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1940 Iowa Senate election

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.

1940 Iowa Senate election
← 1938November 5, 19401942 →
29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election3812
Seats after455
Seat changeIncrease7Decrease7

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

  • Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
State Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
2ndSanford ZeiglerRepSanford ZeiglerRep
3rdHugh G. GuernseyDemDewey Emmitt GoodeRep
4thHarold V. LevisRepClarence L. ClarkRep
5thHoward W. EdwardsRepStephen Ray EmersonRep
6thOle John KirketegRepWilliam Oliver TurnerRep
8thKenneth A. EvansRepKenneth A. EvansRep
11thWilliam S. BeardsleyRepFloyd Arden JonesRep
14thAlbert Earl AugustineDemAlbert Earl AugustineDem
15thHugh W. LundyRepHugh W. LundyRep
16thOra E. HustedRepHarry Samuel LoveRep
17thGeorge M. HopkinsRepAi MillerRep
19thMorris W. MooreDemDe Vere WatsonRep
23rdFrank E. EllisDemDuFay D. FullerRep
24thHenry Delbert MillerDemMarion Claire HamielRep
25thFrederick Conrad SchadtRepLeroy Samuel MercerDem
26thFrank C. ByersRepFrank C. ByersRep
27thEdward Joseph BreenDemCharles V. FindlayRep
28thBenjamin Chase WhitehillRepBenjamin Chase WhitehillRep
31stLant H. DoranRepJohn R. HatteryRep
32ndLinus ForslingRepRobert Prentis MungerRep
33rdGeorge L. ParkerRepIrving D. LongRep
36thMartin X. GeskeDemGerald W. HuntRep
39thClermont Colfax SmithRepJ. Kendall LynesRep
40thPaul Palmer StewartRepPaul Palmer StewartRep
41stLeo ElthonRepLeo ElthonRep
43rdEarl M. DeanDemOscar E. JohnsonDem
46thWinfred MighellDemRaymond Edward HessRep
47thLester S. GilletteDemRobert KeirRep
49thCharles Bernard HoevenRepJans T. "J. T." DykhouseRep

Source:[4]

Detailed Results

  • 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

Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSanford Zeigler, Jr. (incumbent) 9,354 100.0
Total votes9,354 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDewey E. Goode 9,795 55.2
DemocraticJess Exline7,93444.8
Total votes17,729 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanClarence L. Clark 7,622 55.8
DemocraticArch Jones6,02644.2
Total votes13,648 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanS. Ray Emerson 12,653 100.0
Total votes12,653 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanOliver Turner 2,734 54.3
RepublicanWatts2,30245.7
Total votes5,036 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanOliver Turner 7,318 62.2
DemocraticC. T. Mercer4,44337.8
Total votes11,761 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanK. A. Evans (incumbent) 8,439 60.3
DemocraticL. A. Nelson5,55539.7
Total votes13,994 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanFloyd Jones 2,772 57.8
RepublicanLowe2,02342.2
Total votes4,795 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanFloyd Jones 7,973 59.2
DemocraticFrank Gonseth5,48640.8
Total votes13,459 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticA. E. Augustine (incumbent) 5,631 52.5
RepublicanF. C. Stanley5,09647.5
Total votes10,727 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

Iowa Senate, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHugh W. Lundy (incumbent) 3,988 75.3
RepublicanBrady1,31024.7
Total votes5,298 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHugh W. Lundy (incumbent) 9,865 52.6
DemocraticF. M. Roberts8,87747.4
Total votes18,742 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. S. Love 2,451 52.7
RepublicanEhm2,20147.3
Total votes4,652 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. S. Love 8,231 62.4
DemocraticC. H. Wicks4,95837.6
Total votes13,189 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Iowa Senate, District 17 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAi Miller 4,930 64.8
RepublicanMcQuirk2,67835.2
Total votes7,608 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAi Miller 13,380 55.2
DemocraticJ. A. Graham10,84544.8
Total votes24,225 100.0
Republican hold

