862 57.6 Republican Party (United States) Long 2104 42.4 4966 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) O. H. Henningsen 9526 53.9 Democratic Party (United States) H. L. Irwin (incumbent) 8146 46.1 17672 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Ross R. Mowry 1218 41.2 Republican Party (United States) Decker 780 26.4 Republican Party (United States) Baker 523 17.7 Republican Party (United States) Hagen 434 14.7 2955 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) J. E. Craven 855 35.6 Democratic Party (United States) Hall 641 26.7 Democratic Party (United States) Morgan 625 26.0 Democratic Party (United States) Rigdon 280 11.7 2401 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Ross R. Mowry 5215 51.5 Democratic Party (United States) J. E. Craven 4910 48.5 10125 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) George M. Faul (incumbent) 7176 39.7 Republican Party (United States) Brown 6063 33.6 Republican Party (United States) Miller 4820 26.7 18059 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) George M. Faul 30324 57.7 Democratic Party (United States) James J. Gillespie (incumbent) 21788 41.6 Farmer–Labor Party (US) Guy O. McElrea 272 0.5 Prohibition Party (US) Henry McCraven 126 0.2 52510 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) L. B. Forsling 5378 79.7 Republican Party (United States) Brand 1368 20.3 6746 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) P. H. McGrath 2598 56.1 Democratic Party (United States) Waller 2033 43.9 4631 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) L. B. Forsling 16576 57.2 Democratic Party (United States) P. H. McGrath 11923 41.2 Farmer–Labor Party (US) Earl Crowl 473 1.6 28972 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Harvey 3073 64.9 Republican Party (United States) Harshbarger 1659 35.1 4732 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Harvey 11600 51.7 Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Bell (incumbent) 10826 48.3 22426 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Howard C. Baldwin (incumbent) 6761 53.6 Democratic Party (United States) Rhomberg 5849 46.4 12610 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Howard C. Baldwin (incumbent) 12122 100.0 12122 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Dewey Gilbert 1452 69.9 Democratic Party (United States) Schmedeke 625 30.1 2077 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) G. R. Hill (incumbent) 10290 57.1 Democratic Party (United States) Dewey Gilbert 7718 42.9 18008 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) John P. Berg (incumbent) 14670 59.5 Democratic Party (United States) J. E. Cundy 9858 40.0 Farmer–Labor Party (US) Vance J. Price 116 0.5 24644 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Sam D. GoetschGoetsch (incumbent) 2103 56.5 Republican Party (United States) Miller 1622 43.5 3725 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Edward H. Vrba 7905 52.4 Republican Party (United States) Sam D. GoetschGoetsch (incumbent) 7180 47.6 15085 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) E. P. Donohue (incumbent) 2793 55.2 Republican Party (United States) Hill 2267 44.8 5060 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) E. P. Donohue (incumbent) 7719 100.0 7719 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Richard V. Leo 8322 54.3 Democratic Party (United States) Henry J. Grunewald (incumbent) 7016 45.7 15338 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Ralph E. Benson 10304 58.9 Democratic Party (United States) E. L. Zitzlsperger 7180 41.1 17484 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Albert J. Shaw (incumbent) 8723 64.1 Democratic Party (United States) R. V. Neville 4890 35.9 13613 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1938 Elections in Iowa References Category:1938 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections