The 1960 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1960 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 1960 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 6, 1960, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1960 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 33 seats to Democrats' 17 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 9 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1960 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 35 seats and Democrats having 15 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 2nd Norval Evans Rep Dewey Blake Phelps Rep 3rd Gene L. Hoffman Dem Joe N. Wilson Rep 4th William C. Stuart Rep William C. Stuart Rep 5th Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep 6th Francis Austin Turner Rep Orval C. Walter Dem 8th William H. Harbor Rep Edward Anderson Wearin Rep 11th J. Louis Fisher Rep J. Louis Fisher Rep 14th Carroll F. McCurdy Dem John Gray Rep 15th Carroll Price Rep Carroll Price Rep 16th Raymond R. Gillespie Dem Joseph B. Flatt Rep 17th Gerald William Prince Rep Harry L. Cowden Rep 19th Jim O. Henry Rep Richard C. Turner Rep 23rd David Earl Elijah Rep David Earl Elijah Rep 24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep 25th Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Martin Wiley Rep 27th C. Joseph Coleman Dem C. Joseph Coleman Dem 28th Howard C. Buck Rep Howard C. Buck Rep 31st Carl H. Ringgenberg Rep Clifford N. Nystrom Rep 32nd Jack Richard Miller Rep Charles S. Van Eaton Rep 33rd Irving D. Long Rep Irving D. Long Rep 36th John J. O'Connor Dem Adolph W. Elvers Dem 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th George Lindsey Scott Rep George Lindsey Scott Rep 41st Jacob Grimstead Rep Jacob Grimstead Rep 43rd Walter E. Edelen Dem Leigh Raymond Curran Rep 46th Laurence M. Boothby Rep J. Henry Lucken Rep 47th LeRoy Getting Rep LeRoy Getting Rep 49th Duane E. Dewel Rep John J. Brown Dem
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1960 are not listed here. District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 36 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49__NOTOC__ Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1960.
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 8
District 11
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 19
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 36
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 43
District 46
District 47
District 49
See also United States elections, 1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1960 Elections in Iowa
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