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1928 Iowa Senate election

The 1928 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1928 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 31 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate.

1928 Iowa Senate election
← 1926 November 6, 1928 1930 →
31 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 49 1
Seats before 48[a] 2[a]
Seats after 48 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Results
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Republican hold

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1928 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 4, 1928, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1928 general election ballot.[1][2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 49 seats to Democrats' 1 seat. A special election in district 20 in 1927 saw the seat flip from Republican to Democratic control.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1928 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 48 seats and Democrats having 2 seats.

Summary of Results

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  • Note: 19 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd Charles J. Fulton Rep Aaron Vale Blackford Rep
3rd Lloyd Ellis Dem Herbert B. Carroll Rep
4th Allen Gilbert Dotts Rep John W. Kent Rep
5th Henry Guy Roberts Rep Frank D. Ickis Rep
6th Samuel Edwin Fackler Rep Arthur Gray Leonard Rep
8th William C. Cochrane Rep William C. Cochrane Rep
11th Charles B. Kern Rep Wesley C. Lowe Rep
14th Forrester Call Stanley Rep Forrester Call Stanley Rep
15th William Alexander Clark Rep William Alexander Clark Rep
16th John N. Langfitt Rep John N. Langfitt Rep
17th Redfield Clipper Mills Rep Frank Bissell Rep
19th William Samuel Baird Rep William Samuel Baird Rep
23rd Charles Steere Browne Rep George W. Tabor Dem
24th Charles Longley Rigby Rep Charles Longley Rigby Rep
25th George Marchant Clearman Rep George Marchant Clearman Rep
26th Charles Francis Clark Rep Charles Francis Clark Rep
27th Emmett E. Cavanaugh Rep C. E. Anderson Rep
28th William E. McLeland Rep William E. McLeland Rep
31st Lars Johan Skromme Rep Lant H. Doran Rep
32nd Bertel M. Stoddard Rep Bertel M. Stoddard Rep
33rd George F. Slemmons Rep Chester G. Cole Rep
34th[b] Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep Oliver P. Bennett Rep
36th Charles Augustus Benson Rep Charles Augustus Benson Rep
38th[c] Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep Charles Theodore Rogers Rep
39th John M. Ramsey Rep George W. Christophel Rep
40th George S. Hartman Rep John Henry Hager Rep
41st Otto E. Gunderson Rep Otto E. Gunderson Rep
43rd Charles Frederic Johnston Rep Edward W. Clark Rep
46th Ed Hoyt Campbell Rep Lew MacDonald[d] Rep
47th William John Breakenridge Rep George William Patterson Rep
49th Tollef Edward Moen Rep Tollef Edward Moen Rep

Source:[5]

Detailed Results

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  • NOTE: The 19 districts that did not hold elections in 1928 are not listed here.

District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49

  • 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).[6]

District 2

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Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Vale Blackford 3,397 53.91%
Republican Charles J. Fulton (incumbent) 2,904 46.09%
Total votes 6,301 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. V. Blackford 7,798 66.03%
Democratic J. S. Forgraves 4,012 33.97%
Total votes 11,810 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

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Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert B. Carroll 3,210 62.08%
Republican Swan 1,961 37.92%
Total votes 5,171 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lloyd Ellis (incumbent) 1,877 66.37%
Democratic Rice 951 33.63%
Total votes 2,828 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. B. Carroll 8,340 55.67%
Democratic Lloyd Ellis (incumbent) 6,641 44.33%
Total votes 14,981 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

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Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Kent 2,545 54.05%
Republican Wennerstrum 2,164 45.95%
Total votes 4,709 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Kent 6,869 58.70%
Democratic Joseph E. Doze 4,833 41.30%
Total votes 11,702 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

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Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank D. Ickis 3,846 53.25%
Republican Parsons 3,376 46.75%
Total votes 7,222 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican F. D. Ickis 12,034 100.00%
Total votes 12,034 100.00%
Republican hold

District 6

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Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur Leonard 5,857 54.18%
Democratic H. M. Buchanan 4,953 45.82%
Total votes 10,810 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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Iowa Senate, District 8 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Cochrane (incumbent) 2,864 54.26%
Republican C. C. Anderson 1,496 28.34%
Republican C. L. Anderson 918 17.39%
Total votes 5,278 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Cochrane (incumbent) 7,894 64.44%
Democratic Marion Roberts 4,357 35.56%
Total votes 12,251 100.00%
Republican hold

District 11

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Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley C. Lowe 2,061 55.88%
Republican Harrison 1,627 44.12%
Total votes 3,688 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley C. Lowe 7,975 100.00%
Total votes 7,975 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

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Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican F. C. Stanley (incumbent) 5,679 60.52%
Democratic M. E. Gilderbloom 3,705 39.48%
Total votes 9,384 100.00%
Republican hold

District 15

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Iowa Senate, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. A. Clark (incumbent) 4,166 61.38%
Republican Aldrich 2,621 38.62%
Total votes 6,787 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. A. Clark (incumbent) 8,678 53.60%
Democratic John F. Clarkson 7,512 46.40%
Total votes 16,190 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

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Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Langfitt (incumbent) 6,406 64.09%
Democratic Fred O. Welch 3,590 35.91%
Total votes 9,996 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

