The 1938 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1938 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.
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22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1938 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 6, 1938 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1938 general election ballot.[2][3]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats. Following a special election in 1937 in district 1, Republicans flipped the first district to their party. Therefore, on election day in November 1938, Republicans held 29 seats to Democrats' 21.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1938 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 9 seats for Republicans).
State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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1st | Stanley Lawrence Hart[a] | Rep | Stanley Lawrence Hart | Rep | ||
7th | Paul Lambert Millhone | Rep | Carl Oscar Sjulin | Rep | ||
9th | James M. Bell | Dem | Frederick P. Cromwell | Rep | ||
10th | Arthur Claire Dewey | Rep | Arthur Claire Dewey | Rep | ||
12th | Eugene Irving Mason | Dem | John Edwin Talbott | Rep | ||
13th | Roy E. Stevens | Dem | Elmer K. Bekman | Rep | ||
18th | Frank Pelzer | Rep | Frank Pelzer | Rep | ||
20th | Elmer Primer Corwin | Rep | Elmer Primer Corwin | Rep | ||
21st | David W. Kimberly | Rep | Frank D. Martin | Rep | ||
22nd | Harold L. Irwin | Dem | Otto H. Henningsen | Rep | ||
29th | John W. Billingsley | Rep | Ross Rutledge Mowry | Rep | ||
30th | James J. Gillespie | Dem | George M. Faul | Rep | ||
32nd | Tom Ellis Murray | Dem | Linus Forsling | Rep | ||
34th | Andrew Bell | Dem | Robert W. Harvey | Rep | ||
35th | Howard C. Baldwin | Dem | Howard C. Baldwin | Dem | ||
37th | George Raymond Hill | Rep | George Raymond Hill | Rep | ||
38th | John Peter Berg | Rep | John Peter Berg | Rep | ||
42nd | Samuel D. Goetsch[b] | Dem | Edward Henry Vrba | Dem | ||
44th | Edward P. Donohue | Rep | Edward P. Donohue | Rep | ||
45th | Henry Julius Grunewald | Dem | Richard V. Leo | Rep | ||
48th | I. G. Chrystal | Dem | Ralph E. Benson | Rep | ||
50th | Albert Josiah Shaw | Rep | Albert Josiah Shaw | Rep |
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District 1 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent)[a] | 7,819 | 58.9 | |
Democratic | J. O. Boyd | 5,455 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 13,274 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl O. Sjulin | 8,891 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Harold J. Teachout | 4,841 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 13,732 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred Cromwell | 6,830 | 63.5 | |
Democratic | James M. Bell (incumbent) | 3,919 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 10,749 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | A. Claire Dewey (incumbent) | 7,930 | 66.4 | |
Democratic | William Griffin | 4,008 | 33.6 | |
Total votes | 11,938 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | E. I. Mason (incumbent) | 1,058 | 61.3 | |
Democratic | Adkins | 668 | 38.7 | |
Total votes | 1,726 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John E. Talbott | 7,616 | 58.1 | |
Democratic | E. I. Mason (incumbent) | 5,439 | 41.6 | |
Farmer–Labor | Arthur VanZanty | 43 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 13,098 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. K. Bekman | 6,700 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Chester L. Johns | 6,354 | 48.5 | |
Farmer–Labor | D. W. Matheny | 49 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 13,103 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Pelzer (incumbent) | 2,679 | 64.4 | |
Republican | Hulsehus | 1,482 | 35.6 | |
Total votes | 4,161 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Pelzer (incumbent) | 7,466 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Walter Gregersen | 6,747 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 14,213 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. P. Corwin (incumbent) | 3,337 | 70.9 | |
Republican | Hudler | 1,367 | 29.1 | |
Total votes | 4,704 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. P. Corwin (incumbent) | 8,222 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | Henry Wildasin | 4,420 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 12,642 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank D. Martin | 11,795 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Nic LeGrand | 11,293 | 48.9 | |
Total votes | 23,088 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | O. H. Henningsen | 2,862 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Long | 2,104 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 4,966 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | O. H. Henningsen | 9,526 | 53.9 | |
Democratic | H. L. Irwin (incumbent) | 8,146 | 46.1 | |
Total votes | 17,672 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ross R. Mowry | 1,218 | 41.2 | |
Republican | Decker | 780 | 26.4 | |
Republican | Baker | 523 | 17.7 | |
Republican | Hagen | 434 | 14.7 | |
Total votes | 2,955 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. E. Craven | 855 | 35.6 | |
Democratic | Hall | 641 | 26.7 | |
Democratic | Morgan | 625 | 26.0 | |
Democratic | Rigdon | 280 | 11.7 | |
Total votes | 2,401 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ross R. Mowry | 5,215 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | J. E. Craven | 4,910 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 10,125 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George M. Faul (incumbent) | 7,176 | 39.7 | |
Republican | Brown | 6,063 | 33.6 | |
Republican | Miller | 4,820 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 18,059 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George M. Faul | 30,324 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | James J. Gillespie (incumbent) | 21,788 | 41.6 | |
Farmer–Labor | Guy O. McElrea | 272 | 0.5 | |
Prohibition | Henry McCraven | 126 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 52,510 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | L. B. Forsling | 5,378 | 79.7 | |
Republican | Brand | 1,368 | 20.3 | |
Total votes | 6,746 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | P. H. McGrath | 2,598 | 56.1 | |
Democratic | Waller | 2,033 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 4,631 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | L. B. Forsling | 16,576 | 57.2 | |
Democratic | P. H. McGrath | 11,923 | 41.2 | |
Farmer–Labor | Earl Crowl | 473 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 28,972 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert W. Harvey | 3,073 | 64.9 | |
Republican | Harshbarger | 1,659 | 35.1 | |
Total votes | 4,732 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert W. Harvey | 11,600 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | Andrew Bell (incumbent) | 10,826 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 22,426 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard C. Baldwin (incumbent) | 6,761 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | Rhomberg | 5,849 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 12,610 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard C. Baldwin (incumbent) | 12,122 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,122 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dewey Gilbert | 1,452 | 69.9 | |
Democratic | Schmedeke | 625 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 2,077 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | G. R. Hill (incumbent) | 10,290 | 57.1 | |
Democratic | Dewey Gilbert | 7,718 | 42.9 | |
Total votes | 18,008 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John P. Berg (incumbent) | 14,670 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | J. E. Cundy | 9,858 | 40.0 | |
Farmer–Labor | Vance J. Price | 116 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 24,644 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam D. Goetsch[b] (incumbent) | 2,103 | 56.5 | |
Republican | Miller | 1,622 | 43.5 | |
Total votes | 3,725 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward H. Vrba | 7,905 | 52.4 | |
Republican | Sam D. Goetsch[b] (incumbent) | 7,180 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 15,085 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. P. Donohue (incumbent) | 2,793 | 55.2 | |
Republican | Hill | 2,267 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 5,060 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | E. P. Donohue (incumbent) | 7,719 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,719 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard V. Leo | 8,322 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Henry J. Grunewald (incumbent) | 7,016 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 15,338 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph E. Benson | 10,304 | 58.9 | |
Democratic | E. L. Zitzlsperger | 7,180 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 17,484 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert J. Shaw (incumbent) | 8,723 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | R. V. Neville | 4,890 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 13,613 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |