The 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Albert J. Loveland.
Primary elections were held on June 5. Senator Hickenlooper faced nominal opposition for re-nomination in the Republican primary, while Loveland won a plurality over a five-man Democratic field including former Governor Nelson G. Kraschel and former U.S. Representative Otha Wearin.
Republican primary Candidates Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 Harry B. Thompson Earl F. Wisdom
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nelson G. Kraschel, former Governor of Iowa (1937–1939) Albert J. Loveland, U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Alvin P. Meyer Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate W.M. Shaw, candidate for U.S. House in 1938 Otha Wearin, former U.S. Representative from Glenwood (1933–1939)
Results
After losing the primary, Seemann entered the general election as a States' Rights candidate.
General election Candidates Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican) Z. Everett Kellum (Prohibition) Albert J. Loveland, United States Undersecretary of Agriculture (Democratic) Leslie O. Ludwig (Socialist Labor) Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate (States' Rights)
Results
See also 1950 United States Senate elections
References