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Iowa Senate, District 17 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Bissell 4,514 56.48%
Republican Redfield Clipper Mills (incumbent) 3,478 43.51%
Total votes 7,992 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Bissell 14,344 100.00%
Total votes 14,344 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

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Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. S. Baird (incumbent) 14,271 60.77%
Democratic Francis B. Taylor 9,214 39.23%
Total votes 23,485 100.00%
Republican hold

District 23

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Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Steere Browne (incumbent) 971 53.41%
Republican Millhaem 847 46.59%
Total votes 1,818 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George W. Tabor 4,158 54.66%
Republican Charles Steere Browne (incumbent) 3,449 45.34%
Total votes 7,607 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 24

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Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. L. Rigby (incumbent) 9,177 63.87%
Democratic John Thomsen 4,896 34.07%
Independent John W. Lenker 296 2.06%
Total votes 14,369 100.00%
Republican hold

District 25

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Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George M. Clearman (incumbent) 10,359 53.49%
Democratic J. P. Gallagher 9,006 46.51%
Total votes 19,365 100.00%
Republican hold

District 26

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Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. F. Clark (incumbent) 5,744 57.01%
Republican Stepanek 4,332 42.99%
Total votes 10,076 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. F. Clark (incumbent) 24,604 68.50%
Democratic Charles D. Huston 11,314 31.50%
Total votes 35,918 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

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Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. E. Anderson 3,030 39.92%
Republican Emmett E. Cavanaugh (incumbent) 2,861 37.69%
Republican Kime 1,700 22.39%
Total votes 7,591 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. E. Anderson 11,363 74.15%
Independent John W. Kime 3,961 25.85%
Total votes 15,324 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

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Iowa Senate, District 28 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William E. McLeland (incumbent) 1,454 29.89%
Republican Conaway 1,237 25.43%
Republican Lounsberry 1,097 22.55%
Republican Maxfield 1,077 22.14%
Total votes 4,865 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William E. McLeland (incumbent) 8,266 100.00%
Total votes 8,266 100.00%
Republican hold

District 31

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Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican L. H. Doran 5,230 54.86%
Republican Lockard 2,494 26.16%
Republican Criswell 1,809 18.98%
Total votes 9,533 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican L. H. Doran 14,859 100.00%
Total votes 14,859 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

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Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bertel M. Stoddard (incumbent) 7,406 52.23%
Republican Short 6,773 47.77%
Total votes 14,179 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bertel M. Stoddard (incumbent) 20,322 94.17%
Independent B. J. Bergeson 1,257 5.83%
Total votes 21,579 100.00%
Republican hold

District 33

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Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. G. Cole 10,550 66.16%
Democratic Charles L. King 5,397 33.84%
Total votes 15,947 100.00%
Republican hold

District 34

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Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican O. P. Bennett 12,172 53.82%
Democratic Levi McNeill 10,443 46.18%
Total votes 22,615 100.00%
Republican hold

District 36

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Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. A. Benson (incumbent) 6,705 100.00%
Total votes 6,705 100.00%
Republican hold

District 38

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Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles T. Rogers 22,217 100.00%
Total votes 22,217 100.00%
Republican hold

District 39

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Iowa Senate, District 39 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Christophel 3,203 59.99%
Republican John M. Ramsey (incumbent) 2,136 40.01%
Total votes 5,339 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Christophel 8,261 66.46%
Democratic Robert E. Kirk 4,169 33.54%
Total votes 12,430 100.00%
Republican hold

District 40

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Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. H. Hager 12,418 65.84%
Democratic B. J. Dillon 6,443 34.16%
Total votes 18,861 100.00%
Republican hold

District 41

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Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican O. E. Gunderson (incumbent) 9,884 92.16%
Democratic William H. Sheka 841 7.84%
Total votes 10,725 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

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Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. W. Clark 6,831 45.94%
Republican Knutson 5,993 40.31%
Republican Hall 2,044 13.75%
Total votes 14,868 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. W. Clark 16,687 100.00%
Total votes 16,687 100.00%
Republican hold

District 46

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Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lew MacDonald[d] 4,116 48.76%
Republican Held 3,574 42.34%
Republican Wormley 752 8.91%
Total votes 8,442 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lew MacDonald[d] 12,012 100.00%
Total votes 12,012 100.00%
Republican hold

District 47

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Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican Primary Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George William Patterson 7,565 50.10%
Republican William John Breakenridge (incumbent) 7,534 49.90%
Total votes 15,099 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican G. W. Patterson 18,736 100.00%
Total votes 18,736 100.00%
Republican hold

District 49

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Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican T. E. Moen (incumbent) 16,335 100.00%
Total votes 16,335 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ a b In a special election in the 20th district, Republican Samuel Franklin Wilson was replaced by Democrat Ralph U. Thompson, which flipped the seat to the Democrats.
  2. ^ The 34th district held a special election to fill a vacancy.
  3. ^ The 38th district held a special election to fill a vacancy.
  4. ^ a b c His surname is listed as both "McDonald" and "MacDonald" on various documents on the Iowa General Assembly website.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Primary Election 1928 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Primary Election 1928 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Compiled Redbook Biographies" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Senator Lew McDonald". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislators". Iowa Senate. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Primary Election 1928 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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