1948 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1948 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1946 Iowa Senate election 1946 1950 Iowa Senate election 1950 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 5, 1948 Republican Party (United States) 46 3 43 Democratic Party (United States) 4 3 7 The 1948 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1948 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 1948 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The primary election on June 3, 1948, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1948 general election ballot.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1949-1950%20(53GA).pdf#page=302 Primary Election 1948 For State Senator Iowa General Assembly June 15, 2020https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1949-1950%20(53GA).pdf#page=319 General Election 1948 For State Senator Iowa General Assembly June 15, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 46 seats to Democrats' 4 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 22 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1948 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 43 seats and Democrats having 7 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Democrats). Summary of Results Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1949-1950%20(53GA).pdf#page=320 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register June 15, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Alden Loring Doud Rep Alden Loring Doud Rep 3rd James R. Barkley Rep Sherman West Dem 4th James Alonzo Newsome Rep Pearl Wayland McMurry Rep 5th Roy B. Hawkins Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep 6th Kathlyn M. Kirketeg Rep Ernest L. Humbert Rep 8th Oscar N. Hultman Rep Oscar N. Hultman Rep 11th Floyd Arden Jones Rep Loyd Van Patten Rep 14th Albert Earl Augustine Dem Albert Earl Augustine Dem 15th Tunis H. Klein Dem Francis M. Roberts Dem 16th John Lyle Musmaker Rep Raymond R. Gillespie Dem 17th Ai Miller Rep Glenn Edwin Whitehead Rep 19th De Vere Watson Rep De Vere Watson Rep 23rd Edwin Charles Schluter Rep John Milton Tudor Rep 24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep 25th Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Frank C. Byers Rep 27th Charles V. Findlay Rep Paul E. McCarville Rep 28th Robert A. Rockhill Rep Warren Eldon Walter Rep 31st Janious G. Lucas Rep John R. Hattery Rep 32nd Adrian D. Clem Rep Charles S. Van Eaton Rep 33rd Irving D. Long Rep Donald Alexander Risk Rep 36th Fern Eugene Sharp Rep Fern Eugene Sharp Rep 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th Arthur H. Jacobson Rep Arthur H. Jacobson Rep 41st Leo Elthon Rep Leo Elthon Rep 43rd Herman M. Knudson Rep Herman M. Knudson Rep 46th Frederick James Ritchie Rep Edward S. Parker Rep 47th Robert Keir Rep Harry E. Watson Rep 49th Duane E. Dewel Rep Burl Nelson Ridout Dem Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 15, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1948 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).https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1949-1950%20(53GA).pdf#page=302 Primary Election for State Senator 1948 Iowa Official Register June 15, 2020 District 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Alden L. Doud (incumbent) 6899 100.0 6899 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Sherman West 7389 53.0 Republican Party (United States) W. R. Fimmen 6542 47.0 13931 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) P. W. McMurry 5917 54.3 Democratic Party (United States) Joe W. Kridelbaugh 4981 45.7 10898 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) X. T. Prentis 3889 58.2 Republican Party (United States) Sam Holland 2792 41.8 6681 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) X. T. Prentis 9832 100.0 9832 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Ernest L. Humbert 5515 100.0 5515 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) O. N. Hultman (incumbent) 7318 100.0 7318 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Loyd Van Patten 3047 55.5 Republican Party (United States) Victor Felter 2439 44.5 5486 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Loyd Van Patten 7144 100.0 7144 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) A. E. Augustine (incumbent) 4706 58.4 Republican Party (United States) G. R. Draper 3350 41.6 8056 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Dr. F. M. Roberts 8728 55.5 Republican Party (United States) Hugh Lundy 6999 44.5 15727 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Virgil E. Smith 2364 54.1 Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Neidt 2007 45.9 4371 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) R. R. Gillespie 5534 50.4 Republican Party (United States) V. E. Smith 5444 49.6 10978 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) G. E. Whitehead 4044 54.8 Republican Party (United States) Conway E. Morris 3337 45.2 7381 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) G. E. Whitehead 10601 52.3 Democratic Party (United States) H. R. Hefley 9676 47.7 20277 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) De Vere Watson (incumbent) 12777 100.0 12777 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) J. M. Tudor 10685 52.0 Democratic Party (United States) T. E. Stimpson 9864 48.0 20549 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) 2647 59.2 Republican Party (United States) Cloy F. McKeegan 1823 40.8 4470 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) 11044 100.0 11044 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan 2696 58.9 Republican Party (United States) Frederick C. Schadt 1878 41.1 4574 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) L. S. Mercer (incumbent) 10841 51.2 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan 10339 48.8 21180 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) F. C. Byers (incumbent) 21496 53.6 Democratic Party (United States) D. O. Stentz 18640 46.4 40136 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Paul E. McCarville 2673 36.7 Republican Party (United States) B. H. Wilder 2444 33.6 Republican Party (United States) Melvin Wilson 2157 29.7 7274 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) P. E. McCarville 10563 52.1 Democratic Party (United States) E. C. Hovey 9716 47.9 20279 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) W. Eldon Walter 2160 51.8 Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Rockhill (incumbent) 2013 48.2 4173 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) W. Eldon Walter 7620 100.0 7620 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) John R. Hattery 4623 55.5 Republican Party (United States) Albert Steinberg 3708 44.5 8331 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) J. R. Hattery 12707 60.4 Democratic Party (United States) D. F. Horning 8325 39.6 21032 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Charles S. Van Eaton 4722 50.1 Republican Party (United States) A. D. Clem (incumbent) 4710 49.9 9432 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) C. S. Van Eaton 18842 51.7 Democratic Party (United States) Gale Stevens 17616 48.3 36458 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Don Risk 2659 50.7 Republican Party (United States) R. A. Nelson 2587 49.3 5246 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Don Risk 9668 100.0 9668 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) F. E. Sharp (incumbent) 1345 51.9 Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Coon 1249 48.1 2594 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) F. E. Sharp (incumbent) 4851 50.3 Democratic Party (United States) S. E. Myers 4786 49.7 9637 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) 8145 100.0 8145 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Arthur H. Jacobson (incumbent) 4194 65.3 Republican Party (United States) W. Lloyd Bruce 2226 34.7 6420 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) A. H. Jacobson (incumbent) 11034 58.5 Democratic Party (United States) Lorenz Willman 7827 41.5 18861 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Leo Elthon (incumbent) 8373 59.6 Democratic Party (United States) Ira E. Link 5675 40.4 14048 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Herman M. Knudson (incumbent) 14620 100.0 14620 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Edward S. Parker 2915 54.7 Republican Party (United States) R. E. Hess 2415 45.3 5330 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) E. S. Parker 10037 53.1 Democratic Party (United States) E. F. Kieffer 8871 46.9 18908 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican Primary Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Harry E. Watson 2792 59.2 Republican Party (United States) David G. Ainsworth 1924 40.8 4716 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) H. E. Watson 8422 50.1 Democratic Party (United States) W. A. Yager 8378 49.9 16800 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) B. N. Ridout 9974 51.3 Republican Party (United States) D. E. Dewel (incumbent) 9467 48.7 19441 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1948 Elections in Iowa References Category:1948 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections