1960 Iowa Senate election

1960 Iowa Senate election

← 1958 November 8, 1960 1962 →

29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jack Schroeder George E. O'Malley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 21st 30th
Last election 33 17
Seats after 35 15
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2

Majority Leader before election

Jack Schroeder
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

J. Kendall Lynes
Republican

The 1960 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1960 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 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 year 1960 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 6, 1960, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1960 general election ballot.[1][2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 33 seats to Democrats' 17 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 9 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1960 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 35 seats and Democrats having 15 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results

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  • Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
State Senate District Incumbent Party Incoming Senator Party
2nd Norval Evans Rep Dewey Blake Phelps Rep
3rd Gene L. Hoffman Dem Joe N. Wilson Rep
4th William C. Stuart Rep William C. Stuart Rep
5th Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep
6th Francis Austin Turner Rep Orval C. Walter Dem
8th William H. Harbor Rep Edward Anderson Wearin Rep
11th J. Louis Fisher Rep J. Louis Fisher Rep
14th Carroll F. McCurdy Dem John Gray Rep
15th Carroll Price Rep Carroll Price Rep
16th Raymond R. Gillespie Dem Joseph B. Flatt Rep
17th Gerald William Prince Rep Harry L. Cowden Rep
19th Jim O. Henry Rep Richard C. Turner Rep
23rd David Earl Elijah Rep David Earl Elijah Rep
24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep
25th Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep
26th Frank C. Byers Rep Martin Wiley Rep
27th C. Joseph Coleman Dem C. Joseph Coleman Dem
28th Howard C. Buck Rep Howard C. Buck Rep
31st Carl H. Ringgenberg Rep Clifford N. Nystrom Rep
32nd Jack Richard Miller Rep Charles S. Van Eaton Rep
33rd Irving D. Long Rep Irving D. Long Rep
36th John J. O'Connor Dem Adolph W. Elvers Dem
39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep
40th George Lindsey Scott Rep George Lindsey Scott Rep
41st Jacob Grimstead Rep Jacob Grimstead Rep
43rd Walter E. Edelen Dem Leigh Raymond Curran Rep
46th Laurence M. Boothby Rep J. Henry Lucken Rep
47th LeRoy Getting Rep LeRoy Getting Rep
49th Duane E. Dewel Rep John J. Brown Dem

Source:[4]

Detailed Results

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  • NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1960 are not listed here.

District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 8District 11District 14District 15District 16District 17District 19District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 31District 32District 33District 36District 39District 40District 41District 43District 46District 47District 49

  • Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1960.[5]

District 2

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Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dewey B. Phelps 7,233 61.2
Democratic Melvin D. Crist 4,582 38.8
Total votes 11,815 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe N. Wilson 6,657 51.6
Democratic Gene L. Hoffman (incumbent) 6,241 48.4
Total votes 12,898 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

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Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. C. Stuart (incumbent) 6,311 56.2
Democratic B. D. Hellyer 4,924 43.8
Total votes 11,235 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

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Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican X. T. Prentis (incumbent) 8,810 54.1
Democratic Herman Fenema 7,487 45.9
Total votes 16,297 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

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Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Orval C. Walter 4,958 54.9
Republican Henry G. Bycroft 4,067 45.1
Total votes 9,025 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

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Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edward A. Wearin 8,003 65.1
Democratic Arleigh E. Odem 4,289 34.9
Total votes 12,292 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

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Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Louis Fisher (incumbent) 7,446 52.8
Democratic James E. Hatcher 6,657 47.2
Total votes 14,103 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

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Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Gray 5,468 53.5
Democratic Carroll F. McCurdy (incumbent) 4,761 46.5
Total votes 10,229 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 15

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Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carroll L. Price (incumbent) 9,148 55.2
Democratic Edward G. Doughman 7,411 44.8
Total votes 16,559 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

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Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph B. Flatt 6,483 55.4
Democratic Merlyn Sulgrove 5,224 44.6
Total votes 11,707 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 17

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Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry L. Cowden 12,262 52.6
Democratic Robert C. Dailey 11,035 47.4
Total votes 23,297 100.0
Republican hold

District 19

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Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard C. Turner 17,913 55.6
Democratic Gilbert C. Klefstad 14,301 44.4
Total votes 32,214 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

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Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Earl Elijah (incumbent) 13,877 54.5
Democratic Richard C. Benischek 11,571 45.5
Total votes 25,448 100.0
Republican hold

District 24

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Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. T. Dykhouse (incumbent) 17,503 100.0
Total votes 17,503 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

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Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican D. C. Nolan (incumbent) 15,071 54.4
Democratic Carl J. Goetz, Jr. 12,613 45.6
Total votes 27,684 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

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Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martin Wiley 31,729 52.6
Democratic Robert F. Wilson 28,606 47.4
Total votes 60,335 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

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Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) 14,327 54.2
Republican Forrest D. Bailey 12,098 45.8
Total votes 26,425 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28

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Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard C. Buck (incumbent) 9,394 59.8
Democratic Max M. Brewster 6,328 40.2
Total votes 15,722 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

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Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clifford Nystrom 17,556 57.1
Democratic Eldon Dean Hastie 13,204 42.9
Total votes 30,760 100.0
Republican hold

District 32

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Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Van Eaton 24,055 51.4
Democratic Donald V. Doyle 22,765 48.6
Total votes 46,820 100.0
Republican hold

District 33

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Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Irving D. Long (incumbent) 9,577 56.1
Democratic Edward B. Fitzpatrick 7,494 43.9
Total votes 17,071 100.0
Republican hold

District 36

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Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adolph Elvers 5,483 51.4
Republican F. E. Sharp 5,185 48.6
Total votes 10,668 100.0
Democratic hold

District 39

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Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Kendall Lynes (incumbent) 14,859 65.5
Democratic Chris Hansen 7,810 34.5
Total votes 22,669 100.0
Republican hold

District 40

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Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George L. Scott (incumbent) 12,314 59.2
Democratic Joseph F. Leehy 8,490 40.8
Total votes 20,804 100.0
Republican hold

District 41

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Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jacob Grimstead (incumbent) 9,666 55.8
Democratic William H. Biedermann 7,657 44.2
Total votes 17,323 100.0
Republican hold

District 43

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Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leigh R. Curran 15,500 53.4
Democratic Walter E. Edelen (incumbent) 13,513 46.6
Total votes 29,013 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 46

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Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Henry Lucken 14,182 62.4
Democratic R. A. Boatman 8,539 37.6
Total votes 22,721 100.0
Republican hold

District 47

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Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican LeRoy Getting (incumbent) 12,640 57.5
Democratic A. M. Schoenewe 9,348 42.5
Total votes 21,988 100.0
Republican hold

District 49

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Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Brown 12,534 52.0
Republican Max M. Soeth 11,547 48.0
Total votes 24,081 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Primary Election 1960 For State Senator". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election 1960 For State Senator". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Holdover State Senators". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "State Senate Primary Canvass 1960" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved May 20, 2020.