The 1922 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1922 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 1922 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 5, 1922, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1922 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 48 seats to Democrats' 2 seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1922 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 47 seats and Democrats having 3 seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Democrats). The death of Republican Senator D. C. Chase of district 37 necessitated a special election on March 31, 1923. Democrat William Schmedika went on to win that special election, flipping the seat to Democrats and increasing Democrats' seats to 4 in 1923.
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 Joseph R. Frailey Rep Isaac N. Snook Dem 7th Herbert Inghram Foskett Rep Sylvester Calvin Rees Rep 9th Frank E. Thompson Rep Edward William Romkey Rep 10th James L. Brookhart Rep James L. Brookhart Rep 12th Theodore Charles Cessna Rep Theodore Charles Cessna Rep 13th Chester W. Whitmore Rep Frank B. Shane Rep 18th Julius A. Nelson Rep Julius A. Nelson Rep 20th Jonas DeMoss Buser Rep Jonas DeMoss Buser Rep 21st David W. Kimberly Rep David W. Kimberly Rep 22nd William Joseph Greenell Rep John O. Shaff Rep 29th David Meredith Rep A. H. Bergman Rep 30th Addison Melvin Parker Rep William J. Goodwin Rep 34th Milton Bird Pitt Rep Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep 35th Bernard J. Horchem Dem Bernard J. Horchem Dem 37th Eugene Schaffter Rep Daniel Cady Chase Rep 38th James J. Rainbow Rep Melville L. Bowman Rep 42nd Carl Webster Reed Rep Carl Webster Reed Rep 44th William Hugh Scott Rep Ansel Taylor Brookins Rep 45th Harry Cook White Dem Harry Cook White Dem 48th Walter Witt Anderson Rep George B. Perkins Rep 50th Howard Spicer Van Alstine Rep Fred Cramer Gilchrist Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1922 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
Senator Chase died in office, which necessitated a special election to fill the 37th district seat.
District 38
District 42
District 44
District 45
District 48
District 50
See also United States elections, 1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1922 Elections in Iowa
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