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.[1][2]
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 ResultsEdit
Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
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]
^"Primary Election for State Senator 1948" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
October 26, 2023
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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 1948 Iowa Senate election 1946 November 5 1948 1950 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate26 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Republican DemocraticLast election 46 4Seats after 43 7Seat change 3 3A 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 1 2 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 EditNote The 21 holdover Senators not up for re election are not listed on this table 3 State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party2nd Alden Loring Doud Rep Alden Loring Doud Rep3rd James R Barkley Rep Sherman West Dem4th James Alonzo Newsome Rep Pearl Wayland McMurry Rep5th Roy B Hawkins Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep6th Kathlyn M Kirketeg Rep Ernest L Humbert Rep8th Oscar N Hultman Rep Oscar N Hultman Rep11th Floyd Arden Jones Rep Loyd Van Patten Rep14th Albert Earl Augustine Dem Albert Earl Augustine Dem15th Tunis H Klein Dem Francis M Roberts Dem16th John Lyle Musmaker Rep Raymond R Gillespie Dem17th Ai Miller Rep Glenn Edwin Whitehead Rep19th De Vere Watson Rep De Vere Watson Rep23rd Edwin Charles Schluter Rep John Milton Tudor Rep24th Jans T J T Dykhouse Rep Jans T J T Dykhouse Rep25th Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem26th Frank C Byers Rep Frank C Byers Rep27th Charles V Findlay Rep Paul E McCarville Rep28th Robert A Rockhill Rep Warren Eldon Walter Rep31st Janious G Lucas Rep John R Hattery Rep32nd Adrian D Clem Rep Charles S Van Eaton Rep33rd Irving D Long Rep Donald Alexander Risk Rep36th Fern Eugene Sharp Rep Fern Eugene Sharp Rep39th J Kendall Lynes Rep J Kendall Lynes Rep40th Arthur H Jacobson Rep Arthur H Jacobson Rep41st Leo Elthon Rep Leo Elthon Rep43rd Herman M Knudson Rep Herman M Knudson Rep46th Frederick James Ritchie Rep Edward S Parker Rep47th Robert Keir Rep Harry E Watson Rep49th Duane E Dewel Rep Burl Nelson Ridout DemSource 4 Detailed Results EditNOTE 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 49Note 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 2 Edit Iowa Senate District 2 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Alden L Doud incumbent 6 899 100 0Total votes 6 899 100 0Republican holdDistrict 3 Edit Iowa Senate District 3 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Sherman West 7 389 53 0Republican W R Fimmen 6 542 47 0Total votes 13 931 100 0Democratic gain from RepublicanDistrict 4 Edit Iowa Senate District 4 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican P W McMurry 5 917 54 3Democratic Joe W Kridelbaugh 4 981 45 7Total votes 10 898 100 0Republican holdDistrict 5 Edit Iowa Senate District 5 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican X T Prentis 3 889 58 2Republican Sam Holland 2 792 41 8Total votes 6 681 100 0Iowa Senate District 5 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican X T Prentis 9 832 100 0Total votes 9 832 100 0Republican holdDistrict 6 Edit Iowa Senate District 6 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ernest L Humbert 5 515 100 0Total votes 5 515 100 0Republican holdDistrict 8 Edit Iowa Senate District 8 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican O N Hultman incumbent 7 318 100 0Total votes 7 318 100 0Republican holdDistrict 11 Edit Iowa Senate District 11 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Loyd Van Patten 3 047 55 5Republican Victor Felter 2 439 44 5Total votes 5 486 100 0Iowa Senate District 11 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Loyd Van Patten 7 144 100 0Total votes 7 144 100 0Republican holdDistrict 14 Edit Iowa Senate District 14 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Democratic A E Augustine incumbent 4 706 58 4Republican G R Draper 3 350 41 6Total votes 8 056 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 15 Edit Iowa Senate District 15 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dr F M Roberts 8 728 55 5Republican Hugh Lundy 6 999 44 5Total votes 15 727 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 16 Edit Iowa Senate District 16 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Virgil E Smith 2 364 54 1Republican Charles H Neidt 2 007 45 9Total votes 4 371 100 0Iowa Senate District 16 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Democratic R R Gillespie 5 534 50 4Republican V E Smith 5 444 49 6Total votes 10 978 100 0Democratic gain from RepublicanDistrict 17 Edit Iowa Senate District 17 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican G E Whitehead 4 044 54 8Republican Conway E Morris 3 337 45 2Total votes 7 381 100 0Iowa Senate District 17 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican G E Whitehead 10 601 52 3Democratic H R Hefley 9 676 47 7Total votes 20 277 100 0Republican holdDistrict 19 Edit Iowa Senate District 19 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican De Vere Watson incumbent 12 777 100 0Total votes 12 777 100 0Republican holdDistrict 23 Edit Iowa Senate District 23 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican J M Tudor 10 685 52 0Democratic T E Stimpson 9 864 48 0Total votes 