The 1954 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1954 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1954 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 7, 1954 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1954 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 46 seats to Democrats' 4 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 22 Senate seats.[a]
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1954 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 44 seats and Democrats having 6 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results edit
- Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results edit
- NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1954 are not listed here.
District 1 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50 |
- 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).[5]
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward J. McManus | 8,356 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) | 6,726 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 15,082 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Hoxie | 7,677 | 67.6 | |
Democratic | Jay Leeka | 3,680 | 32.4 | |
Total votes | 11,357 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John N. Calhoun | 1,756 | 52.2 | |
Republican | Blythe C. Conn | 1,609 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 3,365 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Dailey (incumbent) | 8,287 | 59.0 | |
Republican | John N. Calhoun | 5,757 | 41.0 | |
Total votes | 14,044 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl T. Anderson (incumbent) | 7,629 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | James T. McCabe | 5,189 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 12,818 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wilbur C. Molison (incumbent) | 6,904 | 55.8 | |
Democratic | William W. Augustine | 5,473 | 44.2 | |
Total votes | 12,377 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Burton | 8,446 | 53.9 | |
Republican | Elmer K. Bekman (incumbent) | 7,221 | 46.1 | |
Total votes | 15,667 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John D. Shoeman | 7,815 | 65.9 | |
Democratic | J. Bruce Potter | 4,046 | 34.1 | |
Total votes | 11,861 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Weber | 2,488 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Kenneth R. Moore | 1,834 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 4,322 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Weber | 7,620 | 57.7 | |
Democratic | Charles E. Yoder | 5,592 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 13,212 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Schroeder | 17,285 | 55.8 | |
Democratic | Vernon B. Trevellyan | 13,689 | 44.2 | |
Total votes | 30,974 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David O. Shaff | 2,201 | 51.6 | |
Republican | Erwin Schoening (incumbent) | 2,067 | 48.4 | |
Total votes | 4,268 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David O. Shaff | 9,621 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | John M. Yackshaw | 5,810 | 37.7 | |
Total votes | 15,431 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack M. Wormley | 1,740 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Henry L. Kling | 837 | 25.1 | |
Republican | William P. Gannon | 753 | 22.6 | |
Total votes | 3,330 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack M. Wormley | 5,768 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Eugene M. Hill | 5,376 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 11,144 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George E. O'Malley (incumbent) | 39,709 | 55.6 | |
Republican | Milton W. Strickler | 31,762 | 44.4 | |
Total votes | 71,471 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert Weiss | 2,190 | 54.8 | |
Republican | E. C. Myrland (incumbent) | 1,804 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 3,994 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert Weiss | 9,351 | 55.9 | |
Democratic | Elroy Maule | 7,385 | 44.1 | |
Total votes | 16,736 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arnold Utzig (incumbent) | 13,146 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,146 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John A. Walker | 11,198 | 64.6 | |
Democratic | Mrs. G. H. Maxon | 6,123 | 35.4 | |
Total votes | 17,321 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arch W. McFarlane | 3,661 | 52.1 | |
Republican | Bernard R. Balch | 3,364 | 47.9 | |
Total votes | 7,025 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arch W. McFarlane | 14,734 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Iver Christoffersen | 13,869 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 28,603 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank D. Elwood | 7,726 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Henry P. Field | 5,340 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 13,066 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 44 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert R. Rigler | 3,154 | 61.3 | |
Republican | Mark Eischeid | 1,987 | 38.7 | |
Total votes | 5,141 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert R. Rigler | 7,456 | 62.9 | |
Democratic | Bernard Speltz | 4,389 | 37.1 | |
Total votes | 11,845 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 45 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lawrence Putney | 9,554 | 56.8 | |
Democratic | Chester Hagan | 7,267 | 43.2 | |
Total votes | 16,821 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 48 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Vest (incumbent) | 9,310 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Frank W. Mattes | 7,170 | 43.5 | |
Total votes | 16,480 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 50 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Guy G. Butler | 9,557 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,557 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
- ^ It was impossible for Democrats to flip control of the Iowa state Senate in the 1954 election given that only 21 seats were up for election and 22 were needed for Democrats to take control.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Primary Election 1954 For State Senator". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1954 For State Senator". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Holdover State Senators". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Primary Election for State Senator 1954". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 6, 2020.