1906 Iowa Senate election

The 1906 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1906 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.

1906 Iowa Senate election

← 1903[a] November 6, 1906 1908 →

22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 42 8
Seats after 36 14
Seat change Decrease6 Increase6

Results
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1906 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The 1906 elections were the last in Iowa before primary elections were established by the Primary Election Law in 1907.[2] The general election took place on November 6, 1906.[3]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 42 seats to Democrats' 8 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 18 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1906 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 36 seats and Democrats having 14 seats (a net gain of 6 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

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  • Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st David Arthur Young Dem Edward Patrick McManus Dem
4th Richard Albert Hasselquist Rep John Alexander McKlveen Rep
7th Lester W. Lewis Rep William Darius Jamieson Dem
9th Frederick Norton Smith Dem Frederick Norton Smith Dem
10th John Alex Young Rep William Beeler Seeley Rep
12th John Tinley Brooks Rep Elbert Warren Clark Rep
13th Samuel Houston Harper Rep Edwin G. Moon Dem
18th James E. Bruce Rep James E. Bruce Rep
20th Fred M. Molsberry Rep Jay Ira Nichols Rep
21st William C. Hayward Rep John A. DeArmand Dem
22nd John Lowry Wilson Dem John Lowry Wilson Dem
29th Frederick Louis Maytag Rep Frederick Louis Maytag Rep
30th Cassius Clay Dowell Rep Cassius Clay Dowell Rep
34th Ernest Lincoln Hogue Rep William Criner Whiting Dem
35th Phineas W. Crawford Rep Arfst F. Frudden Dem
37th Fred Carlton Hartshorn Rep Charles Fremont Peterson Rep
38th Orlando Billings Courtright Rep Sherman W. DeWolf Dem
42nd Dennis Aloysius Lyons Dem Henry Clay Burgess Rep
44th Edmund Cole Spaulding Rep John Foley Dem
45th William Perry Whipple Rep William Perry Whipple Rep
48th Warren Garst Rep Joseph Mattes Rep
50th Edward King Winne Rep Joseph Holmes Allen Rep

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Detailed Results

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  • NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1906 are not listed here.

District 1District 4District 7District 9District 10District 12District 13District 18District 20District 21District 22District 29District 30District 34District 35District 37District 38District 42District 44District 45District 48District 50

District 1

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Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E. P. McManus 3,977 51.60%
Republican Joseph Fry 3,588 46.55%
Independent George P. Neal 143 1.86%
Total votes 7,708 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

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  • To fill vacancy caused by resignation of R. A. Hasselquist, who was elected for full term in 1903.
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. A. McKlveen 3,202 50.25%
Democratic Hardin L. Exley 3,170 49.75%
Total votes 6,372 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

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Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Darius Jamieson 3,803 51.80%
Republican William S. Farquhar 3,539 48.20%
Total votes 7,342 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

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Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred N. Smith (incumbent) 3,777 52.34%
Republican Frank Canny 3,439 47.66%
Total votes 7,216 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 10

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Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William B. Seeley 4,808 61.63%
Democratic Edward Deeds 2,993 38.37%
Total votes 7,801 100.00%
Republican hold

District 12

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Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. W. Clark 4,721 53.07%
Democratic J. H. Platt 4,174 46.93%
Total votes 8,895 100.00%
Republican hold

District 13

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Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin G. Moon 3,824 49.71%
Republican S. H. Harper (incumbent) 3,516 45.70%
Socialist O. C. Graves 353 4.59%
Total votes 7,693 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 18

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Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James E. Bruce (incumbent) 3,792 51.98%
Democratic J. M. Emmert 3,503 48.02%
Total votes 7,295 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

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Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. I. Nichols 4,653 54.36%
Democratic E. M. Warner 3,602 42.08%
Socialist Lee W. Lang 304 3.55%
Total votes 8,559 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

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Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. A. DeArmand 5,172 47.30%
Republican W. M. Chamberlin 4,999 45.72%
Socialist Nels P. Alifas 698 6.38%
Prohibition J. E. Park 66 0.60%
Total votes 10,935 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

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Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. Wilson (incumbent) 4,462 55.28%
Republican Charles Gottlob 3,441 42.63%
Socialist E. C. Bremer 169 2.09%
Total votes 8,072 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 29

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Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred L. Maytag (incumbent) 3,160 63.56%
Independent Perry Engle 1,590 31.98%
Socialist M. W. Shaw 222 4.47%
Total votes 4,972 100.00%
Republican hold

District 30

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Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. C. Dowell (incumbent) 8,375 64.02%
Democratic Walt H. Butler 3,744 28.62%
Socialist George A. Turbett 625 4.78%
Prohibition William Thornton 338 2.58%
Total votes 13,082 100.00%
Republican hold

District 34

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Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will C. Whiting 5,967 50.69%
Republican P. D. McMahon 5,804 49.31%
Total votes 11,771 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 35

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Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. F. Frudden 4,982 50.88%
Republican P. W. Crawford (incumbent) 4,468 45.63%
Socialist Alexander McAleece 342 3.49%
Total votes 9,792 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

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Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles F. Peterson 6,252 73.42%
Democratic N. L. Rood 2,263 26.58%
Total votes 8,515 100.00%
Republican hold

District 38

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Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherman W. DeWolf 4,550 48.60%
Republican Alfred Longley 4,371 46.69%
Socialist Earl Mayer 241 2.57%
Prohibition Schuyler D. Mitchell 200 2.14%
Total votes 9,362 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 42

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Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry C. Burgess 4,208 59.37%
Democratic Anthony Bernatz 2,804 39.56%
Socialist P. A. Wanless 76 1.07%
Total votes 7,088 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 44

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Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Foley 2,864 43.35%
Republican F. O. Martin 2,774 41.99%
Independent B. F. Wright 968 14.65%
Total votes 6,606 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 45

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Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. P. Whipple (incumbent) 5,380 52.85%
Democratic W. J. Gwinn 4,799 47.15%
Total votes 10,179 100.00%
Republican hold

District 48

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Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Mattes 5,527 56.50%
Democratic C. E. Reynolds 4,256 43.50%
Total votes 9,783 100.00%
Republican hold

District 50

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Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph H. Allen 4,597 65.98%
Democratic D. A. Ray 2,370 34.02%
Total votes 6,967 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ The twenty-ninth Iowa General Assembly enacted the Joint Resolution No. 5: Biennial Elections law in 1904 moving general elections to even-numbered years. Prior to this amendment to the Iowa constitution, elections to the state senate were held in odd-numbered years. The law stipulates: "Add as section 16, to article 12 of the constitution (of the state of Iowa), the following: The first general election after the adoption of this amendment shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year one thousand nine hundred and six, and general elections shall be held biennially thereafter...members of the general assembly whose successors would otherwise be chosen at the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and five, are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of office of senators whose successors would otherwise be chosen in the year one thousand nine hundred and seven are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified..."[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jount Resolution No. 5: Biennial Elections" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "General Election 1906 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2021.