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The1928 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of thebiennial 1928United States elections.Iowa voters elected state senators in 31 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in theIowa Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1928 elections is provided by theIowa General Assemblyhere.
The primary election on June 4, 1928, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1928 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 49 seats toDemocrats' 1 seat. A special election in district 20 in 1927 saw the seat flip from Republican to Democratic control.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1928 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged withRepublicans holding 48 seats andDemocrats having 2 seats.
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Charles J. Fulton | Rep | Aaron Vale Blackford | Rep | ||
| 3rd | Lloyd Ellis | Dem | Herbert B. Carroll | Rep | ||
| 4th | Allen Gilbert Dotts | Rep | John W. Kent | Rep | ||
| 5th | Henry Guy Roberts | Rep | Frank D. Ickis | Rep | ||
| 6th | Samuel Edwin Fackler | Rep | Arthur Gray Leonard | Rep | ||
| 8th | William C. Cochrane | Rep | William C. Cochrane | Rep | ||
| 11th | Charles B. Kern | Rep | Wesley C. Lowe | Rep | ||
| 14th | Forrester Call Stanley | Rep | Forrester Call Stanley | Rep | ||
| 15th | William Alexander Clark | Rep | William Alexander Clark | Rep | ||
| 16th | John N. Langfitt | Rep | John N. Langfitt | Rep | ||
| 17th | Redfield Clipper Mills | Rep | Frank Bissell | Rep | ||
| 19th | William Samuel Baird | Rep | William Samuel Baird | Rep | ||
| 23rd | Charles Steere Browne | Rep | George W. Tabor | Dem | ||
| 24th | Charles Longley Rigby | Rep | Charles Longley Rigby | Rep | ||
| 25th | George Marchant Clearman | Rep | George Marchant Clearman | Rep | ||
| 26th | Charles Francis Clark | Rep | Charles Francis Clark | Rep | ||
| 27th | Emmett E. Cavanaugh | Rep | C. E. Anderson | Rep | ||
| 28th | William E. McLeland | Rep | William E. McLeland | Rep | ||
| 31st | Lars Johan Skromme | Rep | Lant H. Doran | Rep | ||
| 32nd | Bertel M. Stoddard | Rep | Bertel M. Stoddard | Rep | ||
| 33rd | George F. Slemmons | Rep | Chester G. Cole | Rep | ||
| 34th[b] | Andrew Jackson Shinn | Rep | Oliver P. Bennett | Rep | ||
| 36th | Charles Augustus Benson | Rep | Charles Augustus Benson | Rep | ||
| 38th[c] | Arch Wallace McFarlane | Rep | Charles Theodore Rogers | Rep | ||
| 39th | John M. Ramsey | Rep | George W. Christophel | Rep | ||
| 40th | George S. Hartman | Rep | John Henry Hager | Rep | ||
| 41st | Otto E. Gunderson | Rep | Otto E. Gunderson | Rep | ||
| 43rd | Charles Frederic Johnston | Rep | Edward W. Clark | Rep | ||
| 46th | Ed Hoyt Campbell | Rep | Lew MacDonald[d] | Rep | ||
| 47th | William John Breakenridge | Rep | George William Patterson | Rep | ||
| 49th | Tollef Edward Moen | Rep | Tollef Edward Moen | Rep | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron Vale Blackford | 3,397 | 53.91% | |
| Republican | Charles J. Fulton (incumbent) | 2,904 | 46.09% | |
| Total votes | 6,301 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. V. Blackford | 7,798 | 66.03% | |
| Democratic | J. S. Forgraves | 4,012 | 33.97% | |
| Total votes | 11,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Herbert B. Carroll | 3,210 | 62.08% | |
| Republican | Swan | 1,961 | 37.92% | |
| Total votes | 5,171 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Ellis (incumbent) | 1,877 | 66.37% | |
| Democratic | Rice | 951 | 33.63% | |
| Total votes | 2,828 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. B. Carroll | 8,340 | 55.67% | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Ellis (incumbent) | 6,641 | 44.33% | |
| Total votes | 14,981 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Kent | 2,545 | 54.05% | |
| Republican | Wennerstrum | 2,164 | 45.95% | |
| Total votes | 4,709 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Kent | 6,869 | 58.70% | |
| Democratic | Joseph E. Doze | 4,833 | 41.30% | |
| Total votes | 11,702 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank D. Ickis | 3,846 | 53.25% | |
| Republican | Parsons | 3,376 | 46.75% | |
| Total votes | 7,222 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | F. D. Ickis | 12,034 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 12,034 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Leonard | 5,857 | 54.18% | |
| Democratic | H. M. Buchanan | 4,953 | 45.82% | |
| Total votes | 10,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Cochrane (incumbent) | 2,864 | 54.26% | |
| Republican | C. C. Anderson | 1,496 | 28.34% | |
| Republican | C. L. Anderson | 918 | 17.39% | |
| Total votes | 5,278 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Cochrane (incumbent) | 7,894 | 64.44% | |
| Democratic | Marion Roberts | 4,357 | 35.56% | |
| Total votes | 12,251 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley C. Lowe | 2,061 | 55.88% | |
| Republican | Harrison | 1,627 | 44.12% | |
| Total votes | 3,688 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley C. Lowe | 7,975 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 7,975 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | F. C. Stanley (incumbent) | 5,679 | 60.52% | |
| Democratic | M. E. Gilderbloom | 3,705 | 39.48% | |
| Total votes | 9,384 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. A. Clark (incumbent) | 4,166 | 61.38% | |
| Republican | Aldrich | 2,621 | 38.62% | |
