1970 Iowa Senate election
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27 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Robert R. Rigler | Andrew G. Frommelt | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 40th (retired) | 30th (lost re-election)[a] | Last election | 45 | 16 | Seats before | 44[b] | 17[b] | Seats after | 38 | 12 | Seat change | 6[c] | 5[c] | |
Majority Leader before election Robert R. Rigler Republican | Elected Majority Leader Clifton C. Lamborn Republican | |
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The 1970 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1970 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 27 of the state senate's 50 districts. Due to redistricting following the amending of the Iowa Constitution in 1968 mandating single-member districts, the Iowa Senate downsized from 61 to 50 members following the 1970 election.[1] State senators typically serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1968 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1970 elections.
The primary election on June 2, 1970 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1970 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 16 seats. In June 1969, a special election in district 18 resulted in Sen. Orr flipping a seat in favor of the Democrats.[b] Therefore, on election day in November 1970, Republicans controlled 44 seats and Democrats had 17.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 9 Senate seats.[c]
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1970 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net loss of 6 seats for Republicans and loss of 5 seats for the Democrats).[c]
Summary of Results
- The Iowa Constitution was amended in 1968 and required transitioning to single-member districts.[1] Following the 1970 elections, the total number of state Senators fell from 61 to 50 members. 27 districts were up for election in 1970.
- An asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent in a new district number due to redistricting.
- Italicized district numbers indicate holdover Senators who were not up for election in 1970, but were shifted to new district numbers in the middle of their terms. These districts did not hold elections in 1970.[d]
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Detailed Results
- Reminder: A change to the Iowa Constitution required transitioning to all single-member districts from 1970 onward.
- 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 6
Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George L. Shawver | 1,243 | 48.1 |
| Republican | Emil Roloff | 1,037 | 40.1 |
| Republican | Ray Fairholm | 305 | 11.8 |
Total votes | 2,585 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George L. Shawver | 8,619 | 53.1 |
| Democratic | Herbert J. Max | 7,605 | 46.9 |
Total votes | 16,224 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 12
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Wesley Graham | 2,780 | 52.4 |
| Republican | Elmer F. Lange (incumbent)[ar] | 2,526 | 47.6 |
Total votes | 5,306 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Wesley Graham | 8,253 | 59.6 |
| Democratic | J. Ralph Rauch | 5,605 | 40.4 |
Total votes | 13,859 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 14
District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James A. Potgeter (incumbent)[r] | 8,135 | 59.7 |
| Democratic | Rocco LaValle | 5,496 | 40.3 |
Total votes | 13,631 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rudy Van Drie | 8,572 | 52.7 |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Koerber | 7,691 | 47.3 |
Total votes | 16,263 | 100.0 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 19
District 21
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | J. Donald Weimer (incumbent)[as] | 10,798 | 64.1 |
| Republican | Delmer Duffy | 6,042 | 35.9 |
Total votes | 16,840 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
- Sen. Weimer did not take his seat in district 22 after winning re-election.[w]
Iowa Senate, District 22 Special Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Cloyd E. Robinson[w] | 2,782 | 55.8 |
| Republican | Jesse G. Hunter | 2,201 | 44.2 |
Total votes | 4,983 | 100.0 |
| Democratic hold |
District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Riley | 2,492 | 66.3 |
| Republican | Ernest Kosek (incumbent)[at] | 1,268 | 33.7 |
Total votes | 3,760 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Riley | 11,461 | 61.2 |
| Democratic | John M. Ely, Jr. | 7,257 | 38.8 |
Total votes | 18,718 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Clifton C. Lamborn (incumbent)[x] | 9,260 | 58.1 |
| Democratic | John A. Holmes | 6,675 | 41.9 |
Total votes | 15,935 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 25
District 26
Iowa Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Adolph W. Elvers | 1,529 | 58.7 |
| Democratic | Gene V. Kennedy | 1,074 | 41.3 |
Total votes | 2,603 | 100.0 |
District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William E. Darrington | 1,902 | 48.2 |
| Republican | Thomas J. Frey (incumbent)[av] | 1,309 | 33.1 |
| Republican | Ernest L. Currie | 740 | 18.7 |
Total votes | 3,951 | 100.0 |
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dan L. Johnston | 1,576 | 45.4 |
| Democratic | Charles H. Day | 1,204 | 34.7 |
| Democratic | Ralph P. Mascaro | 690 | 19.9 |
Total votes | 3,470 | 100.0 |
District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George F. Milligan | 11,486 | 61.6 |
| Democratic | Howard C. Reppert, Jr. | 7,164 | 38.4 |
Total votes | 18,650 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John Tapscott | 7,591 | 67.4 |
| Republican | Joseph B. Joyce | 3,664 | 32.6 |
