1920 Iowa Senate election

The 1920 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1920 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate.

1920 Iowa Senate election

← 1918 November 2, 1920 1922 →

29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 45 5
Seats after 48 2
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3

Results
     Republican gain
     Republican hold

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1920 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 7, 1920, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1920 general election ballot.[1][2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 5 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 21 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1920 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 48 seats and Democrats having 2 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans). Democrats suffered a disastrous performance as they lost every single district up for election, including three held by them.

Summary of Results

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  • Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd George Washington Ball Rep Charles J. Fulton Rep
3rd James M. Wilson Rep John J. Ethell Rep
4th Karl Miler Le Compte Rep James Foster Johnston Rep
5th James Allen Stephenson Dem John Andrew McIntosh Rep
6th Francis Elmer Shane Rep John Colborne Tuck Rep
8th William C. Ratcliff Rep Harman Albert Darting Rep
11th Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot Rep Lloyd Thurston Rep
14th Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell Rep Warren Alexander Caldwell Rep
15th John Rees Price Rep John Rees Price Rep
16th Edward McMurray Smith Rep Edward McMurray Smith Rep
17th John Wasson Foster Rep Halleck J. Mantz Rep
19th Clement F. Kimball Rep William Samuel Baird Rep
23rd Albert L. Broxam Dem Charles Steere Browne Rep
24th John K. Hale Rep John K. Hale Rep
25th Otto A. Byington Dem Charles M. Dutcher Rep
26th Willis G. Haskell Rep Willis G. Haskell Rep
27th Perry C. Holdoegel Rep Perry C. Holdoegel Rep
28th Wallace H. Arney Rep Ray Paul Scott Rep
31st Ben Edwards Rep Charles Olson Rep
32nd Bertel M. Stoddard Rep Bertel M. Stoddard Rep
33rd Thomas Eddy Taylor Rep George Sherman Banta Rep
36th Byron W. Newberry Rep Byron W. Newberry Rep
39th William Thomas Evans Rep Oscar Leroy Mead Rep
40th Albert M. Fellows Rep George S. Hartman Rep
41st Thomas A. Kingland Rep John Marian Slosson Jr. Rep
43rd Arthur Lynnwood Rule Rep John E. Wichman Rep
46th George Franklin Coburn Rep Ed Hoyt Campbell Rep
47th Henry C. Adams Rep Henry C. Adams Rep
49th Nicholas Balkema Rep Ben C. Abben Rep

Source:[3]

Detailed Results

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  • NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1920 are not listed here.

District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 8District 11District 14District 15District 16District 17District 19District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 31District 32District 33District 36District 39District 40District 41District 43District 46District 47District 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).[4][5]

District 2

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Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles J. Fulton 2,599 100.00%
Total votes 2,599 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank B. Whitaker 732 100.00%
Total votes 732 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles J. Fulton 7,786 65.64%
Democratic Frank B. Whitaker 4,076 34.36%
Total votes 11,862 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

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Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. J. Ethell 2,298 61.58%
Republican Purley Rinker 1,434 38.42%
Total votes 3,732 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic D. C. Bradley 1,428 100.00%
Total votes 1,428 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Ethell 9,439 64.59%
Democratic D. C. Bradley 5,174 35.41%
Total votes 14,613 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

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Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James F. Johnston 1,622 58.73%
Republican Emory W. Curtis 1,140 41.27%
Total votes 2,762 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James W. Jeffries 171 93.44%
Democratic J. N. Jeffries 12 6.56%
Total votes 183 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James F. Johnston 8,261 100.00%
Total votes 8,261 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

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Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. A. McIntosh 2,411 51.09%
Republican B. L. Eiker 2,308 48.91%
Total votes 4,719 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. P. Daughton 439 100.00%
Total votes 439 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. A. McIntosh 11,392 62.05%
Democratic J. P. Daughton 6,936 37.95%
Total votes 18,358 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

