1938 Iowa Senate election
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← 1936 | November 8, 1938 | 1940 → |
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22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Last election | 28 | 22 | Seats before | 29[a] | 21[a] | Seats after | 38 | 12 | Seat change | 9 | 9 | |
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The 1938 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1938 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 22 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1938 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 6, 1938 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1938 general election ballot.[2][3]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats. Following a special election in 1937 in district 1, Republicans flipped the first district to their party. Therefore, on election day in November 1938, Republicans held 29 seats to Democrats' 21.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1938 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 9 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1938 are not listed here.
- 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
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent)[a] | 7,819 | 58.9 |
| Democratic | J. O. Boyd | 5,455 | 41.1 |
Total votes | 13,274 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl O. Sjulin | 8,891 | 64.7 |
| Democratic | Harold J. Teachout | 4,841 | 35.3 |
Total votes | 13,732 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Fred Cromwell | 6,830 | 63.5 |
| Democratic | James M. Bell (incumbent) | 3,919 | 36.5 |
Total votes | 10,749 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | A. Claire Dewey (incumbent) | 7,930 | 66.4 |
| Democratic | William Griffin | 4,008 | 33.6 |
Total votes | 11,938 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | E. I. Mason (incumbent) | 1,058 | 61.3 |
| Democratic | Adkins | 668 | 38.7 |
Total votes | 1,726 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John E. Talbott | 7,616 | 58.1 |
| Democratic | E. I. Mason (incumbent) | 5,439 | 41.6 |
| Farmer–Labor | Arthur VanZanty | 43 | 0.3 |
Total votes | 13,098 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. K. Bekman | 6,700 | 51.1 |
| Democratic | Chester L. Johns | 6,354 | 48.5 |
| Farmer–Labor | D. W. Matheny | 49 | 0.4 |
Total votes | 13,103 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank Pelzer (incumbent) | 2,679 | 64.4 |
| Republican | Hulsehus | 1,482 | 35.6 |
Total votes | 4,161 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank Pelzer (incumbent) | 7,466 | 52.5 |
| Democratic | Walter Gregersen | 6,747 | 47.5 |
Total votes | 14,213 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. P. Corwin (incumbent) | 3,337 | 70.9 |
| Republican | Hudler | 1,367 | 29.1 |
Total votes | 4,704 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. P. Corwin (incumbent) | 8,222 | 65.0 |
| Democratic | Henry Wildasin | 4,420 | 35.0 |
Total votes | 12,642 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank D. Martin | 11,795 | 51.1 |
| Democratic | Nic LeGrand | 11,293 | 48.9 |
Total votes | 23,088 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | O. H. Henningsen | 2,862 | 57.6 |
| Republican | Long | 2,104 | 42.4 |
Total votes | 4,966 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | O. H. Henningsen | 9,526 | 53.9 |
| Democratic | H. L. Irwin (incumbent) | 8,146 | 46.1 |
Total votes | 17,672 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ross R. Mowry | 1,218 | 41.2 |
| Republican | Decker | 780 | 26.4 |
| Republican | Baker | 523 | 17.7 |
| Republican | Hagen | 434 | 14.7 |
Total votes | 2,955 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | J. E. Craven | 855 | 35.6 |
| Democratic | Hall | 641 | 26.7 |
| Democratic | Morgan | 625 | 26.0 |
| Democratic | Rigdon | 280 | 11.7 |
Total votes | 2,401 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ross R. Mowry | 5,215 | 51.5 |
| Democratic | J. E. Craven | 4,910 | 48.5 |
Total votes | 10,125 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George M. Faul (incumbent) | 7,176 | 39.7 |
| Republican | Brown | 6,063 | 33.6 |
| Republican | Miller | 4,820 | 26.7 |
Total votes | 18,059 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George M. Faul | 30,324 | 57.7 |
| Democratic | James J. Gillespie (incumbent) | 21,788 | 41.6 |
| Farmer–Labor | Guy O. McElrea | 272 | 0.5 |
| Prohibition | Henry McCraven | 126 | 0.2 |
Total votes | 52,510 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 32
Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | L. B. Forsling | 5,378 | 79.7 |
| Republican | Brand | 1,368 | 20.3 |
Total votes | 6,746 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | P. H. McGrath | 2,598 | 56.1 |
| Democratic | Waller | 2,033 | 43.9 |
Total votes | 4,631 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | L. B. Forsling | 16,576 | 57.2 |
| Democratic | P. H. McGrath | 11,923 | 41.2 |
| Farmer–Labor | Earl Crowl | 473 | 1.6 |
Total votes | 28,972 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert W. Harvey | 3,073 | 64.9 |
| Republican | Harshbarger | 1,659 | 35.1 |
Total votes | 4,732 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert W. Harvey | 11,600 | 51.7 |
| Democratic | Andrew Bell (incumbent) | 10,826 | 48.3 |
Total votes | 22,426 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Howard C. Baldwin (incumbent) | 6,761 | 53.6 |
| Democratic | Rhomberg | 5,849 | 46.4 |
Total votes | 12,610 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Howard C. Baldwin (incumbent) | 12,122 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 12,122 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 Democratic Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dewey Gilbert | 1,452 | 69.9 |
| Democratic | Schmedeke | 625 | 30.1 |
Total votes | 2,077 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | G. R. Hill (incumbent) | 10,290 | 57.1 |
| Democratic | Dewey Gilbert | 7,718 | 42.9 |
Total votes | 18,008 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John P. Berg (incumbent) | 14,670 | 59.5 |
| Democratic | J. E. Cundy | 9,858 | 40.0 |
| Farmer–Labor | Vance J. Price | 116 | 0.5 |
Total votes | 24,644 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Sam D. Goetsch[b] (incumbent) | 2,103 | 56.5 |
| Republican | Miller | 1,622 | 43.5 |
Total votes | 3,725 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward H. Vrba | 7,905 | 52.4 |
| Republican | Sam D. Goetsch[b] (incumbent) | 7,180 | 47.6 |
Total votes | 15,085 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. P. Donohue (incumbent) | 2,793 | 55.2 |
| Republican | Hill | 2,267 | 44.8 |
Total votes | 5,060 | 100.0 |
District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard V. Leo | 8,322 | 54.3 |
| Democratic | Henry J. Grunewald (incumbent) | 7,016 | 45.7 |
Total votes | 15,338 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 48
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ralph E. Benson | 10,304 | 58.9 |
| Democratic | E. L. Zitzlsperger | 7,180 | 41.1 |
Total votes | 17,484 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1938 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Albert J. Shaw (incumbent) | 8,723 | 64.1 |
| Democratic | R. V. Neville | 4,890 | 35.9 |
Total votes | 13,613 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
- ^ a b c d Democratic Senator Timothy Francis "T. F." Driscoll of District 1 died in early 1937. In the subsequent special election, Republican Stanley Lawrence Hart flipped the first district to his party.[1]
- ^ a b c Senator Goetsch switched parties and ran for re-election as a Republican. He lost in the general election to Democrat Ed Vrba.
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