1968 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1968 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1966 Iowa Senate election 1966 1970 Iowa Senate election 1970 33 out of 61 seats in the Iowa State Senate 31 November 5, 1968 Robert R. Rigler Republican Party (United States) 40th 29 16 45 Andrew G. Frommelt Democratic Party (United States) 30th 32 16 16 Majority Leader Andrew G. Frommelt Democratic David M. Stanley Republican The 1968 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1968 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 33 of the state senate's 61 districts. At this time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. A statewide map of the 61 state Senate districts in the year 1968 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on September 3, 1968, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1968 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012863760&view=1up&seq=348 Primary Election 1968 For State Senator Iowa Official Register May 3, 2020 General election results can be obtained here.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012863760&view=1up&seq=370 General Election 1968 For State Senator Iowa Official Register May 3, 2020 Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 32 seats to Republicans' 29 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats. Republicans flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1968 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 45 seats and Democrats having 16 seats (a net gain of 16 seats for Republicans). Summary of Results Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are listed here with asterisks (*). A list of these holdover state senators is provided here.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012863760&view=1up&seq=71 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register May 3, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Seeley G. Lodwick* Rep Seeley G. Lodwick* Rep 2nd Max E. Reno Dem Charles G. Mogged Rep 3rd Donald Sherman McGill Dem Donald Sherman McGill Dem 4th Franklin S. Main Dem Quentin V. Anderson Rep 5th James E. Briles Rep James E. Briles Rep 6th Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle* Rep Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle* Rep 7th Robert R. Dodds* Dem Robert R. Dodds* Dem 8th Richard Lytle Stephens* Rep Richard Lytle Stephens* Rep 9th Gene W. Glenn* Dem Gene W. Glenn* Dem 10th Bass Van Gilst Dem Bass Van Gilst Dem 11th Stanley M. Heaberlin Dem Charles O. Laverty Rep 12th Joseph B. Flatt Rep Joseph B. Flatt Rep13th Thomas J. "T. J." Frey* Rep Thomas J. "T. J." Frey* Rep Gilbert E. Klefstad Dem Jim Griffin Rep 14th David M. Stanley* Rep David M. Stanley* Rep15th Joseph W. Cassidy Dem Edward E. Nicholson* Rep Roger W. Jepsen Rep Harold A. Thordsen Rep 16th Roger John Shaff* Rep Roger John Shaff* Rep 17th Robert J. Burns Dem Minnette Doderer Dem 18th Kenneth Benda* Rep Kenneth Benda* Rep 19th Eugene Marshall Hill* Dem Eugene Marshall Hill* Dem20th Howard Reppert Dem William D. Palmer Dem George E. O'Malley* Dem George E. O'Malley* Dem William F. Denman* Dem William F. Denman* Dem Lee H. Gaudineer Dem Lee H. Gaudineer Dem William J. "Bill" Reichardt* Dem William J. "Bill" Reichardt* Dem 21st Edwin Alan Shirley Dem Edwin Alan Shirley Dem 22nd James F. Schaben Dem James F. Schaben Dem 23rd Clifton C. Lamborn* Rep Clifton C. Lamborn* Rep24th John M. Ely Dem Ralph Wilson Potter Rep Ernest Kosek* Rep Ernest Kosek* Rep Tom Riley Rep Jesse Donald "J. Don" Weimer Dem 25th Charles F. Balloun* Rep Charles F. Balloun* Rep 26th Max Milo Mills Rep John L. Mowry Rep 27th Pearle P. DeHart* Rep Pearle P. DeHart* Rep 28th Warren J. Kruck Dem R. Dean Arbuckle Rep 29th Arthur A. Neu* Rep Arthur A. Neu* Rep30th Andrew G. Frommelt* Dem Andrew G. Frommelt* Dem John M. Walsh* Rep John M. Walsh* Rep 31st John W. Patton Dem Kenneth Lawrence Parker Rep32nd Francis L. Messerly* Rep Francis L. Messerly* Rep Chester O. Hougen* Rep Chester O. Hougen* Rep Gene F. Condon Dem W. Charlene Conklin Rep 33rd James A. Potgeter* Rep James A. Potgeter* Rep 34th Hugh H. Clarke* Rep Hugh H. Clarke* Rep 35th C. Joseph Coleman Dem C. Joseph Coleman Dem 36th Elmer F. Lange* Rep Elmer F. Lange* Rep37th Charles S. Van Eaton Rep Charles K. Sullivan Rep Alden J. Erskine* Rep Alden J. Erskine* Rep 38th Adolph W. Elvers Dem Leslie C. Klink Rep 39th Hilarius Louis "H. L." Heying Dem Floyd Gilley Rep 40th Robert R. Rigler* Rep Robert R. Rigler* Rep 41st Vernon Kyhl Rep Vernon Kyhl Rep 42nd Delbert W. Floy Dem Leigh Raymond Curran Rep 43rd John L. Buren Dem Herbert Luther "H.L." Ollenburg Rep 44th Donald W. Murray Dem Wayne D. Keith Rep 45th John P. "Jack" Kibbie Dem Walter B. Hammer Rep 46th Merle W. Hagedorn Dem J. Leslie Leonard Rep 47th J. Henry Lucken Rep J. Henry Lucken Rep 48th H. Kenneth Nurse Dem Marvin Wesley Smith Rep 49th Lucas DeKoster Rep Lucas