1954 Iowa Senate election
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21 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Ralph Zastrow | George E. O'Malley | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 44th (retired) | 30th | Last election | 46 | 4 | Seats after | 44 | 6 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | |
Majority Leader before election Ralph Zastrow Republican | Elected Majority Leader Duane E. Dewel Republican | |
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The 1954 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1954 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 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 1954 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 7, 1954 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1954 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 46 seats to Democrats' 4 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 22 Senate seats.[a]
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1954 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 44 seats and Democrats having 6 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1954 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
District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank Hoxie | 7,677 | 67.6 |
| Democratic | Jay Leeka | 3,680 | 32.4 |
Total votes | 11,357 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John N. Calhoun | 1,756 | 52.2 |
| Republican | Blythe C. Conn | 1,609 | 47.8 |
Total votes | 3,365 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Dailey (incumbent) | 8,287 | 59.0 |
| Republican | John N. Calhoun | 5,757 | 41.0 |
Total votes | 14,044 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl T. Anderson (incumbent) | 7,629 | 59.5 |
| Democratic | James T. McCabe | 5,189 | 40.5 |
Total votes | 12,818 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wilbur C. Molison (incumbent) | 6,904 | 55.8 |
| Democratic | William W. Augustine | 5,473 | 44.2 |
Total votes | 12,377 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sam Burton | 8,446 | 53.9 |
| Republican | Elmer K. Bekman (incumbent) | 7,221 | 46.1 |
Total votes | 15,667 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John D. Shoeman | 7,815 | 65.9 |
| Democratic | J. Bruce Potter | 4,046 | 34.1 |
Total votes | 11,861 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George W. Weber | 2,488 | 57.6 |
| Republican | Kenneth R. Moore | 1,834 | 42.4 |
Total votes | 4,322 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George W. Weber | 7,620 | 57.7 |
| Democratic | Charles E. Yoder | 5,592 | 42.3 |
Total votes | 13,212 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack Schroeder | 17,285 | 55.8 |
| Democratic | Vernon B. Trevellyan | 13,689 | 44.2 |
Total votes | 30,974 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 22
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack M. Wormley | 1,740 | 52.3 |
| Republican | Henry L. Kling | 837 | 25.1 |
| Republican | William P. Gannon | 753 | 22.6 |
Total votes | 3,330 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack M. Wormley | 5,768 | 51.8 |
| Democratic | Eugene M. Hill | 5,376 | 48.2 |
Total votes | 11,144 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | George E. O'Malley (incumbent) | 39,709 | 55.6 |
| Republican | Milton W. Strickler | 31,762 | 44.4 |
Total votes | 71,471 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Albert Weiss | 2,190 | 54.8 |
| Republican | E. C. Myrland (incumbent) | 1,804 | 45.2 |
Total votes | 3,994 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Albert Weiss | 9,351 | 55.9 |
| Democratic | Elroy Maule | 7,385 | 44.1 |
Total votes | 16,736 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 35
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John A. Walker | 11,198 | 64.6 |
| Democratic | Mrs. G. H. Maxon | 6,123 | 35.4 |
Total votes | 17,321 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Arch W. McFarlane | 3,661 | 52.1 |
| Republican | Bernard R. Balch | 3,364 | 47.9 |
Total votes | 7,025 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Arch W. McFarlane | 14,734 | 51.5 |
| Democratic | Iver Christoffersen | 13,869 | 48.5 |
Total votes | 28,603 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank D. Elwood | 7,726 | 59.1 |
| Democratic | Henry P. Field | 5,340 | 40.9 |
Total votes | 13,066 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert R. Rigler | 3,154 | 61.3 |
| Republican | Mark Eischeid | 1,987 | 38.7 |
Total votes | 5,141 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert R. Rigler | 7,456 | 62.9 |
| Democratic | Bernard Speltz | 4,389 | 37.1 |
Total votes | 11,845 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Lawrence Putney | 9,554 | 56.8 |
| Democratic | Chester Hagan | 7,267 | 43.2 |
Total votes | 16,821 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 48
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Alan Vest (incumbent) | 9,310 | 56.5 |
| Democratic | Frank W. Mattes | 7,170 | 43.5 |
Total votes | 16,480 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1954 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Guy G. Butler | 9,557 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 9,557 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
- ^ It was impossible for Democrats to flip control of the Iowa state Senate in the 1954 election given that only 21 seats were up for election and 22 were needed for Democrats to take control.
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