The 1928 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1928 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 31 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1928 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 4, 1928, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1928 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 49 seats to Democrats' 1 seat. A special election in district 20 in 1927 saw the seat flip from Republican to Democratic control.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1928 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 48 seats and Democrats having 2 seats.
Summary of Results Note: 19 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Charles J. Fulton Rep Aaron Vale Blackford Rep 3rd Lloyd Ellis Dem Herbert B. Carroll Rep 4th Allen Gilbert Dotts Rep John W. Kent Rep 5th Henry Guy Roberts Rep Frank D. Ickis Rep 6th Samuel Edwin Fackler Rep Arthur Gray Leonard Rep 8th William C. Cochrane Rep William C. Cochrane Rep 11th Charles B. Kern Rep Wesley C. Lowe Rep 14th Forrester Call Stanley Rep Forrester Call Stanley Rep 15th William Alexander Clark Rep William Alexander Clark Rep 16th John N. Langfitt Rep John N. Langfitt Rep 17th Redfield Clipper Mills Rep Frank Bissell Rep 19th William Samuel Baird Rep William Samuel Baird Rep 23rd Charles Steere Browne Rep George W. Tabor Dem 24th Charles Longley Rigby Rep Charles Longley Rigby Rep 25th George Marchant Clearman Rep George Marchant Clearman Rep 26th Charles Francis Clark Rep Charles Francis Clark Rep 27th Emmett E. Cavanaugh Rep C. E. Anderson Rep 28th William E. McLeland Rep William E. McLeland Rep 31st Lars Johan Skromme Rep Lant H. Doran Rep 32nd Bertel M. Stoddard Rep Bertel M. Stoddard Rep 33rd George F. Slemmons Rep Chester G. Cole Rep 34th Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep Oliver P. Bennett Rep 36th Charles Augustus Benson Rep Charles Augustus Benson Rep 38th Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep Charles Theodore Rogers Rep 39th John M. Ramsey Rep George W. Christophel Rep 40th George S. Hartman Rep John Henry Hager Rep 41st Otto E. Gunderson Rep Otto E. Gunderson Rep 43rd Charles Frederic Johnston Rep Edward W. Clark Rep 46th Ed Hoyt Campbell Rep Lew MacDonald Rep 47th William John Breakenridge Rep George William Patterson Rep 49th Tollef Edward Moen Rep Tollef Edward Moen Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 19 districts that did not hold elections in 1928 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 34 • District 36 • District 38 • 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 19
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 36
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 43
District 46
District 47
District 49
See also United States elections, 1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1928 Elections in Iowa
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