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Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. C. Tuck 1,430 45.56%
Republican Fred A. Ohieds 951 30.30%
Republican V. Loy 758 24.15%
Total votes 3,139 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Cotter 253 100.00%
Total votes 253 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. C. Tuck 7,251 64.75%
Democratic Fred Cotter 3,947 35.25%
Total votes 11,198 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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Iowa Senate, District 8 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. A. Darting 1,531 50.11%
Republican Fred Durbin 1,524 49.89%
Total votes 3,055 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Allender 111 100.00%
Total votes 111 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. A. Darting 8,653 100.00%
Total votes 8,653 100.00%
Republican hold

District 11

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Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Thurston 2,602 100.00%
Total votes 2,602 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. E. Stansell 119 100.00%
Total votes 119 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Thurston 8,343 100.00%
Total votes 8,343 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

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Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. A. Caldwell 930 44.58%
Republican Thomas J. Wilson 749 35.91%
Republican Elmer E. Mitchell (incumbent) 407 19.51%
Total votes 2,086 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic N. S. Downey[a] 261 56.86%
Democratic D. B. Green 198 43.14%
Total votes 459 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. A. Caldwell 5,882 58.32%
Democratic M. S. Downey[a] 4,203 41.68%
Total votes 10,085 100.00%
Republican hold

District 15

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Iowa Senate, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John R. Price (incumbent) 2,338 55.25%
Republican W. G. Vander Ploeg 1,894 44.75%
Total votes 4,232 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. R. Clements 1,495 100.00%
Total votes 1,495 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John R. Price (incumbent) 9,293 59.06%
Democratic L. R. Clements 6,441 40.94%
Total votes 15,734 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

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Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. M. Smith (incumbent) 2,289 100.00%
Total votes 2,289 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pierre McDermid 420 100.00%
Total votes 420 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. M. Smith (incumbent) 8,114 70.49%
Democratic Pierre McDermid 3,397 29.51%
Total votes 11,511 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

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Iowa Senate, District 17 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. J. Mantz 3,360 57.86%
Republican H. J. Hoogenakker 2,447 42.14%
Total votes 5,807 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Land 690 100.00%
Total votes 690 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. J. Mantz 13,256 67.41%
Democratic Fred Land 6,409 32.59%
Total votes 19,665 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

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Iowa Senate, District 19 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. S. Baird 1,576 57.08%
Republican Lewis J. Neff 1,185 42.92%
Total votes 2,761 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. S. Baird 13,463 86.25%
Independent Harry O. Richardson 2,147 13.75%
Total votes 15,610 100.00%
Republican hold

District 23

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Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Browne 858 100.00%
Total votes 858 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. L. Broxam (incumbent) 393 100.00%
Total votes 393 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Browne 4,160 63.87%
Democratic A. L. Broxam (incumbent) 2,353 36.13%
Total votes 6,513 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

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Iowa Senate, District 24 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. K. Hale (incumbent) 2,366 100.00%
Total votes 2,366 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. K. Hale (incumbent) 11,529 100.00%
Total votes 11,529 100.00%
Republican hold

District 25

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Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Dutcher 1,877 100.00%
Total votes 1,877 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E. A. Baldwin 1,281 100.00%
Total votes 1,281 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Dutcher 10,420 59.58%
Democratic E. A. Baldwin 7,068 40.42%
Total votes 17,488 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 26

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Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. G. Haskell (incumbent) 5,579 100.00%
Total votes 5,579 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. G. Haskell (incumbent) 20,045 100.00%
Total votes 20,045 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

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Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Perry C. Holdoegel (incumbent) 3,445 100.00%
Total votes 3,445 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Perry C. Holdoegel (incumbent) 13,144 100.00%
Total votes 13,144 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

