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The1958 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of thebiennial 1958United States elections.Iowa voters elected state senators in 22 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 year 1958 is provided by theIowa General Assemblyhere.
The primary election on June 2, 1958, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1958 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 40 seats toDemocrats' 10 seats.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1958 general election with the balance of power shifting toRepublicans holding 33 seats andDemocrats having 17 seats (a net gain of 7 seats for Democrats).
| State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Incoming Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Joseph McManus | Dem | Charles F. Eppers | Dem | ||
| 7th | Frank Hoxie | Rep | Frank Hoxie | Rep | ||
| 9th | Thomas J. Dailey | Dem | Carl Hoschek | Dem | ||
| 10th | Carl T. Anderson | Rep | Clifford M. Vance | Rep | ||
| 12th | Wilbur Cleland Molison | Rep | C. Edwin Gilmour | Dem | ||
| 13th | Samuel H. Burton | Dem | Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks | Dem | ||
| 18th | John David Shoeman | Rep | John David Shoeman | Rep | ||
| 20th | George W. Weber | Rep | George W. Weber | Rep | ||
| 21st | Jack Schroeder | Rep | Jack Schroeder | Rep | ||
| 22nd | David O. Shaff | Rep | David O. Shaff | Rep | ||
| 29th | Jack Morris Wormley | Rep | Eugene Marshall Hill | Dem | ||
| 30th | George E. O'Malley | Dem | George E. O'Malley | Dem | ||
| 34th | Albert Weiss | Rep | Robert G. Moore | Dem | ||
| 35th | Arnold Utzig | Dem | Andrew G. Frommelt | Dem | ||
| 37th | John A. Walker | Rep | John A. Walker | Rep | ||
| 38th | Arch Wallace McFarlane | Rep | Melvin Harlan Wolf | Dem | ||
| 42nd | Frank D. Elwood | Rep | Lynn Potter | Dem | ||
| 43rd | William H. Tate | Rep | Walter E. Edelen | Dem | ||
| 44th | Robert R. Rigler | Rep | Robert R. Rigler | Rep | ||
| 45th | Lawrence Putney | Rep | Lawrence Putney | Rep | ||
| 48th | Alan William Vest | Rep | Peter F. Hansen | Dem | ||
| 50th | Guy G. Butler | Rep | Guy G. Butler | Rep | ||
Source:[4]
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 43 •District 44 •District 45 •District 48 •District 50 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles F. Eppers | 7,326 | 54.0 | |
| Republican | Charles O. Frazier | 6,232 | 46.0 | |
| Total votes | 13,558 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Hoxie (incumbent) | 6,081 | 60.2 | |
| Democratic | Ralph H. Greenwood | 4,028 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 10,109 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Hoschek | 7,200 | 50.1 | |
| Republican | Blythe C. Conn | 7,158 | 49.9 | |
| Total votes | 14,358 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clifford M. Vance | 6,633 | 60.6 | |
| Democratic | Virgil F. Trabert | 4,309 | 39.4 | |
| Total votes | 10,942 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | C. Edwin Gilmour | 5,689 | 50.1 | |
| Republican | Wilbur C. Molison (incumbent) | 5,665 | 49.9 | |
| Total votes | 11,354 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jake B. Mincks | 8,585 | 59.4 | |
| Republican | Elmer K. Bekman | 5,860 | 40.6 | |
| Total votes | 14,445 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John D. Shoeman | 6,571 | 53.5 | |
| Democratic | George P. Christensen | 5,700 | 46.5 | |
| Total votes | 12,271 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George W. Weber (incumbent) | 6,758 | 54.2 | |
| Democratic | Harold O. Keele | 5,701 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 12,459 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Schroeder (incumbent) | 15,756 | 57.5 | |
| Democratic | Richard T. Foley | 11,622 | 42.5 | |
| Total votes | 27,378 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David O. Shaff (incumbent) | 8,330 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Robert J. Soesbe | 6,686 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 15,016 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eugene M. Hill | 6,119 | 52.3 | |
| Republican | Jack M. Wormley (incumbent) | 5,570 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 11,689 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. O'Malley (incumbent) | 45,460 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Herbert H. Hauge | 30,170 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 75,630 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. G. Moore | 8,445 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | Albert Weiss (incumbent) | 7,403 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 15,848 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew G. Frommelt | 14,096 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 14,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John A. Walker (incumbent) | 9,991 | 56.2 | |
| Democratic | Martin H. Morrissey | 7,792 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 17,783 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Melvin H. Wolf | 17,067 | 51.0 | |
| Republican | Arch W. McFarlane (incumbent) | 16,367 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 33,434 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lynn Potter | 6,744 | 52.8 | |
| Republican | Marion Ringoen | 6,037 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 12,781 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter E. Edelen | 10,253 | 51.8 | |
| Republican | James B. Conroy | 9,541 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 19,794 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert R. Rigler (incumbent) | 6,289 | 54.2 | |
| Democratic | John C. Sebern | 5,304 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 11,593 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lawrence Putney (incumbent) | 9,356 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | Hugo H. Joens | 8,282 | 47.0 | |
| Total votes | 17,638 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter F. Hansen | 9,426 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | William R. Ferguson | 8,294 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 17,720 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Guy G. Butler (incumbent) | 8,670 | 55.0 | |
| Democratic | Dean Loos | 7,080 | 45.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,750 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
