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.
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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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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.