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Iowa Senate, District 28 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. C. Lounsberry 1,102 32.93%
Republican Ray P. Scott[b] 903 26.99%
Republican G. F. Stansberry 735 21.97%
Republican D. N. Ferguson 606 18.11%
Total votes 3,346 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert E. Johnson 173 100.00%
Total votes 173 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray P. Scott[b] 8,249 73.06%
Democratic Robert E. Johnson 3,041 26.94%
Total votes 11,290 100.00%
Republican hold

District 31

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Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Olson 2,681 41.09%
Republican Martin J. Lockard 2,017 30.92%
Republican Justin R. Doran 1,826 27.99%
Total votes 6,524 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph A. Judge 361 100.00%
Total votes 361 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Olson 14,632 75.54%
Democratic Joseph A. Judge 4,739 24.46%
Total votes 19,371 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

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Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican B. M. Stoddard (incumbent) 4,097 100.00%
Total votes 4,097 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican B. M. Stoddard (incumbent) 18,136 100.00%
Total votes 18,136 100.00%
Republican hold

District 33

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Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George S. Banta 2,169 59.33%
Republican S. W. Klaus 1,487 40.67%
Total votes 3,656 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rudolph Leytze 398 100.00%
Total votes 398 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George S. Banta 11,272 77.26%
Democratic Rudolph Leytze 3,317 22.74%
Total votes 14,589 100.00%
Republican hold

District 36

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Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) 1,407 100.00%
Total votes 1,407 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 36 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic P. W. Connelly 70 100.00%
Total votes 70 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) 5,832 78.24%
Independent P. N. Conley 1,622 21.76%
Total votes 7,454 100.00%
Republican hold

District 39

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Iowa Senate, District 39 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican O. L. Mead 2,052 59.05%
Republican W. W. Saylor 1,423 40.95%
Total votes 3,475 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic H. J. Feyereison 249 100.00%
Total votes 249 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican O. L. Mead 10,282 100.00%
Total votes 10,282 100.00%
Republican hold

District 40

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Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican G. S. Hartman 1,202 21.38%
Republican W. W. Comstock 1,175 20.90%
Republican Joe Reilly 1,082 19.24%
Republican A. E. Anderson 1,072 19.06%
Republican Gus Gunderson 739 13.14%
Republican W. H. Walrath 353 6.28%
Total votes 5,623 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reed H. McIlree 616 100.00%
Total votes 616 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George S. Hartman 12,152 73.15%
Democratic Reed H. McIlree 4,460 26.85%
Total votes 16,612 100.00%
Republican hold

District 41

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Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. M. Slosson 4,636 100.00%
Total votes 4,636 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 41 Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic R. C. Plummer 28 100.00%
Total votes 28 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. M. Slosson 11,323 100.00%
Total votes 11,323 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

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Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Wichman 4,168 54.98%
Republican W. P. Chambers 3,413 45.02%
Total votes 7,581 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Wichman 15,754 100.00%
Total votes 15,754 100.00%
Republican hold

District 46

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Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. H. Campbell 2,446 51.85%
Republican George F. Coburn (incumbent) 2,271 48.15%
Total votes 4,717 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. H. Campbell 13,470 100.00%
Total votes 13,470 100.00%
Republican hold

District 47

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Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry C. Adams (incumbent) 4,098 48.63%
Republican D. E. Kulp 2,766 32.82%
Republican H. Leslie Wildey 1,563 18.55%
Total votes 8,427 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry C. Adams (incumbent) 20,698 100.00%
Total votes 20,698 100.00%
Republican hold

District 49

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Iowa Senate, District 49 Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben C. Abben Jr. 3,222 51.30%
Republican E. L. Richards 3,059 48.70%
Total votes 6,281 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben C. Abben, Jr. 16,962 100.00%
Total votes 16,962 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ a b Name is listed as "N. S. Downey" in the Primary and "M. S. Downey" in the General.
  2. ^ a b Despite placing in second in the Primary, Scott would go on to the General.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Primary Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legislators". Iowa Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Primary Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "General Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.