1944 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1944 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1942 Iowa Senate election 1942 1946 Iowa Senate election 1946 30 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 7, 1944 Republican Party (United States) 45 45 Democratic Party (United States) 5 5 The 1944 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1944 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 30 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1944 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1944 elections. The primary election on June 5, 1944, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1944 general election ballot.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1945-1946%20(51GA).pdf#page=274 Primary Election 1944 For State Senator Iowa General Assembly June 20, 2020https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1945-1946%20(51GA).pdf#page=290 General Election 1944 For State Senator Iowa General Assembly June 20, 2020 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 5 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 21 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1944 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 45 seats and Democrats having 5 seats. Summary of Results Note: The 20 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1945-1946%20(51GA).pdf#page=291 Holdover State Senators Iowa Official Register June 20, 2020 State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Charles W. Wade Rep Alden Loring Doud Rep 3rd Dewey Emmitt Goode Rep James Robert Barkley Rep 4th Clarence L. Clark Rep James Alonzo Newsome Rep 5th T. M. Thompson Rep Roy B. Hawkins Rep 6th William Oliver Turner Rep Ole John Kirketeg Rep 8th Kenneth A. Evans Rep Oscar N. Hultman Rep 11th Floyd Arden Jones Rep Floyd Arden Jones Rep 14th Albert Earl Augustine Dem Albert Earl Augustine Dem 15th Hugh W. Lundy Rep Tunis H. Klein Dem 16th Harry Samuel Love Rep Harry Samuel Love Rep 17th Ai Miller Rep Ai Miller Rep 18th Frank Pelzer Rep Edward Speer White Rep 19th De Vere Watson Rep De Vere Watson Rep 23rd DuFay D. Fuller Rep Edwin Charles SchluterSchluter Incumbent redistricted from district 24 to 23. Rep 24th Edwin Charles Schluter Rep Jans T. "J. T." DykhouseDykhouse Incumbent redistricted from district 49 to 24. Rep 25th Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Frank C. Byers Rep 27th Charles V. Findlay Rep Charles V. Findlay Rep 28th Benjamin Chase Whitehill Rep Robert A. Rockhill Rep 31st John R. Hattery Rep Janious G. Lucas Rep 32nd Adrian D. Clem Rep Adrian D. Clem Rep 33rd Irving D. Long Rep Irving D. Long Rep 36th Gerald W. Hunt Rep Fern Eugene Sharp Rep 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th Paul Palmer Stewart Rep Arthur H. Jacobson Rep 41st Leo Elthon Rep Leo Elthon Rep 43rd Oscar E. Johnson Dem Herman M. Knudson Rep 46th Raymond Edward Hess Rep Frederick James Ritchie Rep 47th Robert Keir Rep Robert Keir Rep 49th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Duane E. Dewel Rep Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 15, 2020 Detailed Results NOTE: The 20 districts that did not hold elections in 1944 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 18 • 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-1945-1946%20(51GA).pdf#page=274 Primary Election for State Senator 1944 Iowa Official Register June 20, 2020 District 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Alden L. Doud 7816 100.0 7816 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) J. R. Barkley 1311 50.5 Republican Party (United States) Dewey E. Goode (incumbent) 1287 49.5 2598 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) J. R. Barkley 7553 52.6 Democratic Party (United States) Howard D. Evans 6812 47.4 14365 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4 Iowa Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Arch J. Jones 356 62.2 Democratic Party (United States) Clell Whitlatch 216 37.8 572 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) J. A. Newsome 6349 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) Arch J. Jones 4893 43.5 11242 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) R. B. Hawkins 10716 62.7 Democratic Party (United States) Justus B. Fudge 6375 37.3 17091 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) O. J. Kirketeg 6602 65.7 Democratic Party (United States) C. S. Hook 3445 34.3 10047 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) O. N. Hultman 7826 100.0 7826 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Floyd Jones (incumbent) 7242 100.0 7242 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 14 Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Homer G. Deck 700 56.2 Republican Party (United States) George Draper 545 43.8 1245 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) A. E. (Earl) Augustine (incumbent) 4558 50.8 Republican Party (United States) Homer G. Deck 4421 49.2 8979 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) L. D. Teter 1630 56.0 Republican Party (United States) Joe Templeton 1279 44.0 2909 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Tunis H. Klein 8102 50.7 Republican Party (United States) L. D. Teter 7881 49.3 15983 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) H. Sam Love (incumbent) 7480 100.0 7480 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Ai Miller (incumbent) 13009 100.0 13009 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 18 Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Ed S. White 9567 65.8 Democratic Party (United States) Mrs. Pearl Sherwood 4977 34.2 14544 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) De Vere Watson (incumbent) 14735 100.0 14735 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Edwin C. Schluter (incumbent)Schluter 13282 100.0 13282 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 24 Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent)Dykhouse 12301 100.0 12301 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan 1677 53.7 Republican Party (United States) Frederick C. Schadt 1448 46.3 3125 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Leroy S. Mercer (incumbent) 10201 50.5 Republican Party (United States) D. C. Nolan 9989 49.5 20190 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Byers (incumbent) 21743 52.8 Democratic Party (United States) Charles W. Hobbie 19475 47.2 41218 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) C. V. Findlay (incumbent) 1923 56.8 Republican Party (United States) Melvin Wilson 1460 43.2 3383 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) C. V. Findlay (incumbent) 10838 53.6 Democratic Party (United States) James F. Stanek 9389 46.4 20227 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) B. C. Whitehill (incumbent) 7779 66.6 Democratic Party (United States) H. L. Vauthrin 3907 33.4 11686 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Senator Whitehill died in January 1945, which necessitated a special election to fill his seat. Iowa Senate, District 28 Special Election, January 26, 1945 Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Rockhill 1783 72.9 Democratic Party (United States) C. E. Wicklund 663 27.1 2446 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) J. G. Lucas 13029 100.0 13029 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 32 Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) A. D. Clem (incumbent) 19255 53.8 Democratic Party (United States) James W. McCoun 16531 46.2 35786 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Irving D. Long (incumbent) 10181 100.0 10181 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 36 Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) F. E. Sharp 1030 55.1 Republican Party (United States) C. A. Benson 841 44.9 1871 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) F. E. Sharp 5496 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) C. L. Crider 4238 43.5 9734 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) 9054 100.0 9054 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Arthur H. Jacobson 2409 61.9 Republican Party (United States) Elmer Pieper 1485 38.1 3894 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Arthur H. Jacobson 11869 63.2 Democratic Party (United States) T. W. Mullaney 6910 36.8 18779 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Leo Elthon (incumbent) 1861 53.7 Republican Party (United States) Jacob Grimstead 1607 46.3 3468 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Leo Elthon (incumbent) 9277 100.0 9277 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Herman M. Knudson 14929 53.9 Democratic Party (United States) Fred J. Paullus 12766 46.1 27695 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 46 Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Fred J. Ritchie 1772 51.8 Republican Party (United States) R. E. Hess (incumbent) 1651 48.2 3423 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Fred J. Ritchie 11704 63.1 Democratic Party (United States) Winfred Mighell 6857 36.9 18561 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Robert Keir (incumbent) 8987 54.8 Democratic Party (United States) W. A. Yager 7403 45.2 16390 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Duane E. Dewel 9981 50.5 Democratic Party (United States) Casey Loss 9797 49.5 19778 100.0 Republican Party (United States) See also United States elections, 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1944 Elections in Iowa References Category:1944 Iowa elections Iowa Senate Category:Iowa Senate elections