1934 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1934 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1932 Iowa Senate election 1932 1936 Iowa Senate election 1936 22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 6, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) 25 24Special In district 45, Democratic Senator Harry Cook White was succeeded by Republican Richard V. Leo following a special election in 1933 (a gain of the district for the Republicans).https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1935-1936%20(46GA).pdf#page=327 Iowa Official Register 1935-1936 Iowa Official Register June 26, 2020 4 28 Republican Party (United States) 25 26Special 4 22 File:1934 IA State Senate election results by district.svg Results#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold The 1934 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1934 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 1934 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 4, 1934, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1934 general election ballot.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1935-1936%20(46GA).pdf#page=220 Primary Election 1934 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 26, 2020https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1935-1936%20(46GA).pdf#page=327 General Election 1934 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 26, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans and Democrats each held 25 seats. Lieutenant Governor Nelson Kraschel was a Democrat and wielded power as President of the Iowa Senate.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1935-1936%20(46GA).pdf#page=126 Officers of the Senate Iowa Official Register June 26, 2020 Following a special election in 1933 in district 45, Republicans flipped the forty-fifth district to their party. Therefore, on election day in November 1934, Republicans held 26 seats to Democrats' 24. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 2 Senate seats. Democrats gained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1934 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 28 seats and Republicans having 22 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats). 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 Joseph R. Frailey Rep Timothy Francis Driscoll Dem 7th Frank Iradelle Coykendall Dem Paul Lambert Millhone Rep 9th Clyde Hamilton Topping Rep James M. Bell Dem 10th William Carden Rep Arthur Claire Dewey Rep 12th Frank M. Beatty Rep Eugene Irving Mason Dem 13th Roy E. Stevens Dem Roy E. Stevens Dem 18th Charles D. Booth Rep Charles E. Malone Dem 20th Edwin R. Hicklin Rep Elmer Primer Corwin Rep 21st David W. Kimberly Rep David W. Kimberly Rep 22nd Harold L. Irwin Dem Harold L. Irwin Dem 29th D. Myron Tripp Dem John W. Billingsley Rep 30th George Allison Wilson Rep George Allison Wilson Rep 33rd Warren F. Miller Dem George L. Parker Rep 34th Oliver P. Bennett Rep Andrew Bell Dem 35th Howard C. Baldwin Dem Howard C. Baldwin Dem 37th Irving H. Knudson Rep Irving H. Knudson Rep 38th Edward J. Wenner Rep John Peter Berg Rep 42nd William Henry Klemme Rep Samuel D. Goetsch Dem 44th Lafe Hill Rep Edward P. Donohue Rep 45th Richard V. LeoSpecial Rep Henry Julius Grunewald Dem 48th I. G. Chrystal Dem I. G. Chrystal Dem 50th William Robert Ritchie Rep Albert Josiah Shaw Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 26, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1934 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 33 • 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-1935-1936%20(46GA).pdf#page=220 Primary Election for State Senator 1934 Iowa Official Register June 26, 2020 District 1 Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) T. F. Driscoll 7661 51.1 Republican Party (United States) Joe R. Frailey (incumbent) 7336 48.9 14997 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Paul L. Millhone 7446 50.7 Democratic Party (United States) Frank I. Coykendall (incumbent) 7248 49.3 14694 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Carl W. Setterberg 1468 50.3 Republican Party (United States) Clyde Hamilton Topping (incumbent) 1451 49.7 2919 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) James M. Bell 1329 51.9 Democratic Party (United States) Wells 1232 48.1 2561 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) James M. Bell 6823 57.0 Republican Party (United States) Carl W. Setterberg 5150 43.0 11973 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 10 Iowa Senate, District 10 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Claire Dewey 3265 53.5 Republican Party (United States) Speidel 2839 46.5 6104 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Howard A. Baxter 997 56.2 Democratic Party (United States) Miller 778 43.8 1775 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Claire Dewey 7188 55.6 Democratic Party (United States) Howard A. Baxter 5744 44.4 12932 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 Iowa Senate, District 12 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) James Scovel 1893 35.8 Republican Party (United States) Hicks 1755 33.2 Republican Party (United States) Talbott 1645 31.0 5293 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) E. I. Mason 1059 57.8 Democratic Party (United States) Adkins 773 42.2 1832 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) E. I. Mason 7432 51.1 Republican Party (United States) James Scovel 7112 48.9 14544 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Roy