20 549 100 0Republican holdDistrict 24 Edit Iowa Senate District 24 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican J T Dykhouse incumbent 2 647 59 2Republican Cloy F McKeegan 1 823 40 8Total votes 4 470 100 0Iowa Senate District 24 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican J T Dykhouse incumbent 11 044 100 0Total votes 11 044 100 0Republican holdDistrict 25 Edit Iowa Senate District 25 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican D C Nolan 2 696 58 9Republican Frederick C Schadt 1 878 41 1Total votes 4 574 100 0Iowa Senate District 25 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Democratic L S Mercer incumbent 10 841 51 2Republican D C Nolan 10 339 48 8Total votes 21 180 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 26 Edit Iowa Senate District 26 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican F C Byers incumbent 21 496 53 6Democratic D O Stentz 18 640 46 4Total votes 40 136 100 0Republican holdDistrict 27 Edit Iowa Senate District 27 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul E McCarville 2 673 36 7Republican B H Wilder 2 444 33 6Republican Melvin Wilson 2 157 29 7Total votes 7 274 100 0Iowa Senate District 27 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican P E McCarville 10 563 52 1Democratic E C Hovey 9 716 47 9Total votes 20 279 100 0Republican holdDistrict 28 Edit Iowa Senate District 28 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican W Eldon Walter 2 160 51 8Republican Robert A Rockhill incumbent 2 013 48 2Total votes 4 173 100 0Iowa Senate District 28 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican W Eldon Walter 7 620 100 0Total votes 7 620 100 0Republican holdDistrict 31 Edit Iowa Senate District 31 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican John R Hattery 4 623 55 5Republican Albert Steinberg 3 708 44 5Total votes 8 331 100 0Iowa Senate District 31 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican J R Hattery 12 707 60 4Democratic D F Horning 8 325 39 6Total votes 21 032 100 0Republican holdDistrict 32 Edit Iowa Senate District 32 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charles S Van Eaton 4 722 50 1Republican A D Clem incumbent 4 710 49 9Total votes 9 432 100 0Iowa Senate District 32 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican C S Van Eaton 18 842 51 7Democratic Gale Stevens 17 616 48 3Total votes 36 458 100 0Republican holdDistrict 33 Edit Iowa Senate District 33 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Don Risk 2 659 50 7Republican R A Nelson 2 587 49 3Total votes 5 246 100 0Iowa Senate District 33 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Don Risk 9 668 100 0Total votes 9 668 100 0Republican holdDistrict 36 Edit Iowa Senate District 36 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican F E Sharp incumbent 1 345 51 9Republican Robert E Coon 1 249 48 1Total votes 2 594 100 0Iowa Senate District 36 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican F E Sharp incumbent 4 851 50 3Democratic S E Myers 4 786 49 7Total votes 9 637 100 0Republican holdDistrict 39 Edit Iowa Senate District 39 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican J Kendall Lynes incumbent 8 145 100 0Total votes 8 145 100 0Republican holdDistrict 40 Edit Iowa Senate District 40 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Arthur H Jacobson incumbent 4 194 65 3Republican W Lloyd Bruce 2 226 34 7Total votes 6 420 100 0Iowa Senate District 40 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican A H Jacobson incumbent 11 034 58 5Democratic Lorenz Willman 7 827 41 5Total votes 18 861 100 0Republican holdDistrict 41 Edit Iowa Senate District 41 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Leo Elthon incumbent 8 373 59 6Democratic Ira E Link 5 675 40 4Total votes 14 048 100 0Republican holdDistrict 43 Edit Iowa Senate District 43 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Herman M Knudson incumbent 14 620 100 0Total votes 14 620 100 0Republican holdDistrict 46 Edit Iowa Senate District 46 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Edward S Parker 2 915 54 7Republican R E Hess 2 415 45 3Total votes 5 330 100 0Iowa Senate District 46 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican E S Parker 10 037 53 1Democratic E F Kieffer 8 871 46 9Total votes 18 908 100 0Republican holdDistrict 47 Edit Iowa Senate District 47 Republican Primary Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican Harry E Watson 2 792 59 2Republican David G Ainsworth 1 924 40 8Total votes 4 716 100 0Iowa Senate District 47 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Republican H E Watson 8 422 50 1Democratic W A Yager 8 378 49 9Total votes 16 800 100 0Republican holdDistrict 49 Edit Iowa Senate District 49 General Election 1948 Party Candidate Votes Democratic B N Ridout 9 974 51 3Republican D E Dewel incumbent 9 467 48 7Total votes 19 441 100 0Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also EditUnited States elections 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa 1948 Elections in IowaReferences Edit Primary Election 1948 For State Senator PDF Iowa General Assembly Retrieved June 15 2020 General Election 1948 For State Senator PDF Iowa General Assembly 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 1948 PDF Iowa Official Register Retrieved June 15 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1948 Iowa Senate election amp oldid 1173910387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,