1956 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1956 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1954 Iowa Senate election 1954 1958 Iowa Senate election 1958 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 6, 1956 Duane E. Dewel Republican Party (United States) 49th 44 4 40 George E. O'Malley Democratic Party (United States) 30th 6 4 10 Majority Leader Duane E. Dewel Republican D. C. Nolan Republican The 1956 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1956 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 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 year 1956 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 4, 1956, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1956 general election ballot.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/50s/1956primcanv.pdf Primary Election 1956 For State Senator Iowa Secretary of State June 5, 2020https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049288&view=1up&seq=330 General Election 1956 For State Senator Iowa Official Register June 5, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 44 seats to Democrats' 6 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 20 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1956 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats and Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats). Summary of Results Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049288&view=1up&seq=331 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register June 5, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Charles W. Nelson Rep Norval Evans Rep 3rd Ted D. Clark Rep Gene L. Hoffman Dem 4th William C. Stuart Rep William C. Stuart Rep 5th Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep 6th Thomas C. Larson Rep Francis Austin Turner Rep 8th Henry W. Washburn Rep William H. Harbor Rep 11th George Donald Bellman Rep J. Louis Fisher Rep 14th Charles Emory Stewart Rep Carroll F. McCurdy Dem 15th Leon N. Miller Dem Carroll Price Rep 16th Lorin B. Sayre Rep Raymond R. Gillespie Dem 17th Glenn Edwin Whitehead Rep Gerald William Prince Rep 19th De Vere Watson Rep Jim O. Henry Rep 23rd David Earl Elijah Rep David Earl Elijah Rep 24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep 25th Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Frank C. Byers Rep 27th Henry Emil Heideman Rep C. Joseph Coleman Dem 28th Warren Eldon Walter Rep Howard C. Buck Rep 31st Janious G. Lucas Rep Carl H. Ringgenberg Rep 32nd Charles S. Van Eaton Rep Jack Richard Miller Rep 33rd Donald Alexander Risk Rep Irving D. Long Rep 36th Art J. Johnson Rep John J. O'Connor Dem 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th George Lindsey Scott Rep George Lindsey Scott Rep 41st Jacob Grimstead Rep Jacob Grimstead Rep 43rd Herman M. Knudson Rep William H. Tate Rep 46th Laurence M. Boothby Rep Laurence M. Boothby Rep 47th Harry E. Watson Rep Harry E. Watson Rep 49th Duane E. Dewel Rep Duane E. Dewel Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 5, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1956 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: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1956.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/50s/1956primcanv.pdf#page=2 State Senate Primary Canvass 1956 Iowa Secretary of State June 5, 2020 District 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Norval Evans 7359 62.5 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Frakes 4424 37.5 11783 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Gene L. Hoffman 7148 52.3 Republican Party (United States) Ted D. Clark (incumbent) 6509 47.7 13657 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) W. C. Stuart (incumbent) 6341 56.0 Democratic Party (United States) Catherine A. Murray 4974 44.0 11315 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) X. T. Prentis (incumbent) 8900 52.7 Democratic Party (United States) William L. Hawks 7982 47.3 16882 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Francis A. Turner 5002 52.2 Democratic Party (United States) Leonard Morris 4580 47.8 9582 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) William H. Harbor 8124 65.4 Democratic Party (United States) Bonnie E. Boll 4298 34.6 12422 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) J. Louis Fisher 6806 52.7 Democratic Party (United States) Earl Godwin 6111 47.3 12917 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Carroll F. McCurdy 5504 54.4 Republican Party (United States) Royd McCurdy 4609 45.6 10113 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Carroll Price 8625 51.3 Democratic Party (United States) Albert DeGeus 8178 48.7 16803 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Raymond R. Gillespie 6048 51.3 Republican Party (United States) Fay L. Harris 5736 48.7 11784 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) G. W. Prince 12093 50.6 Democratic Party (United States) E. Paul Wilson 11800 49.4 23893 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Jim O. Henry 16664 56.7 Democratic Party (United States) Ethel M. T. Johnson 12742 43.3 29406 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Earl Elijah (incumbent) 13198 55.2 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Benischek 10733 44.8 23931 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) 14754 69.1 Democratic Party (United States) Don Truckenmiller 6600 30.9 21354 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan (incumbent) 13988 53.8 Democratic Party (United States) Jack C. White 12008 46.2 25996 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Byers (incumbent) 28073 53.0 Democratic Party (United States) Loren M. Hullinger, Jr. 24861 47.0 52934 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Coleman 14197 55.0 Republican Party (United States) Henry E. Heideman (incumbent) 11613 45.0 25810 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Howard C. Buck 10145 100.0 10145 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Carl H. Ringgenberg 16258 55.9 Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Barr 12815 44.1 29073 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Jack Miller 24176 55.2 Democratic Party (United States) Emlin L. Bergeson 19612 44.8 43788 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Irving D. Long 9500 58.3 Democratic Party (United States) John Q. Swift 6784 41.7 16284 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) John J. O'Connor 5593 53.3 Republican Party (United States) A. J. Johnson (incumbent) 4891 46.7 10484 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) 13866 63.9 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Roose 7838 36.1 21704 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) George L. Scott (incumbent) 11322 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) Miles L. Connor 8705 43.5 20027 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Jacob Grimstead (incumbent) 9479 56.1 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Biedermann 7432 43.9 16911 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) W. H. Tate 14157 51.3 Democratic Party (United States) William McArthur 13444 48.7 27601 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Laurence M. Boothby (incumbent) 12063 55.1 Democratic Party (United States) Albert M. Wiltgen 9828 44.9 21891 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Harry E. Watson (incumbent) 11453 55.6 Democratic Party (United States) A. W. Noehren 9152 44.4 20605 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Duane E. Dewel (incumbent) 12240 50.9 Democratic Party (United States) Burl N. Ridout 11804 49.1 24044 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1956 Elections in Iowa References Category:1956 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections