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The 1950 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1950 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 22 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 1950 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 5, 1950 determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1950 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 43 seats to Democrats' 7 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1950 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats and Democrats having 9 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 28 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 | ||
4th | Pearl Wayland McMurry | Rep | Ray Fletcher | Rep | ||
7th | Earl C. Fishbaugh | Rep | Earl C. Fishbaugh | Rep | ||
9th | William Nielsen Skourup | Rep | Thomas J. Dailey | Dem | ||
10th | Harlan C. Foster | Rep | Carl T. Anderson | Rep | ||
12th | Luke Vittetoe | Rep | Wilbur Cleland Molison | Rep | ||
13th | Elmer K. Bekman | Rep | Elmer K. Bekman | Rep | ||
18th | Jay C. Colburn | Rep | Jay C. Colburn | Rep | ||
20th | Herman B. Lord | Rep | Herman B. Lord | Rep | ||
21st | Frank D. Martin | Rep | Philip T. Hedin | Rep | ||
22nd | Otto H. Henningsen | Rep | Otto H. Henningsen | Rep | ||
29th | Fred Maytag | Rep | James Harold Nesmith | Rep | ||
30th | George M. Faul | Rep | George E. O'Malley | Dem | ||
34th | Eli Clarence Myrland | Rep | Eli Clarence Myrland | Rep | ||
35th | Robert C. Reilly | Dem | Arnold Utzig | Dem | ||
37th | Rex R. Bateson | Rep | Rex R. Bateson | Rep | ||
38th | John Peter Berg | Rep | John Peter Berg | Rep | ||
42nd | William Linnevold | Rep | William Linnevold | Rep | ||
44th | Ralph W. Zastrow | Rep | Ralph W. Zastrow | Rep | ||
45th | Richard V. Leo | Rep | Harry E. Weichman | Rep | ||
48th | Ralph E. Benson | Rep | Alan William Vest | Rep | ||
50th | Jacob Frederick Miller | Rep | R. J. Oltman | Rep | ||
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1950 are not listed here.
District 1 • District 4 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • 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: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not list vote totals for competitive primaries. Only names of candidates in each primary race are provided.[5][6]
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) | 7,617 | 54.2 | |
Democratic | John M. Kudebeh | 6,445 | 45.8 | |
Total votes | 14,062 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Fletcher | 6,418 | 65.4 | |
Democratic | Gordon A. Ward | 3,391 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 9,809 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr. (incumbent) | 8,094 | 65.8 | |
Democratic | Paul V. Nichols | 4,213 | 34.2 | |
Total votes | 12,307 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Dailey | 7,168 | 53.1 | |
Republican | W. N. Skourup (incumbent) | 6,321 | 46.9 | |
Total votes | 13,489 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl T. Anderson | 8,867 | 68.8 | |
Democratic | Gertrude S. Flickinger | 4,027 | 31.2 | |
Total votes | 12,894 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wilbur C. Molison | 7,779 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | Jesse A. Breon | 5,297 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 13,076 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elmer K. Bekman (incumbent) | 7,668 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | John T. Brady, Jr. | 7,227 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 14,895 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay C. Colburn (incumbent) | 8,809 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,809 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Herman B. Lord (incumbent) | 7,782 | 57.5 | |
Democratic | William T. Newell | 5,762 | 42.5 | |
Total votes | 13,544 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Philip T. Hedin | 14,885 | 57.8 | |
Democratic | Harry Ward | 10,881 | 42.2 | |
Total votes | 25,766 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | O. H. Henningsen (incumbent) | 9,288 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | Emmett P. Delaney | 6,575 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 15,863 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James H. Nesmith | 6,111 | 58.9 | |
Democratic | Joe Cross | 4,267 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 10,378 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George E. O'Malley | 32,826 | 52.8 | |
Republican | James P. Irish | 29,293 | 47.2 | |
Total votes | 62,119 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. C. Myrland (incumbent) | 10,163 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | William H. Welch | 7,890 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 18,053 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 35
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arnold Utzig | 11,237 | 55.7 | |
Republican | John H. Ford | 8,941 | 44.3 | |
Total votes | 20,178 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | R. R. Bateson (incumbent) | 12,184 | 68.3 | |
Democratic | Rodney Urdahl | 5,660 | 31.7 | |
Total votes | 17,844 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 38
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John P. Berg (incumbent) | 20,084 | 62.2 | |
Democratic | M. H. Kelly | 12,216 | 37.8 | |
Total votes | 32,300 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 42
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Linnevold (incumbent) | 7,333 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | George Mikesh | 6,097 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 13,430 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 44
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph W. Zastrow (incumbent) | 6,583 | 55.0 | |
Democratic | Henry F. Hauth | 5,394 | 45.0 | |
Total votes | 11,977 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 45
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harry E. Weichman | 8,467 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Fred J. Hushak | 5,715 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 14,182 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 48
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Vest | 9,828 | 57.6 | |
Democratic | Francis L. Cudahy | 7,221 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 17,049 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 50
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | R. J. Oltman | 9,094 | 61.0 | |
Democratic | George Grau | 5,824 | 39.0 | |
Total votes | 14,918 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Primary Election 1950 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ "General Election 1950 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 Candidates for State and District Offices 1950" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Primary Election for State Senator 1950" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 15, 2020.