The 1926 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1926 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 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 1926 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 7, 1926, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1926 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats, the Democrats had 4 seats, and 1 seat was held by an independent.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1926 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 49 seats and Democrats having 1 seat (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans). Like 6 years prior, Democrats lost every district up for election, including four held by them. After the election, Lloyd Ellis of the 3rd Senate District was the only Democrat in the chamber.
Summary of Results Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Isaac N. Snook Dem Joseph R. Frailey Rep 7th Sylvester Calvin Rees Rep Denver Loring Wilson Rep 9th Edward William Romkey Rep Clyde Hamilton Topping Rep 10th James L. Brookhart Rep William Carden Rep 12th Theodore Charles Cessna Rep Frank M. Beatty Rep 13th Frank B. Shane Rep Frank B. Shane Rep 18th Julius A. Nelson Rep Charles D. Booth Rep 20th Jonas DeMoss Buser Rep Samuel Franklin Wilson Rep 21st David W. Kimberly Rep David W. Kimberly Rep 22nd John O. Shaff Rep John O. Shaff Rep 29th A. H. Bergman Rep A. H. Bergman Rep 30th William J. Goodwin Rep George Allison Wilson Rep 34th Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep 35th Bernard J. Horchem Dem Otto F. Lange Rep 37th William Schmedika Ind Oscar Ulstad Rep 38th Melville L. Bowman Rep Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep 42nd Carl Webster Reed Rep William Henry Klemme Rep 44th Ansel Taylor Brookins Rep Ansel Taylor Brookins Rep 45th Harry Cook White Dem Samuel Albert Brush Rep 48th George B. Perkins Rep John Grant Merritt Rep 50th Fred Cramer Gilchrist Rep Fred Cramer Gilchrist Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1926 are not listed here. District 1 • 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: 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 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, 1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1926 Elections in Iowa
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