1956 Iowa Senate election
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← 1954 | November 6, 1956 | 1958 → |
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Duane E. Dewel | George E. O'Malley | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 49th | 30th | Last election | 44 | 6 | Seats after | 40 | 10 | Seat change | 4 | 4 | |
Majority Leader before election Duane E. Dewel Republican | Elected Majority Leader D. C. Nolan Republican | |
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The 1956 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1956 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 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 year 1956 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 4, 1956 determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1956 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 44 seats to Democrats' 6 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 20 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1956 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats and Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1956 are not listed here.
- Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1956.[5]
District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Norval Evans | 7,359 | 62.5 |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Frakes | 4,424 | 37.5 |
Total votes | 11,783 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 3
District 4
District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | X. T. Prentis (incumbent) | 8,900 | 52.7 |
| Democratic | William L. Hawks | 7,982 | 47.3 |
Total votes | 16,882 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Francis A. Turner | 5,002 | 52.2 |
| Democratic | Leonard Morris | 4,580 | 47.8 |
Total votes | 9,582 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William H. Harbor | 8,124 | 65.4 |
| Democratic | Bonnie E. Boll | 4,298 | 34.6 |
Total votes | 12,422 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 11
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Louis Fisher | 6,806 | 52.7 |
| Democratic | Earl Godwin | 6,111 | 47.3 |
Total votes | 12,917 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 14
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Carroll F. McCurdy | 5,504 | 54.4 |
| Republican | Royd McCurdy | 4,609 | 45.6 |
Total votes | 10,113 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carroll Price | 8,625 | 51.3 |
| Democratic | Albert DeGeus | 8,178 | 48.7 |
Total votes | 16,803 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Raymond R. Gillespie | 6,048 | 51.3 |
| Republican | Fay L. Harris | 5,736 | 48.7 |
Total votes | 11,784 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | G. W. Prince | 12,093 | 50.6 |
| Democratic | E. Paul Wilson | 11,800 | 49.4 |
Total votes | 23,893 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jim O. Henry | 16,664 | 56.7 |
| Democratic | Ethel M. T. Johnson | 12,742 | 43.3 |
Total votes | 29,406 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Earl Elijah (incumbent) | 13,198 | 55.2 |
| Democratic | Richard Benischek | 10,733 | 44.8 |
Total votes | 23,931 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) | 14,754 | 69.1 |
| Democratic | Don Truckenmiller | 6,600 | 30.9 |
Total votes | 21,354 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | D. C. Nolan (incumbent) | 13,988 | 53.8 |
| Democratic | Jack C. White | 12,008 | 46.2 |
Total votes | 25,996 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 26
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank C. Byers (incumbent) | 28,073 | 53.0 |
| Democratic | Loren M. Hullinger, Jr. | 24,861 | 47.0 |
Total votes | 52,934 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joe Coleman | 14,197 | 55.0 |
| Republican | Henry E. Heideman (incumbent) | 11,613 | 45.0 |
Total votes | 25,810 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 28
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Howard C. Buck | 10,145 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,145 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl H. Ringgenberg | 16,258 | 55.9 |
| Democratic | Charles F. Barr | 12,815 | 44.1 |
Total votes | 29,073 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 32
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack Miller | 24,176 | 55.2 |
| Democratic | Emlin L. Bergeson | 19,612 | 44.8 |
Total votes | 43,788 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Irving D. Long | 9,500 | 58.3 |
| Democratic | John Q. Swift | 6,784 | 41.7 |
Total votes | 16,284 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 36
Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John J. O'Connor | 5,593 | 53.3 |
| Republican | A. J. Johnson (incumbent) | 4,891 | 46.7 |
Total votes | 10,484 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) | 13,866 | 63.9 |
| Democratic | Joe Roose | 7,838 | 36.1 |
Total votes | 21,704 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 40
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George L. Scott (incumbent) | 11,322 | 56.5 |
| Democratic | Miles L. Connor | 8,705 | 43.5 |
Total votes | 20,027 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 41
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jacob Grimstead (incumbent) | 9,479 | 56.1 |
| Democratic | William H. Biedermann | 7,432 | 43.9 |
Total votes | 16,911 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. H. Tate | 14,157 | 51.3 |
| Democratic | William McArthur | 13,444 | 48.7 |
Total votes | 27,601 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 46
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Laurence M. Boothby (incumbent) | 12,063 | 55.1 |
| Democratic | Albert M. Wiltgen | 9,828 | 44.9 |
Total votes | 21,891 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Harry E. Watson (incumbent) | 11,453 | 55.6 |
| Democratic | A. W. Noehren | 9,152 | 44.4 |
Total votes | 20,605 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Duane E. Dewel (incumbent) | 12,240 | 50.9 |
| Democratic | Burl N. Ridout | 11,804 | 49.1 |
Total votes | 24,044 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
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