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1946 Iowa Senate election

Summary

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.

1946 Iowa Senate election
← 1944 November 5, 1946 1948 →
23 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 45 5
Seats after 46 4
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1

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
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

Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathlyn M. Kirketeg 4,486 100.0
Total votes 4,486 100.0
Republican hold

District 7 edit

Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr. 5,896 100.0
Total votes 5,896 100.0
Republican hold

District 9 edit

Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luke Vittetoe (incumbent) 7,076 100.0
Total votes 7,076 100.0
Republican hold

District 13 edit

Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 18 Republican Primary Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay C. Colburn 1,493 50.7
Republican Julius A. Lensch 1,451 49.3
Total votes 2,944 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herman B. Lord 2,415 52.2
Republican F. A. (Ted) Latchaw 2,211 47.8
Total votes 4,626 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Maytag 2,417 77.1
Republican Ross R. Mowry (incumbent) 719 22.9
Total votes 3,136 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1946
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
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert C. Reilly (incumbent) 8,757 100.0
Total votes 8,757 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37 edit

Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1946
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.
Iowa Senate, District 37 Special Election, January 6, 1947
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

Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Linnevold 2,166 65.4
Republican E. T. Haugen 1,148 34.6
Total votes 3,314 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard V. Leo (incumbent) 6,793 100.0
Total votes 6,793 100.0
Republican hold

District 48 edit

Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary Election, 1946
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
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1946
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

Iowa Senate, District 50 Republican Primary Election, 1946
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
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1946
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

References edit

  1. ^ "Primary Election 1946 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election 1946 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Holdover State Senators" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Primary Election for State Senator 1946" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

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