DeKoster Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate May 3, 2020 Detailed Results 33 of the 61 Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1968.Multi Districts 15, 20, and 24 elected 2 senators. Remember, in 1968, multi-member districts still existed in the Iowa Senate. District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 20 • District 21 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • 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 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Charles G. Mogged 7955 55.5 Democratic Party (United States) Max E. Reno (incumbent) 6384 44.5 14339 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Donald S. McGill (incumbent) 7978 50.7 Republican Party (United States) Delmont Moffitt 7754 49.3 15732 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Quentin V. Anderson 8700 55.5 Democratic Party (United States) Franklin S. Main (incumbent) 6982 44.5 15682 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) James E. Briles (incumbent) 4239 62.3 Republican Party (United States) Edward A. Wearin 2565 37.7 6804 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) James E. Briles (incumbent) 12918 67.6 Democratic Party (United States) Orval C. Walter 6188 32.4 19106 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Bass Van Gilst (incumbent) 7861 50.4 Republican Party (United States) Lake M. Crookham 7744 49.6 15605 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Charles O. Laverty 1661 35.5 Republican Party (United States) Wallace F. McKee 1243 26.6 Republican Party (United States) Julian B. Garrett 945 20.2 Republican Party (United States) Bruce Shawver Glenn 828 17.7 4677 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Charles O. Laverty 10846 50.5 Democratic Party (United States) Stanley M. Heaberlin (incumbent) 10636 49.5 21482 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Joseph B. Flatt (incumbent) 11146 65.5 Democratic Party (United States) Jay E. Howe 5872 34.5 17018 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 The 13th was a 2-member district in 1968. The first subdistrict had a holdover Senator. Iowa Senate, District 13 Subdistrict No. 2 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Jim Griffin 832 59.9 Republican Party (United States) Alvin B. Moore 557 40.1 1389 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 13 Subdistrict No. 2 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Jim Griffin 5612 50.9 Democratic Party (United States) Gilbert E. Klefstad (incumbent) 5417 49.1 11029 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 15 The 15th was a 2-member district in 1968. Both subdistricts held elections. Iowa Senate, District 15 Subdistrict No. 1 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Harold A. Thordsen 11939 50.1 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph W. Cassidy (incumbent) 11889 49.9 23828 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Iowa Senate, District 15 Subdistrict No. 2 Special Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Edward E. Nicholson 2623 65.7 Democratic Party (United States) Karl H. Hellman 1371 34.3 3994 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Minnette Doderer 14034 56.2 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan 10946 43.8 24980 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 The 20th was a 5-member district in 1968. Subdistricts Nos. 2, 3, & 5 had holdover Senators. Subdistricts Nos. 1 & 4 held elections. Iowa Senate, District 20 Subdistrict No. 1 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) William D. Palmer 13182 57.1 Republican Party (United States) James R. Maggert 9892 42.9 23074 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Iowa Senate, District 20 Subdistrict No. 4 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Lee H. Gaudineer, Jr. (incumbent) 8122 60.8 Republican Party (United States) Joseph G. Bertroche 5232 39.2 13354 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Alan Shirley (incumbent) 10443 51.0 Republican Party (United States) Leroy H. Petersen 10014 49.0 20457 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 24 The 24th was a 3-member district in 1968. Subdistrict No. 2 had a holdover Senator. Subdistricts Nos. 1 & 3 held elections. Iowa Senate, District 24 Subdistrict No. 1 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Ralph W. Potter 11488 54.7 Democratic Party (United States) Myron B. Oxley 9500 45.3 20988 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Iowa Senate, District 24 Subdistrict No. 3 Special Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) J. Don Weimer 10247 57.9 Republican Party (United States) Roger D. Patton 7457 42.1 17704 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) John L. Mowry 2515 56.5 Republican Party (United States) Vernon J. Ferguson 1940 43.5 4455 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) LaVern