1944 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 January 2022 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Iowa 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa 1950 November 7, 1944 File:HICKENLOOPER, BOURKE. SENATOR. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870828 (croppedmore).jpg 150x150px Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) 523,963 51.28% File:Guy Mark Gillette.jpg Guy M. Gillette Democratic Party (United States) 494,229 48.37% 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County resultsHickenlooper: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Gillette: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Guy M. Gillette Democratic Party (United States) Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy M. Gillette ran for a second full term in office but was defeated by Republican Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper. Primary elections were held on June 5. Gillette would be elected to Iowa's other Senate seat four years later and the two men would serve together as colleagues from 1949 to 1955. Democratic primary Candidates Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936 Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate Results 1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryIowa State Register, 1945–46 263–64 Democratic Party (United States) Guy M. Gillette (incumbent) 36,923 82.93% Democratic Party (United States) Ernest J. Seemann 7,598 17.07% 44,521 100.00% General election Candidates Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Governor of Iowa (Republican) W.S. Bowden (Prohibition) Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936 (Democratic) C.W. Drescher (Socialist) Results 1944 U.S. Senate election in Iowahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266870 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944 www.ourcampaigns.com http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1945Leip David 1944 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1944&off=3&class=undefined&elect=0&fips=19&f=0 US Election Atlas David Leip's Election Atlas 20 May 2022 Republican Party (United States) Bourke B. Hickenlooper 523,963 51.28% 1.87 Democratic Party (United States) Guy M. Gillette (incumbent) 494,229 48.37% 1.37 Prohibition Party (US) W.S. Bowden 2,751 0.27% 0.17 Socialist Party (US) C.W. Drescher 744 0.07% N/A 1,021,687 100.00% See also 1944 United States Senate elections References 1944 Iowa United States Senate