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1944 United States Senate election in Iowa 
Summary
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.
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 Hickenlooper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Gillette: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Candidates edit
- Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936
- Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Guy M. Gillette (incumbent) | 36,923 | 82.93% | |
| Democratic | Ernest J. Seemann | 7,598 | 17.07% | |
| Total votes | 44,521 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Governor of Iowa (Republican)
- W.S. Bowden (Prohibition)
- Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936 (Democratic)
- C.W. Drescher (Socialist)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | 523,963 | 51.28% |  1.87
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| Democratic | Guy M. Gillette (incumbent) | 494,229 | 48.37% |  1.37
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| Prohibition | W.S. Bowden | 2,751 | 0.27% | 0.17
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| Socialist | C.W. Drescher | 744 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,021,687 | 100.00% | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Iowa State Register, 1945–46. pp. 263–64.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1945). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Leip, David. "1944 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2022.