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The 1956 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1956 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.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1956 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 4, 1956 determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1956 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 44 seats to Democrats' 6 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 20 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1956 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats and Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1956 are not listed here.
- Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1956.[5]
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Norval Evans | 7,359 | 62.5 | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Frakes | 4,424 | 37.5 | |
Total votes | 11,783 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gene L. Hoffman | 7,148 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Ted D. Clark (incumbent) | 6,509 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 13,657 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. C. Stuart (incumbent) | 6,341 | 56.0 | |
Democratic | Catherine A. Murray | 4,974 | 44.0 | |
Total votes | 11,315 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | X. T. Prentis (incumbent) | 8,900 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | William L. Hawks | 7,982 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 16,882 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Francis A. Turner | 5,002 | 52.2 | |
Democratic | Leonard Morris | 4,580 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 9,582 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William H. Harbor | 8,124 | 65.4 | |
Democratic | Bonnie E. Boll | 4,298 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 12,422 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Louis Fisher | 6,806 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Earl Godwin | 6,111 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 12,917 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Carroll F. McCurdy | 5,504 | 54.4 | |
Republican | Royd McCurdy | 4,609 | 45.6 | |
Total votes | 10,113 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carroll Price | 8,625 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | Albert DeGeus | 8,178 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 16,803 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond R. Gillespie | 6,048 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Fay L. Harris | 5,736 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 11,784 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | G. W. Prince | 12,093 | 50.6 | |
Democratic | E. Paul Wilson | 11,800 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 23,893 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim O. Henry | 16,664 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Ethel M. T. Johnson | 12,742 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 29,406 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Earl Elijah (incumbent) | 13,198 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | Richard Benischek | 10,733 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 23,931 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) | 14,754 | 69.1 | |
Democratic | Don Truckenmiller | 6,600 | 30.9 | |
Total votes | 21,354 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | D. C. Nolan (incumbent) | 13,988 | 53.8 | |
Democratic | Jack C. White | 12,008 | 46.2 | |
Total votes | 25,996 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank C. Byers (incumbent) | 28,073 | 53.0 | |
Democratic | Loren M. Hullinger, Jr. | 24,861 | 47.0 | |
Total votes | 52,934 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joe Coleman | 14,197 | 55.0 | |
Republican | Henry E. Heideman (incumbent) | 11,613 | 45.0 | |
Total votes | 25,810 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard C. Buck | 10,145 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,145 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carl H. Ringgenberg | 16,258 | 55.9 | |
Democratic | Charles F. Barr | 12,815 | 44.1 | |
Total votes | 29,073 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Miller | 24,176 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | Emlin L. Bergeson | 19,612 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 43,788 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Irving D. Long | 9,500 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | John Q. Swift | 6,784 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 16,284 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 36
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. O'Connor | 5,593 | 53.3 | |
Republican | A. J. Johnson (incumbent) | 4,891 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 10,484 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 39
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) | 13,866 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | Joe Roose | 7,838 | 36.1 | |
Total votes | 21,704 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George L. Scott (incumbent) | 11,322 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Miles L. Connor | 8,705 | 43.5 | |
Total votes | 20,027 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 41
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jacob Grimstead (incumbent) | 9,479 | 56.1 | |
Democratic | William H. Biedermann | 7,432 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 16,911 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 43
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. H. Tate | 14,157 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | William McArthur | 13,444 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 27,601 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 46
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Laurence M. Boothby (incumbent) | 12,063 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Albert M. Wiltgen | 9,828 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 21,891 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 47
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry E. Watson (incumbent) | 11,453 | 55.6 | |
Democratic | A. W. Noehren | 9,152 | 44.4 | |
Total votes | 20,605 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 49
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Duane E. Dewel (incumbent) | 12,240 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Burl N. Ridout | 11,804 | 49.1 | |
Total votes | 24,044 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
- United States elections, 1956
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1956
- Elections in Iowa
References
- ^ "Primary Election 1956 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "General Election 1956 For State Senator". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Holdover State Senators". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "State Senate Primary Canvass 1956" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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