1960 Iowa Senate election
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| 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 | 2 | 2 | |
Majority Leader before election Jack Schroeder Republican | Elected Majority Leader J. Kendall Lynes Republican | |
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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
- Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.[3]
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1960 are not listed here.
- 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
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
District 4
District 5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
District 23
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
District 25
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
District 46
District 47
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
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 |
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