Hoelscher 581 56.1 Democratic Party (United States) Robert E. Rider, Sr. 454 43.9 1035 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) John L. Mowry 9091 58.0 Democratic Party (United States) LaVern Hoelscher 6589 42.0 15680 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Uthe 1065 55.2 Democratic Party (United States) Warren J. Kruck (incumbent) 864 44.8 1929 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Dean Arbuckle 8692 55.6 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Uthe 6948 44.4 15640 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Parker 8169 52.4 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Patton (incumbent) 7419 47.6 15588 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 32 The 32nd was a 3-member district in 1968. Subdistricts Nos. 1 & 2 had holdover Senators. Subdistrict No. 3 held an election. Iowa Senate, District 32 Subdistrict No. 3 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) W. Charlene Conklin 9479 52.9 Democratic Party (United States) James V. Gallagher 8435 47.1 17914 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) 10303 56.8 Republican Party (United States) DeVere A. Freeman 7848 43.2 18151 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 The 37th was a 2-member district in 1968. Subdistrict No. 2 had a holdover Senator. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election. Iowa Senate, District 37 Subdistrict No. 1 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Charles K. Sullivan 10073 50.04 Democratic Party (United States) Vincent S. Burke 10057 49.96 20130 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Leslie C. Klink 8011 52.3 Democratic Party (United States) Adolph W. Elvers (incumbent) 7299 47.7 15310 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Gilley 3306 63.1 Republican Party (United States) Jesse W. Wepler 1933 36.9 5239 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Gilley 10662 52.6 Democratic Party (United States) H. L. Heying (incumbent) 9599 47.4 20261 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Vernon H. Kyhl (incumbent) 3008 58.0 Republican Party (United States) Harry J. Eastman 2181 42.0 5189 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Vernon H. Kyhl (incumbent) 13986 100.0 13986 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Leigh Curran 3178 78.4 Republican Party (United States) Glen E. Bandel 873 21.6 4051 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Leigh R. Curran 11436 58.3 Democratic Party (United States) James T. Shannon 8196 41.7 19632 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) H. L. Ollenburg 2147 50.7 Republican Party (United States) C. E. Judd 2084 49.3 4231 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) H. L. Ollenburg 9005 58.1 Democratic Party (United States) John L. Buren (incumbent) 6491 41.9 15496 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Wayne Keith 1946 50.9 Republican Party (United States) Jean M. Kleve 1874 49.1 3820 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Wayne Keith 8102 54.0 Democratic Party (United States) Donald W. Murray (incumbent) 6903 46.0 15005 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Walter B. Hammer 8675 52.2 Democratic Party (United States) John P. "Jack" Kibbie (incumbent) 7932 47.8 16607 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) J. Leslie Leonard 2158 55.2 Republican Party (United States) Wayne J. Simington 1753 44.8 3911 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 46 Democratic Primary Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Merle W. Hagedorn (incumbent) 652 58.6 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Lauritsen 461 41.4 1113 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) J. Leslie Leonard 8669 56.2 Democratic Party (United States) Merle W. Hagedorn (incumbent) 6747 43.8 15416 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican Primary Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) J. Henry Lucken (incumbent) 2565 62.0 Republican Party (United States) Jack D. McDougall 1574 38.0 4139 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) J. Henry Lucken (incumbent) 10569 63.4 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Wiley 6091 36.6 16660 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 Democratic Primary Election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) H. Kenneth Nurse (incumbent) 1128 62.4 Democratic Party (United States) Raymond H. Van Kekerix 679 37.6 1807 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Marvin W. Smith 10581 62.3 Democratic Party (United States) H. Kenneth Nurse (incumbent) 6414 37.7 16995 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Lucas J. DeKoster (incumbent) 14211 100.0 14211 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1968 Elections in Iowa References Category:1968 Iowa elections Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate