1950 Iowa Senate election
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22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Last election | 43 | 7 | Seats after | 41 | 9 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | |
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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.
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
- Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1950 are not listed here.
- 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
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1950 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | R. J. Oltman | 9,094 | 61.0 |
| Democratic | George Grau | 5,824 | 39.0 |
Total votes | 14,918 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
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