Total votes | 11,255 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Martin O. O'Connor | 1,732 | 66.5 |
| Republican | Charles V. Dunham | 874 | 33.5 |
Total votes | 2,606 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Eugene M. Hill (incumbent)[ac] | 8,509 | 52.7 |
| Republican | Martin O. O'Connor | 7,640 | 47.3 |
Total votes | 16,149 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 36
Iowa Senate, District 36 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. R. Rabedeaux (incumbent)[ae] | 4,137 | 62.1 |
| Republican | William B. Norton | 2,530 | 37.9 |
Total votes | 6,667 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. R. Rabedeaux (incumbent)[ae] | 7,146 | 55.9 |
| Democratic | W. Minard Thomas | 5,644 | 44.1 |
Total votes | 12,790 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Roger J. Shaff (incumbent)[af] | 7,993 | 53.6 |
| Democratic | Robert W. Burke | 6,933 | 46.4 |
Total votes | 14,926 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 38
District 41
Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Earl Bass (incumbent)[aj] | 2,409 | 42.1 |
| Republican | Leroy S. Miller | 1,908 | 33.4 |
| Republican | Conrad Ossian | 1,403 | 24.5 |
Total votes | 5,720 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Earl Bass (incumbent)[aj] | 9,123 | 69.7 |
| Democratic | Jacky Adams | 3,973 | 30.3 |
Total votes | 13,096 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John C. Rhodes | 1,915 | 54.3 |
| Republican | Glen E. Bortell (incumbent)[aw] | 1,614 | 45.7 |
Total votes | 3,529 | 100.0 |
District 45
District 46
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Charles P. Miller | 8,769 | 53.3 |
| Republican | Milton C. Titus | 7,683 | 46.7 |
Total votes | 16,452 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 49
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1970 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wilson L. Davis (incumbent)[aq] | 8,469 | 52.4 |
| Democratic | Adrian Brinck | 7,703 | 47.6 |
Total votes | 16,172 | 100.0 |
- ^ a b Minority Leader Frommelt was redistricted from district 30 to 25 and lost re-election against another incumbent, Senator John M. Walsh, who had also been redistricted from district 30 to 25.
- ^ a b c Republican Senator Kenneth Benda resigned and was replaced by Democratic Senator Joann Yessler Orr in district 18 following a special election on June 20, 1969.
- ^ a b c d The overall size of the Iowa Senate decreased from 61 to 50 members, so both parties saw a decrease in size following the election of 1970.
- ^ Except Sen. Arbuckle, who stayed in the same district number, the 28th, both before and after the redistricting process and was not up for election.
- ^ Redistricted from district 49 to 1.
- ^ Redistricted from district 48 to 2.
- ^ Redistricted from district 44 to 3.
- ^ Redistricted from district 43 to 4.
- ^ Redistricted from district 41 to 5.
- ^ Redistricted from district 39 to 7.
- ^ Redistricted from district 45 to 8.
- ^ Redistricted from district 42 to 9.
- ^ Redistricted from district 24 to 10.
- ^ Redistricted from district 37 to 11.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 37 to 12.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from district 29 to 14.
- ^ Redistricted from district 35 to 15.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 33 to 16.
- ^ Redistricted from district 26 to 18.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 32 to 19.
- ^ Redistricted from district 32 to 20.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 25 to 21.
- ^ a b c Democratic Senator Jesse Donald Weimer was redistricted from district 24 to 22 and Weimer won the 22nd district general election in November 1970. However, he did not take office. In a special election in December, Democrat Cloyd E. Robinson won and kept the seat for the Democratic Party.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 23 to 24. Also note, district 24 transitioned from a 3-member district (2 Republicans & 1 Democrat) to single-member district (1 Republican).
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 30 to 25.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 22 to 27.
- ^ Redistricted from district 20 to 30. Also note, district 30 transitioned from a 2-member district (1 Republican & 1 Democrat) to single-member district (1 Democrat).
- ^ Redistricted from district 20 to 32. Also note, district 32 transitioned from a 3-member district (3 Republicans) to single-member district (1 Democrat).
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 19 to 34.
- ^ Redistricted from district 17 to 35.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from district 14 to 36.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 16 to 37. Also note, district 37 transitioned from a 2-member district (2 Republicans) to single-member district (1 Republican).
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 15 to 38.
- ^ Redistricted from district 15 to 39.
- ^ Redistricted from district 13 to 40.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from district 6 to 41.
- ^ Redistricted from district 5 to 42.
- ^ Redistricted from district 10 to 44.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from district 8 to 45.
- ^ Redistricted from district 11 to 47.
- ^ Redistricted from district 4 to 48.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 9 to 49.
- ^ a b Redistricted from district 1 to 50.
- ^ Redistricted from district 36 to 13.
- ^ Redistricted from district 24 to 22.
- ^ Redistricted from district 24 to 23.
- ^ Redistricted from district 38 to 26.
- ^ Redistricted from district 13 to 27.
- ^ Redistricted from district 12 to 43.
- ^ Redistricted from district 21 to 43.
- ^ Redistricted from district 2 to 45.
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