The 1944 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1944 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 30 of the state senate's 50 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 1944 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1944 elections.
The primary election on June 5, 1944, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1944 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 5 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 21 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1944 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 45 seats and Democrats having 5 seats.
Summary of Results Note: The 20 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Charles W. Wade Rep Alden Loring Doud Rep 3rd Dewey Emmitt Goode Rep James Robert Barkley Rep 4th Clarence L. Clark Rep James Alonzo Newsome Rep 5th T. M. Thompson Rep Roy B. Hawkins Rep 6th William Oliver Turner Rep Ole John Kirketeg Rep 8th Kenneth A. Evans Rep Oscar N. Hultman Rep 11th Floyd Arden Jones Rep Floyd Arden Jones Rep 14th Albert Earl Augustine Dem Albert Earl Augustine Dem 15th Hugh W. Lundy Rep Tunis H. Klein Dem 16th Harry Samuel Love Rep Harry Samuel Love Rep 17th Ai Miller Rep Ai Miller Rep 18th Frank Pelzer Rep Edward Speer White Rep 19th De Vere Watson Rep De Vere Watson Rep 23rd DuFay D. Fuller Rep Edwin Charles Schluter Rep 24th Edwin Charles Schluter Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep 25th Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Frank C. Byers Rep 27th Charles V. Findlay Rep Charles V. Findlay Rep 28th Benjamin Chase Whitehill Rep Robert A. Rockhill Rep 31st John R. Hattery Rep Janious G. Lucas Rep 32nd Adrian D. Clem Rep Adrian D. Clem Rep 33rd Irving D. Long Rep Irving D. Long Rep 36th Gerald W. Hunt Rep Fern Eugene Sharp Rep 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th Paul Palmer Stewart Rep Arthur H. Jacobson Rep 41st Leo Elthon Rep Leo Elthon Rep 43rd Oscar E. Johnson Dem Herman M. Knudson Rep 46th Raymond Edward Hess Rep Frederick James Ritchie Rep 47th Robert Keir Rep Robert Keir Rep 49th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Duane E. Dewel Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 20 districts that did not hold elections in 1944 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 18 • 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: 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 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 8
District 11
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
Senator Whitehill died in January 1945, which necessitated a special election to fill his seat.
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, 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1944 Elections in Iowa
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