E. Stevens (incumbent) 963 51.2 Democratic Party (United States) Nevin 918 48.8 1881 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Roy E. Stevens (incumbent) 7605 57.3 Republican Party (United States) Frank Shane 5677 42.7 13282 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) C. E. Malone 7827 51.1 Republican Party (United States) Frank Pelzer 7487 48.9 15314 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Edward M. Baker 477 53.2 Democratic Party (United States) Madden 419 46.8 896 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Elmer P. Corwin 7049 54.0 Democratic Party (United States) Edward M. Baker 6012 46.0 13061 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) D. W. Kimberly (incumbent) 3285 63.4 Republican Party (United States) Wissler 1895 36.6 5180 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) D. W. Kimberly (incumbent) 10608 95.7 Farmer–Labor Party (US) Frank E. Gertz 479 4.3 11087 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 22 Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Merritt L. Sutton 2758 59.3 Republican Party (United States) Lee 1157 24.9 Republican Party (United States) Rice 738 15.8 4653 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Harold L. Irwin (incumbent) 9348 54.8 Republican Party (United States) Merritt L. Sutton 7715 45.2 17063 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) J. W. Billingsley 1902 62.0 Republican Party (United States) Morgan 1168 38.0 3070 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) J. W. Billingsley 5616 51.9 Democratic Party (United States) D. Myron Tripp (incumbent) 5197 48.1 10813 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) George A. Wilson (incumbent) 7639 40.8 Republican Party (United States) Connolly, Jr. 6486 34.6 Republican Party (United States) Miller 4597 24.6 18722 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) George A. Wilson (incumbent) 26559 53.8 Democratic Party (United States) E. Oren Wallace 22780 46.2 49339 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) George L. Parker 3963 74.8 Republican Party (United States) Rigby 1338 25.2 5301 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) George L. Parker 7640 52.7 Democratic Party (United States) Dr. J. H. McGready 6868 47.3 14508 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Bell 3929 63.0 Democratic Party (United States) Rawlings 2312 37.0 6241 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Bell 12509 51.6 Republican Party (United States) Hugo P. Saggan 9548 39.4 Farmer–Labor Party (US) Charles Croghan 2169 9.0 24226 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) H. C. Baldwin (incumbent) 14348 71.5 Republican Party (United States) Charles W. Datisman 5729 28.5 20077 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Irving H. Knudson (incumbent) 4109 42.6 Republican Party (United States) Oscar Ulstad 3496 36.3 Republican Party (United States) William Schmedika 2031 21.1 9636 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Irving H. Knudson (incumbent) 9344 51.9 Democratic Party (United States) Dewey Gilbert 8665 48.1 18009 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 38 Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) John Berg 4788 51.6 Republican Party (United States) Edward J. Wenner (incumbent) 3411 36.8 Republican Party (United States) Aschenbrenner 1079 11.6 9278 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) John Berg 13581 52.6 Democratic Party (United States) John G. Miller 12235 47.4 25816 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Sam D. Goetsch 1785 56.6 Democratic Party (United States) Peckham 1368 43.4 3153 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Sam D. Goetsch 8386 53.0 Republican Party (United States) C. C. Burgess 7430 47.0 15816 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) E. P. Donohue 2662 50.2 Republican Party (United States) Lafe Hill (incumbent) 2639 49.8 5301 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) E. P. Donohue (incumbent) 7214 54.9 Democratic Party (United States) H. M. Walleser 5924 45.1 13138 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) H. J. Grunewald 1756 63.1 Democratic Party (United States) Box 1028 36.9 2784 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) H. J. Grunewald 8211 51.4 Republican Party (United States) Richard V. Leo (incumbent) 7765 48.6 15976 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 48 Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) Albert D. Wiese 3334 59.8 Republican Party (United States) Akin 2244 40.2 5578 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) I. G. Chrystal (incumbent) 10816 56.8 Republican Party (United States) Albert D. Wiese 8215 43.2 19031 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 50 Iowa Senate, District 50 Republican Primary Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) A. J. Shaw 4433 63.5 Republican Party (United States) William Robert Ritchie (incumbent) 2549 36.5 6982 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 50 Democratic Primary Election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) W. F. Hapsley 1029 56.3 Democratic Party (United States) Davis 798 43.7 1827 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1934 Republican Party (United States) A. J. Shaw 8322 55.6 Democratic Party (United States) W. F. Hapsley 6637 44.4 14959 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1934 Elections in Iowa References Category:1934 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections