1942 Iowa Senate election
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← 1940 | November 3, 1942 | 1944 → |
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23 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Last election | 45 | 5 | Seats after | 45 | 5 | Seat change | | | |
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The 1942 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1942 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 23 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 1942 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 1, 1942 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1942 general election ballot.[1][2]
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 1942 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 45 seats and Democrats having 5 seats.
Summary of Results
- Note: The 27 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 27 districts that did not hold elections in 1942 are not listed here.
- 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).[5]
District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) | 1,466 | 62.1 |
| Republican | Heinold | 893 | 37.9 |
Total votes | 2,359 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stanley L. Hart (incumbent) | 7,582 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 7,582 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl O. Sjulin (incumbent) | 6,465 | 60.7 |
| Democratic | Mike Sondag | 4,180 | 39.3 |
Total votes | 10,645 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Fred Cromwell (incumbent) | 6,375 | 67.6 |
| Democratic | Henry M. Hartman | 3,053 | 32.4 |
Total votes | 9,428 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Harlan C. Foster | 8,325 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 8,325 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Luke Vittetoe | 8,111 | 65.9 |
| Democratic | J. Forest Embree | 4,194 | 34.1 |
Total votes | 12,305 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Chester L. Johns | 1,275 | 68.1 |
| Democratic | Bradley | 596 | 31.9 |
Total votes | 1,871 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | E. K. Bekman (incumbent) | 6,488 | 55.5 |
| Democratic | Chester L. Johns | 5,205 | 44.5 |
Total votes | 11,693 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank Pelzer (incumbent) | 6,315 | 56.1 |
| Democratic | George M. Olsen | 4,936 | 43.9 |
Total votes | 11,251 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | F. J. Pine | 7,383 | 68.6 |
| Democratic | C. R. Metcalf | 3,376 | 31.4 |
Total votes | 10,759 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank D. Martin (incumbent) | 10,623 | 61.2 |
| Democratic | Henry O. Wichelmann | 6,728 | 38.8 |
Total votes | 17,351 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 Republican Primary Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | O. H. Henningsen (incumbent) | 1,340 | 67.8 |
| Republican | Harvey | 636 | 32.2 |
Total votes | 1,976 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | O. H. Henningsen (incumbent) | 7,845 | 62.7 |
| Democratic | Jay G. Sullivan | 4,671 | 37.3 |
Total votes | 12,516 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Edwin C. Schluter | 6,566 | 61.8 |
| Democratic | Thomas Stimpson | 4,060 | 38.2 |
Total votes | 10,626 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ross R. Mowry (incumbent) | 5,050 | 56.3 |
| Democratic | G. Frank Wilson | 3,927 | 43.7 |
Total votes | 8,977 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George Faul (incumbent) | 12,564 | 75.7 |
| Republican | Harrison | 4,032 | 24.3 |
Total votes | 16,596 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George Faul (incumbent) | 26,430 | 61.1 |
| Democratic | Vincent L. Browner | 16,840 | 38.9 |
Total votes | 43,270 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 32
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | A. D. Clem | 12,435 | 59.1 |
| Democratic | Arthur G. Hess | 8,606 | 40.9 |
Total votes | 21,041 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert W. Harvey (incumbent) | 9,574 | 59.1 |
| Democratic | Sewell E. Allen | 6,612 | 40.9 |
Total votes | 16,186 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert C. Reilly | 3,891 | 59.9 |
| Democratic | Bitter | 2,602 | 40.1 |
Total votes | 6,493 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert C. Reilly | 10,891 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,891 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 37
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John P. Berg (incumbent) | 3,433 | 55.7 |
| Republican | Galloway | 2,726 | 44.3 |
Total votes | 6,159 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John P. Berg (incumbent) | 13,418 | 66.4 |
| Democratic | H. W. Bergey | 6,784 | 33.6 |
Total votes | 20,202 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ed Vrba (incumbent) | 7,016 | 53.3 |
| Republican | Ellis J. Hook | 6,135 | 46.7 |
Total votes | 13,151 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ralph W. Zastrow | 6,433 | 60.3 |
| Democratic | Frank Brunner | 4,242 | 39.7 |
Total votes | 10,675 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard V. Leo (incumbent) | 8,076 | 62.6 |
| Democratic | Paul Mathern | 4,815 | 37.4 |
Total votes | 12,891 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 48
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ralph E. Benson (incumbent) | 8,341 | 62.5 |
| Democratic | Claude Johnson | 5,015 | 37.5 |
Total votes | 13,356 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1942 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Albert J. Shaw (incumbent) | 8,203 | 72.4 |
| Democratic | Messer Leith | 3,121 | 27.6 |
Total votes | 11,324 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
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