The 1950 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1950 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 22 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 1950 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 5, 1950, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1950 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 43 seats to Democrats' 7 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1950 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats and Democrats having 9 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Stanley Lawrence Hart Rep Stanley Lawrence Hart Rep 4th Pearl Wayland McMurry Rep Ray Fletcher Rep 7th Earl C. Fishbaugh Rep Earl C. Fishbaugh Rep 9th William Nielsen Skourup Rep Thomas J. Dailey Dem 10th Harlan C. Foster Rep Carl T. Anderson Rep 12th Luke Vittetoe Rep Wilbur Cleland Molison Rep 13th Elmer K. Bekman Rep Elmer K. Bekman Rep 18th Jay C. Colburn Rep Jay C. Colburn Rep 20th Herman B. Lord Rep Herman B. Lord Rep 21st Frank D. Martin Rep Philip T. Hedin Rep 22nd Otto H. Henningsen Rep Otto H. Henningsen Rep 29th Fred Maytag Rep James Harold Nesmith Rep 30th George M. Faul Rep George E. O'Malley Dem 34th Eli Clarence Myrland Rep Eli Clarence Myrland Rep 35th Robert C. Reilly Dem Arnold Utzig Dem 37th Rex R. Bateson Rep Rex R. Bateson Rep 38th John Peter Berg Rep John Peter Berg Rep 42nd William Linnevold Rep William Linnevold Rep 44th Ralph W. Zastrow Rep Ralph W. Zastrow Rep 45th Richard V. Leo Rep Harry E. Weichman Rep 48th Ralph E. Benson Rep Alan William Vest Rep 50th Jacob Frederick Miller Rep R. J. Oltman Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1950 are not listed here. District 1 • District 4 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50__NOTOC__ Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not list vote totals for competitive primaries. Only names of candidates in each primary race are provided.
District 1
District 4
District 7
District 9
District 10
District 12
District 13
District 18
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 29
District 30
District 34
District 35
District 37
District 38
District 42
District 44
District 45
District 48
District 50
See also United States elections, 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1950 Elections in Iowa
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