District 19

Iowa Senate, District 19 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDeVere Watson 1,437 33.8
RepublicanLutz87920.7
RepublicanFerguson74017.5
RepublicanLangstrom68316.1
RepublicanRitchie50711.9
Total votes4,246 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDr. M. Moore (incumbent) 1,175 62.0
DemocraticMorris71938.0
Total votes1,894 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDeVere Watson 15,426 51.7
DemocraticDr. M. Moore (incumbent)14,42148.3
Total votes29,847 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanD. D. Fuller 629 60.5
RepublicanSpiro41139.5
Total votes1,040 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFrank E. Ellis (incumbent) 1,213 69.6
DemocraticWilcke52930.4
Total votes1,742 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanD. D. Fuller 4,620 52.3
DemocraticFrank E. Ellis (incumbent)4,21347.7
Total votes8,833 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanM. C. Hamiel 10,098 57.4
DemocraticLa Mar Foster7,48042.6
Total votes17,578 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanFrederick C. Schadt (incumbent) 2,196 51.3
RepublicanRies2,08248.7
Total votes4,278 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLeroy S. Mercer 1,969 53.3
DemocraticWhiting1,72846.7
Total votes3,697 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLeroy S. Mercer 11,608 50.6
RepublicanFrederick C. Schadt (incumbent)11,32149.4
Total votes22,929 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanFrank C. Byers (incumbent) 23,411 56.3
DemocraticMarvin I. Burkholder18,18043.7
Total votes41,591 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanC. V. Findlay 3,433 67.4
RepublicanKime1,65932.6
Total votes5,092 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanC. V. Findlay 11,507 52.5
DemocraticIrving E. Black10,41447.5
Total votes21,921 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanB. C. Whitehill (incumbent) 2,218 52.0
RepublicanKnudson2,05148.0
Total votes4,269 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanB. C. Whitehill (incumbent) 8,490 62.6
DemocraticMrs. Laura Aves5,07337.4
Total votes13,563 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn R. Hattery 4,911 57.7
RepublicanLookingbill3,59742.3
Total votes8,508 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn R. Hattery 13,793 60.7
DemocraticCarl L. Little8,92039.3
Total votes22,713 100.0
Republican hold

District 32

Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert P. Munger 4,087 65.9
RepublicanLockie1,54524.9
RepublicanBrand3595.8
RepublicanSkaff2103.4
Total votes6,201 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDonald M. Pendleton 1,062 38.8
DemocraticDavidson87832.1
DemocraticMcCoun79529.1
Total votes2,735 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert P. Munger 22,939 53.2
DemocraticDonald M. Pendleton20,16746.8
Total votes43,106 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanIrving D. Long 3,130 50.8
RepublicanMorrow3,03749.2
Total votes6,167 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanIrving D. Long 11,607 100.0
Total votes11,607 100.0
Republican hold

District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanG. W. Hunt 6,927 58.5
DemocraticA. H. Borman4,92341.5
Total votes11,850 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 39

Iowa Senate, District 39 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. Kendall Lynes 2,427 54.3
RepublicanBrown2,04245.7
Total votes4,469 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 39 Democratic Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticL. H. Meyer 838 54.6
DemocraticRyan69845.4
Total votes1,536 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. Kendall Lynes 9,631 65.6
DemocraticL. H. Meyer5,04134.4
Total votes14,672 100.0
Republican hold

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanPaul P. Stewart (incumbent) 13,363 60.8
DemocraticJoseph B. Steele8,61739.2
Total votes21,980 100.0
Republican hold

District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLeo Elthon (incumbent) 4,094 60.1
RepublicanGunderson2,71639.9
Total votes6,810 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanLeo Elthon (incumbent) 10,443 100.0
Total votes10,443 100.0
Republican hold

District 43

Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRalph R. Stuart 4,807 53.5
RepublicanVan Wert4,18646.5
Total votes8,993 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticOscar E. Johnson 16,029 51.4
RepublicanRalph R. Stuart15,16648.6
Total votes31,195 100.0
Democratic hold

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46 Democratic Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticL. J. McGivern 1,236 43.6
DemocraticKieffer96434.1
DemocraticWinfred Mighell (incumbent)63022.3
Total votes2,830 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanR. E. Hess 13,076 57.0
DemocraticL. J. McGivern9,87043.0
Total votes22,946 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 47

Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert Keir 4,136 50.4
RepublicanKetcham4,06649.6
Total votes8,202 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRobert Keir 16,331 50.1
DemocraticA. H. Bonnstetter16,28549.9
Total votes32,616 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 49

Iowa Senate, District 49 Republican Primary Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. T. Dykhouse 2,953 43.5
RepublicanHughes2,12831.4
RepublicanGrotters1,70425.1
Total votes6,785 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1940
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. T. Dykhouse 17,656 61.7
DemocraticCharles J. Zylstra10,96838.3
Total votes28,624 100.0
Republican hold

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References

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