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 County results Hickenlooper: 50–60% 60–70% Loveland: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1950 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican SenatorBourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Undersecretary of AgricultureAlbert J. Loveland.
Primary elections were held on June 5. Senator Hickenlooper faced nominal opposition for re-nomination in the Republican primary, while Loveland won a plurality over a five-man Democratic field including former GovernorNelson G. Kraschel and former U.S. RepresentativeOtha Wearin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 193,337 | 75.28% | |
| Republican | Earl F. Wisdom | 38,001 | 14.80% | |
| Republican | Harry B. Thompson | 25,480 | 9.92% | |
| Total votes | 256,818 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert J. Loveland | 38,150 | 38.51% | |
| Democratic | Nelson G. Kraschel | 31,097 | 31.39% | |
| Democratic | Otha Wearin | 11,778 | 11.89% | |
| Democratic | Alvin P. Meyer | 9,341 | 9.43% | |
| Democratic | W.M. Shaw | 4,479 | 4.52% | |
| Democratic | Ernest J. Seemann | 4,225 | 4.27% | |
| Total votes | 99,070 | 100.00% | ||
After losing the primary, Seemann entered the general election as a States' Rights candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 470,613 | 54.82% |  3.54 | |
| Democratic | Albert J. Loveland | 383,766 | 44.70% |  3.67 | |
| Prohibition | Z. Everett Kellum | 3,273 | 0.38% | 0.11 | |
| Dixiecrat | Ernest J. Seemann | 571 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Leslie O. Ludwig | 300 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 858,523 | 100.00% | |||
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