1920 Iowa Senate election
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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.
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 disasterous performance as they lost every single district up for election, including three held by them.
Summary of Results
[edit]- Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results
[edit]- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1920 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).[4][5]
District 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles J. Fulton | 2,599 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,599 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank B. Whitaker | 732 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 732 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. J. Ethell | 2,298 | 61.58% | |
Republican | Purley Rinker | 1,434 | 38.42% | |
Total votes | 3,732 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | D. C. Bradley | 1,428 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,428 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James W. Jeffries | 171 | 93.44% | |
Democratic | J. N. Jeffries | 12 | 6.56% | |
Total votes | 183 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James F. Johnston | 8,261 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,261 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | J. P. Daughton | 439 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 439 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Fred Cotter | 253 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 253 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | H. A. Darting | 1,531 | 50.11% | |
Republican | Fred Durbin | 1,524 | 49.89% | |
Total votes | 3,055 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Allender | 111 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 111 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | H. A. Darting | 8,653 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,653 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lloyd Thurston | 2,602 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,602 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | M. E. Stansell | 119 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 119 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lloyd Thurston | 8,343 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,343 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | N. S. Downey[a] | 261 | 56.86% | |
Democratic | D. B. Green | 198 | 43.14% | |
Total votes | 459 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | L. R. Clements | 1,495 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,495 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ed. M. Smith (incumbent) | 2,289 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,289 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pierre McDermid | 420 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 420 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Fred Land | 690 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 690 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles S. Browne | 858 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 858 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | A. L. Broxam (incumbent) | 393 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 393 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. K. Hale (incumbent) | 2,366 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,366 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. K. Hale (incumbent) | 11,529 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 11,529 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles M. Dutcher | 1,877 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,877 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | E. A. Baldwin | 1,281 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,281 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. G. Haskell (incumbent) | 5,579 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,579 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. G. Haskell (incumbent) | 20,045 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 20,045 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 27
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Perry C. Holdoegel (incumbent) | 3,445 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,445 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Perry C. Holdoegel (incumbent) | 13,144 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 13,144 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 28
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert E. Johnson | 173 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 173 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Judge | 361 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 361 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | B. M. Stoddard (incumbent) | 4,097 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 4,097 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | B. M. Stoddard (incumbent) | 18,136 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 18,136 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rudolph Leytze | 398 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 398 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) | 1,407 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,407 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | P. W. Connelly | 70 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 70 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | H. J. Feyereison | 249 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 249 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | O. L. Mead | 10,282 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,282 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 40
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reed H. McIlree | 616 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 616 | 100.00% |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. M. Slosson | 4,636 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 4,636 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | R. C. Plummer | 28 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 28 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. M. Slosson | 11,323 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 11,323 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 43
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John E. Wichman | 15,754 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 15,754 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 46
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ed. H. Campbell | 13,470 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 13,470 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 47
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Henry C. Adams (incumbent) | 20,698 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 20,698 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 49
[edit]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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ben C. Abben, Jr. | 16,962 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 16,962 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]- United States elections, 1920
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1920
- Elections in Iowa
References
[edit]- ^ "Primary Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.