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The1930 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of thebiennial 1930United States elections.Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in theIowa State Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1930 elections is provided by theIowa General Assemblyhere.
The primary election on June 2, 1930, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1930 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 48 seats toDemocrats' 2 seats.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.[a]
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1930 general election with the balance of power shifting toRepublicans holding 44 seats andDemocrats having 6 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).
| State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph R. Frailey | Rep | Joseph R. Frailey | Rep | ||
| 7th | Denver Loring Wilson | Rep | Frank Iradelle Coykendall[b] | Rep | ||
| 9th | Clyde Hamilton Topping | Rep | Clyde Hamilton Topping | Rep | ||
| 10th | William Carden | Rep | William Carden | Rep | ||
| 12th | Frank M. Beatty | Rep | Frank M. Beatty | Rep | ||
| 13th | Frank B. Shane | Rep | Roy E. Stevens | Dem | ||
| 18th | Charles D. Booth | Rep | Charles D. Booth | Rep | ||
| 20th | Ralph U. Thompson | Dem | Edwin R. Hicklin | Rep | ||
| 21st | David W. Kimberly | Rep | David W. Kimberly | Rep | ||
| 22nd | John O. Shaff | Rep | Harold L. Irwin | Dem | ||
| 29th | A. H. Bergman | Rep | Oliver Perry Myers | Dem | ||
| 30th | George Allison Wilson | Rep | George Allison Wilson | Rep | ||
| 34th | Oliver P. Bennett | Rep | Oliver P. Bennett | Rep | ||
| 35th | Otto F. Lange | Rep | Matt D. Cooney | Dem | ||
| 37th | Oscar Ulstad | Rep | Irving H. Knudson | Rep | ||
| 38th | Charles Theodore Rogers | Rep | Edward J. Wenner | Rep | ||
| 42nd | William Henry Klemme | Rep | William Henry Klemme | Rep | ||
| 44th | Ansel Taylor Brookins | Rep | Lafe Hill | Rep | ||
| 45th | Samuel Albert Brush | Rep | Harry Cook White | Dem | ||
| 48th | John Grant Merritt | Rep | Lewis Thomas Quirk | Rep | ||
| 50th | Fred Cramer Gilchrist | Rep | William Robert Ritchie | Rep | ||
Source:[3]
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 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe R. Frailey (incumbent) | 6,562 | 55.7 | |
| Democratic | J. O. Boyd | 5,209 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 11,771 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Denver L. Wilson (incumbent) | 2,059 | 37.8 | |
| Republican | Frank I. Coykendall[b] | 1,855 | 34.0 | |
| Republican | Adams | 1,534 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 5,448 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank I. Coykendall[b] | 6,021 | 57.3 | |
| Republican | Denver L. Wilson (incumbent) | 4,490 | 42.7 | |
| Total votes | 10,511 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clyde H. Topping (incumbent) | 5,020 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Smith | 4,121 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 9,141 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William A. Carden (incumbent) | 6,363 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,363 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank M. Beatty (incumbent) | 7,156 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,156 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Shane (incumbent) | 2,290 | 47.2 | |
| Republican | Bluhm | 2,017 | 41.6 | |
| Republican | Bradley | 542 | 11.2 | |
| Total votes | 4,849 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. E. Stevens | 4,963 | 51.1 | |
| Republican | Frank Shane (incumbent) | 4,742 | 48.9 | |
| Total votes | 9,705 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles D. Booth (incumbent) | 6,655 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,655 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | E. R. Hicklin | 5,650 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 5,650 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | D. W. Kimberly (incumbent) | 8,736 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,736 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | H. L. Irwin | 8,287 | 56.8 | |
| Republican | J. O. Shaff (incumbent) | 6,302 | 43.2 | |
| Total votes | 14,589 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. H. Bergman (incumbent) | 2,329 | 62.9 | |
| Republican | Morgan | 1,375 | 37.1 | |
| Total votes | 3,704 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | O. P. Myers | 285 | 63.3 | |
| Democratic | Sellman | 165 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 450 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | O. P. Myers | 3,846 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | A. H. Bergman (incumbent) | 2,896 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,742 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George A. Wilson (incumbent) | 17,036 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 17,036 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | O. P. Bennett (incumbent) | 8,936 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | George L. Harrison | 8,306 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 17,242 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt D. Cooney | 2,990 | 57.2 | |
| Democratic | Swift | 2,235 | 42.8 | |
| Total votes | 5,225 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mathew D. Cooney | 6,587 | 55.4 | |
| Republican | J. Allen Wallis | 5,307 | 44.6 | |
| Total votes | 11,894 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Irving H. Knudson | 5,539 | 47.3 | |
| Republican | Needham | 3,771 | 32.2 | |
| Republican | William Schmedika | 2,392 | 20.5 | |
| Total votes | 11,702 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Irving H. Knudson | 7,205 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,205 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward J. Wenner | 4,462 | 36.9 | |
| Republican | Charles Theodore Rogers (incumbent) | 4,177 | 34.5 | |
| Republican | Howard | 3,457 | 28.6 | |
| Total votes | 12,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward J. Wenner | 8,788 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,788 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William H. Klemme (incumbent) | 2,374 | 45.4 | |
| Republican | Hook | 1,882 | 36.0 | |
| Republican | Bailey | 971 | 18.6 | |
| Total votes | 5,227 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William H. Klemme (incumbent) | 6,241 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,241 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lafe Hill | 2,217 | 36.7 | |
| Republican | Ansel Taylor Brookins (incumbent) | 2,059 | 34.1 | |
| Republican | Kepple | 1,762 | 29.2 | |
| Total votes | 6,038 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lafe Hill | 4,839 | 52.9 | |
| Democratic | T. C. Kelley | 4,308 | 47.1 | |
| Total votes | 9,147 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. J. Breakenridge | 1,766 | 30.6 | |
| Republican | Strippel | 1,620 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | R. V. Leo[c] | 1,411 | 24.4 | |
| Republican | Samuel Albert Brush (incumbent) | 980 | 17.0 | |
| Total votes | 5,777 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | H. C. White | 3,131 | 38.5 | |
| Independent | R. V. Leo[c] | 2,946 | 36.2 | |
| Republican | W. J. Breakenridge | 2,053 | 25.3 | |
| Total votes | 8,130 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. T. Quirk | 2,793 | 40.4 | |
| Republican | John Grant Merritt (incumbent) | 2,688 | 38.9 | |
| Republican | Piper | 1,434 | 20.7 | |
| Total votes | 6,915 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. T. Quirk | 6,317 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,317 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. R. Ritchie | 5,116 | 51.8 | |
| Republican | Van Alstine | 4,762 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 9,878 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. R. Ritchie | 6,593 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,593 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||