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The 1946 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1946 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 23 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 1946 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 3, 1946 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1946 general election ballot.[1][2]
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 1946 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 46 seats and Democrats having 4 seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Republicans).
Summary of Results
[edit]- Note: The 27 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Incoming Senator | Party | ||
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1st | Stanley Lawrence Hart | Rep | Stanley Lawrence Hart | Rep | ||
6th | Ole John Kirketeg | Rep | Kathlyn M. Kirketeg | Rep | ||
7th | Carl Oscar Sjulin | Rep | Earl C. Fishbaugh | Rep | ||
9th | Frederick P. Cromwell | Rep | William Nielsen Skourup | Rep | ||
10th | Harlan C. Foster | Rep | Harlan C. Foster | Rep | ||
12th | Luke Vittetoe | Rep | Luke Vittetoe | Rep | ||
13th | Elmer K. Bekman | Rep | Elmer K. Bekman | Rep | ||
16th | Harry Samuel Love | Rep | John Lyle Musmaker | Rep | ||
18th | Edward Speer White | Rep | Jay C. Colburn | Rep | ||
20th | Floyd J. Pine | Rep | Herman B. Lord | Rep | ||
21st | Frank D. Martin | Rep | Frank D. Martin | Rep | ||
22nd | Otto H. Henningsen | Rep | Otto H. Henningsen | Rep | ||
29th | Ross Rutledge Mowry | Rep | Fred Maytag | Rep | ||
30th | George M. Faul | Rep | George M. Faul | Rep | ||
34th | Robert W. Harvey | Rep | Eli Clarence Myrland | Rep | ||
35th | Robert C. Reilly | Dem | Robert C. Reilly | Dem | ||
37th | George Raymond Hill | Rep | Rex R. Bateson | Rep | ||
38th | John Peter Berg | Rep | John Peter Berg | Rep | ||
42nd | Edward Henry Vrba | Dem | William Linnevold | Rep | ||
44th | Ralph W. Zastrow | Rep | Ralph W. Zastrow | Rep | ||
45th | Richard V. Leo | Rep | Richard V. Leo | Rep | ||
48th | Ralph E. Benson | Rep | Ralph E. Benson | Rep | ||
50th | Albert Josiah Shaw | Rep | Jacob Frederick Miller | Rep |
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
[edit]- NOTE: The 27 districts that did not hold elections in 1946 are not listed here.
District 1 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50 |
- 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).[5]
District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) | 6,445 | 56.9 | |
Democratic | Orville Meyer | 4,877 | 43.1 | |
Total votes | 11,322 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kathlyn M. Kirketeg | 4,486 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,486 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr. | 5,896 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,896 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. N. Skourup | 4,859 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | John Dunn Martin | 4,399 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 9,258 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harlan C. Foster (incumbent) | 6,394 | 68.8 | |
Democratic | Ralph H. Smutz | 2,900 | 31.2 | |
Total votes | 9,294 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Luke Vittetoe (incumbent) | 7,076 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,076 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. K. Bekman (incumbent) | 6,583 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | John B. Shea | 5,700 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 12,283 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 16
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Lyle Musmaker | 4,621 | 69.1 | |
Democratic | John K. Sawyer | 2,071 | 30.9 | |
Total votes | 6,692 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 18
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay C. Colburn | 1,493 | 50.7 | |
Republican | Julius A. Lensch | 1,451 | 49.3 | |
Total votes | 2,944 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jay C. Colburn | 6,243 | 65.6 | |
Democratic | Lars P. Nielsen | 3,274 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 9,517 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Herman B. Lord | 2,415 | 52.2 | |
Republican | F. A. (Ted) Latchaw | 2,211 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 4,626 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Herman B. Lord | 6,285 | 67.2 | |
Democratic | Gale McClean | 3,069 | 32.8 | |
Total votes | 9,354 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank D. Martin (incumbent) | 12,226 | 59.9 | |
Democratic | Walter Dietz | 8,181 | 40.1 | |
Total votes | 20,407 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | O. H. Henningsen (incumbent) | 8,140 | 64.5 | |
Democratic | Robert C. Redman | 4,482 | 35.5 | |
Total votes | 12,622 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 29
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Fred Maytag | 2,417 | 77.1 | |
Republican | Ross R. Mowry (incumbent) | 719 | 22.9 | |
Total votes | 3,136 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Fred Maytag | 4,799 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | W. Russell Hayes | 3,108 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 7,907 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Faul (incumbent) | 9,168 | 54.2 | |
Republican | Harris M. Coggeshall | 7,737 | 45.8 | |
Total votes | 16,905 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Faul (incumbent) | 24,563 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | George E. O'Malley | 18,721 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 43,284 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | E. C. Myrland | 7,726 | 52.2 | |
Democratic | William M. Tatum | 7,065 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 14,791 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 35
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert C. Reilly (incumbent) | 8,757 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,757 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | G. R. Hill (incumbent) | 9,068 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,068 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
- Senator Hill resigned from the Senate before being sworn in to another term. This necessitated a special election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | R. R. Bateson | 2,440 | 47.8 | |
Democratic | Frank J. Lund | 2,258 | 44.2 | |
Independent | William Schmedika | 409 | 8.0 | |
Total votes | 5,107 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 38
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John P. Berg (incumbent) | 12,246 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | Emery W. Loomis | 6,859 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 19,105 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 42
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Linnevold | 2,166 | 65.4 | |
Republican | E. T. Haugen | 1,148 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 3,314 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Linnevold | 6,560 | 54.1 | |
Democratic | Ed Vrba (incumbent) | 5,568 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 12,128 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 44
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ralph W. Zastrow (incumbent) | 5,347 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Stanley Keating | 3,800 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 9,147 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 45
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard V. Leo (incumbent) | 6,793 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,793 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 48
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ralph E. Benson (incumbent) | 1,968 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Carroll A. Lane | 1,924 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 3,892 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ralph E. Benson (incumbent) | 6,711 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | Peter F. Hansen | 5,442 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 12,153 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 50
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. F. Miller | 3,209 | 51.4 | |
Republican | Guy E. Mack | 3,033 | 48.6 | |
Total votes | 6,242 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. F. Miller | 6,253 | 61.0 | |
Democratic | LeRoy A. Rader | 3,999 | 39.0 | |
Total votes | 10,252 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]- United States elections, 1946
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1946
- Elections in Iowa
References
[edit]- ^ "Primary Election 1946 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1946 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Holdover State Senators" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Primary Election for State Senator 1946" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.