The 1962 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1962 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 27 of the state senate's 50 districts. At that time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1962 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1962 elections.

The primary election on June 4, 1962, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1962 general election ballot.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 35 seats to Democrats' 15 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 11 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1962 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results Note: The 23 holdover Senators not up for re-election are listed here with asterisks (*).

State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Charles F. Eppers Dem Seeley G. Lodwick Rep 2nd Dewey Blake Phelps Rep Dewey Blake Phelps* Rep 3rd Joe N. Wilson Rep Joe N. Wilson* Rep 4th William C. Stuart Rep Howard Vincent Rep 5th Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep Franklin S. Main Dem6th Orval C. Walter Dem Orval C. Walter* DemNewly created subdistrict Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle Rep 7th Frank Hoxie Rep Robert R. Dodds Dem8th Edward Anderson Wearin Rep Edward Anderson Wearin* RepNewly created subdistrict Clifford M. Vance Rep 9th Carl Hoschek Dem Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks Dem 10th Clifford M. Vance Rep Richard Lytle Stephens Rep 11th J. Louis Fisher Rep J. Louis Fisher* Rep 12th C. Edwin Gilmour DemVacant 13th Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks DemVacant14th John Gray Rep John L. Campbell RepNewly created subdistrict John David Shoeman Rep 15th Carroll Price Rep Vera H. Shivvers Rep 16th Joseph B. Flatt Rep Joseph B. Flatt* Rep17th Harry L. Cowden Rep Harry L. Cowden* RepNewly created subdistrict Jack Schroeder Rep 18th John David Shoeman Rep David O. Shaff Rep 19th Richard C. Turner Rep Richard C. Turner* Rep 20th George W. Weber RepVacant 21st Jack Schroeder RepVacant 22nd David O. Shaff Rep Robert Orville "R. O." Burrows Rep23rd David Earl Elijah Rep David Earl Elijah* RepNewly created subdistrict Kenneth Benda Rep 24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse* Rep25th Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan* RepNewly created subdistrict Eugene Marshall Hill Dem 26th Martin Wiley Rep Martin Wiley* Rep27th C. Joseph Coleman Dem C. Joseph Coleman* DemNewly created subdistrict George E. O'Malley Dem 28th Howard C. Buck Rep Howard C. Buck* Rep 29th Eugene Marshall Hill DemVacant 30th George E. O'Malley Dem Peter F. Hansen Dem31st Clifford N. Nystrom Rep Alvin V. Doran RepNewly created subdistrict Charles F. Griffin Rep32nd Charles S. Van Eaton Rep Charles S. Van Eaton* RepNewly created subdistrict Andrew G. Frommelt Dem 33rd Irving D. Long Rep Irving D. Long* Rep 34th Robert G. Moore Dem Robert D. Fulton Dem 35th Andrew G. Frommelt Dem John A. Walker Rep 36th Adolph W. Elvers Dem Adolph W. Elvers* Dem 37th John A. Walker Rep Donald G. Beneke Rep 38th Melvin Harlan Wolf DemVacant 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep Vernon Kyhl Rep 40th George Lindsey Scott Rep George Lindsey Scott* Rep 41st Jacob Grimstead Rep Jacob Grimstead* Rep 42nd Lynn Potter DemVacant 43rd Leigh Raymond Curran Rep Leigh Raymond Curran* Rep 44th Robert R. Rigler Rep Robert R. Rigler Rep 45th Lawrence Putney Rep Leo Elthon Rep 46th J. Henry Lucken Rep J. Henry Lucken* Rep 47th LeRoy Getting Rep LeRoy Getting* Rep 48th Peter F. Hansen DemVacant 49th John J. Brown Dem John J. Brown* Dem 50th Donald G. Beneke RepVacant

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Detailed Results 27 of the 50 Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1962. 21 of the races were in newly drawn seats with the borders from this map. However, there were six races for unexpired terms in districts that were using the prior map here. District 1 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 14 • District 15 • District 17 • District 18 • District 22 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 44 • District 45__NOTOC__ 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).

District 1

District 4

District 5

District 6 The 6th was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 7

District 8 The 8th was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 9

District 10

District 14 The 14th was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election for a two-year term using the prior district boundaries map; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election for a four-year term using the redrawn district boundaries.

District 15

Though he won the general election, L. C. Shivvers was deceased. This necessitated a special election on January 10, 1963.

District 17 The 17th was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 18

District 22

District 23 The 23rd was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 25 The 25th was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 27 The 27th was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 30

District 31 The 31st was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election for a two-year term using the prior district boundaries map; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election for a four-year term using the redrawn district boundaries.

District 32 The 32nd was a 2-member district following the 1962 election. Subdistrict No. 1 had a holdover Senator; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election.

District 34

District 35

District 37

District 39

District 44

District 45

See also United States elections, 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1962 Elections in Iowa

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