The 1940 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1940 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.
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Results Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold |
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1940 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 3, 1940, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1940 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 14 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1940 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 45 seats and Democrats having 5 seats (a net gain of 7 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results
edit- Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
edit- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1940 are not listed here.
District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 36 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 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).[5]
District 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sanford Zeigler, Jr. (incumbent) | 9,354 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,354 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dewey E. Goode | 9,795 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | Jess Exline | 7,934 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 17,729 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 4
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clarence L. Clark | 7,622 | 55.8 | |
Democratic | Arch Jones | 6,026 | 44.2 | |
Total votes | 13,648 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | S. Ray Emerson | 12,653 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,653 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Oliver Turner | 2,734 | 54.3 | |
Republican | Watts | 2,302 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 5,036 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Oliver Turner | 7,318 | 62.2 | |
Democratic | C. T. Mercer | 4,443 | 37.8 | |
Total votes | 11,761 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | K. A. Evans (incumbent) | 8,439 | 60.3 | |
Democratic | L. A. Nelson | 5,555 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 13,994 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Floyd Jones | 2,772 | 57.8 | |
Republican | Lowe | 2,023 | 42.2 | |
Total votes | 4,795 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Floyd Jones | 7,973 | 59.2 | |
Democratic | Frank Gonseth | 5,486 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 13,459 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | A. E. Augustine (incumbent) | 5,631 | 52.5 | |
Republican | F. C. Stanley | 5,096 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 10,727 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Hugh W. Lundy (incumbent) | 3,988 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Brady | 1,310 | 24.7 | |
Total votes | 5,298 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Hugh W. Lundy (incumbent) | 9,865 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | F. M. Roberts | 8,877 | 47.4 | |
Total votes | 18,742 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 16
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | H. S. Love | 2,451 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Ehm | 2,201 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 4,652 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | H. S. Love | 8,231 | 62.4 | |
Democratic | C. H. Wicks | 4,958 | 37.6 | |
Total votes | 13,189 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 17
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ai Miller | 4,930 | 64.8 | |
Republican | McQuirk | 2,678 | 35.2 | |
Total votes | 7,608 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ai Miller | 13,380 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | J. A. Graham | 10,845 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 24,225 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | DeVere Watson | 1,437 | 33.8 | |
Republican | Lutz | 879 | 20.7 | |
Republican | Ferguson | 740 | 17.5 | |
Republican | Langstrom | 683 | 16.1 | |
Republican | Ritchie | 507 | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 4,246 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dr. M. Moore (incumbent) | 1,175 | 62.0 | |
Democratic | Morris | 719 | 38.0 | |
Total votes | 1,894 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | DeVere Watson | 15,426 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | Dr. M. Moore (incumbent) | 14,421 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 29,847 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 23
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | D. D. Fuller | 629 | 60.5 | |
Republican | Spiro | 411 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 1,040 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank E. Ellis (incumbent) | 1,213 | 69.6 | |
Democratic | Wilcke | 529 | 30.4 | |
Total votes | 1,742 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | D. D. Fuller | 4,620 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | Frank E. Ellis (incumbent) | 4,213 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 8,833 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 24
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | M. C. Hamiel | 10,098 | 57.4 | |
Democratic | La Mar Foster | 7,480 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 17,578 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 25
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frederick C. Schadt (incumbent) | 2,196 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Ries | 2,082 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 4,278 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leroy S. Mercer | 1,969 | 53.3 | |
Democratic | Whiting | 1,728 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 3,697 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leroy S. Mercer | 11,608 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Frederick C. Schadt (incumbent) | 11,321 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 22,929 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 26
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank C. Byers (incumbent) | 23,411 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | Marvin I. Burkholder | 18,180 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 41,591 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 27
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | C. V. Findlay | 3,433 | 67.4 | |
Republican | Kime | 1,659 | 32.6 | |
Total votes | 5,092 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | C. V. Findlay | 11,507 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Irving E. Black | 10,414 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 21,921 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 28
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | B. C. Whitehill (incumbent) | 2,218 | 52.0 | |
Republican | Knudson | 2,051 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 4,269 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | B. C. Whitehill (incumbent) | 8,490 | 62.6 | |
Democratic | Mrs. Laura Aves | 5,073 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 13,563 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John R. Hattery | 4,911 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Lookingbill | 3,597 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 8,508 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John R. Hattery | 13,793 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | Carl L. Little | 8,920 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 22,713 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert P. Munger | 4,087 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Lockie | 1,545 | 24.9 | |
Republican | Brand | 359 | 5.8 | |
Republican | Skaff | 210 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | 6,201 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Donald M. Pendleton | 1,062 | 38.8 | |
Democratic | Davidson | 878 | 32.1 | |
Democratic | McCoun | 795 | 29.1 | |
Total votes | 2,735 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert P. Munger | 22,939 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Donald M. Pendleton | 20,167 | 46.8 | |
Total votes | 43,106 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Irving D. Long | 3,130 | 50.8 | |
Republican | Morrow | 3,037 | 49.2 | |
Total votes | 6,167 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Irving D. Long | 11,607 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,607 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 36
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | G. W. Hunt | 6,927 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | A. H. Borman | 4,923 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 11,850 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 39
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Kendall Lynes | 2,427 | 54.3 | |
Republican | Brown | 2,042 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 4,469 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | L. H. Meyer | 838 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | Ryan | 698 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 1,536 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Kendall Lynes | 9,631 | 65.6 | |
Democratic | L. H. Meyer | 5,041 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 14,672 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul P. Stewart (incumbent) | 13,363 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | Joseph B. Steele | 8,617 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 21,980 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Leo Elthon (incumbent) | 4,094 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Gunderson | 2,716 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 6,810 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leo Elthon (incumbent) | 10,443 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,443 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 43
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ralph R. Stuart | 4,807 | 53.5 | |
Republican | Van Wert | 4,186 | 46.5 | |
Total votes | 8,993 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Oscar E. Johnson | 16,029 | 51.4 | |
Republican | Ralph R. Stuart | 15,166 | 48.6 | |
Total votes | 31,195 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 46
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | L. J. McGivern | 1,236 | 43.6 | |
Democratic | Kieffer | 964 | 34.1 | |
Democratic | Winfred Mighell (incumbent) | 630 | 22.3 | |
Total votes | 2,830 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | R. E. Hess | 13,076 | 57.0 | |
Democratic | L. J. McGivern | 9,870 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 22,946 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 47
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Keir | 4,136 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Ketcham | 4,066 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 8,202 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Keir | 16,331 | 50.1 | |
Democratic | A. H. Bonnstetter | 16,285 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 32,616 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 49
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. T. Dykhouse | 2,953 | 43.5 | |
Republican | Hughes | 2,128 | 31.4 | |
Republican | Grotters | 1,704 | 25.1 | |
Total votes | 6,785 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. T. Dykhouse | 17,656 | 61.7 | |
Democratic | Charles J. Zylstra | 10,968 | 38.3 | |
Total votes | 28,624 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Primary Election 1940 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1940 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Holdover State Senators" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Primary Election for State Senator 1940" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 21, 2020.