| Total votes | 6,787 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. A. Clark (incumbent) | 8,678 | 53.60% | |
| Democratic | John F. Clarkson | 7,512 | 46.40% | |
| Total votes | 16,190 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Langfitt (incumbent) | 6,406 | 64.09% | |
| Democratic | Fred O. Welch | 3,590 | 35.91% | |
| Total votes | 9,996 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Bissell | 4,514 | 56.48% | |
| Republican | Redfield Clipper Mills (incumbent) | 3,478 | 43.51% | |
| Total votes | 7,992 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Bissell | 14,344 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 14,344 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. S. Baird (incumbent) | 14,271 | 60.77% | |
| Democratic | Francis B. Taylor | 9,214 | 39.23% | |
| Total votes | 23,485 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Steere Browne (incumbent) | 971 | 53.41% | |
| Republican | Millhaem | 847 | 46.59% | |
| Total votes | 1,818 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George W. Tabor | 4,158 | 54.66% | |
| Republican | Charles Steere Browne (incumbent) | 3,449 | 45.34% | |
| Total votes | 7,607 | 100.00% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. L. Rigby (incumbent) | 9,177 | 63.87% | |
| Democratic | John Thomsen | 4,896 | 34.07% | |
| Independent | John W. Lenker | 296 | 2.06% | |
| Total votes | 14,369 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George M. Clearman (incumbent) | 10,359 | 53.49% | |
| Democratic | J. P. Gallagher | 9,006 | 46.51% | |
| Total votes | 19,365 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. F. Clark (incumbent) | 5,744 | 57.01% | |
| Republican | Stepanek | 4,332 | 42.99% | |
| Total votes | 10,076 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. F. Clark (incumbent) | 24,604 | 68.50% | |
| Democratic | Charles D. Huston | 11,314 | 31.50% | |
| Total votes | 35,918 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. E. Anderson | 3,030 | 39.92% | |
| Republican | Emmett E. Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 2,861 | 37.69% | |
| Republican | Kime | 1,700 | 22.39% | |
| Total votes | 7,591 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. E. Anderson | 11,363 | 74.15% | |
| Independent | John W. Kime | 3,961 | 25.85% | |
| Total votes | 15,324 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. McLeland (incumbent) | 1,454 | 29.89% | |
| Republican | Conaway | 1,237 | 25.43% | |
| Republican | Lounsberry | 1,097 | 22.55% | |
| Republican | Maxfield | 1,077 | 22.14% | |
| Total votes | 4,865 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. McLeland (incumbent) | 8,266 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 8,266 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. H. Doran | 5,230 | 54.86% | |
| Republican | Lockard | 2,494 | 26.16% | |
| Republican | Criswell | 1,809 | 18.98% | |
| Total votes | 9,533 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. H. Doran | 14,859 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 14,859 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertel M. Stoddard (incumbent) | 7,406 | 52.23% | |
| Republican | Short | 6,773 | 47.77% | |
| Total votes | 14,179 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertel M. Stoddard (incumbent) | 20,322 | 94.17% | |
| Independent | B. J. Bergeson | 1,257 | 5.83% | |
| Total votes | 21,579 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. G. Cole | 10,550 | 66.16% | |
| Democratic | Charles L. King | 5,397 | 33.84% | |
| Total votes | 15,947 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | O. P. Bennett | 12,172 | 53.82% | |
| Democratic | Levi McNeill | 10,443 | 46.18% | |
| Total votes | 22,615 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. A. Benson (incumbent) | 6,705 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 6,705 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles T. Rogers | 22,217 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 22,217 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Christophel | 3,203 | 59.99% | |
| Republican | John M. Ramsey (incumbent) | 2,136 | 40.01% | |
| Total votes | 5,339 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Christophel | 8,261 | 66.46% | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Kirk | 4,169 | 33.54% | |
| Total votes | 12,430 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. H. Hager | 12,418 | 65.84% | |
| Democratic | B. J. Dillon | 6,443 | 34.16% | |
| Total votes | 18,861 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | O. E. Gunderson (incumbent) | 9,884 | 92.16% | |
| Democratic | William H. Sheka | 841 | 7.84% | |
| Total votes | 10,725 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | E. W. Clark | 6,831 | 45.94% | |
| Republican | Knutson | 5,993 | 40.31% | |
| Republican | Hall | 2,044 | 13.75% | |
| Total votes | 14,868 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | E. W. Clark | 16,687 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 16,687 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lew MacDonald[d] | 4,116 | 48.76% | |
| Republican | Held | 3,574 | 42.34% | |
| Republican | Wormley | 752 | 8.91% | |
| Total votes | 8,442 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lew MacDonald[d] | 12,012 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 12,012 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George William Patterson | 7,565 | 50.10% | |
| Republican | William John Breakenridge (incumbent) | 7,534 | 49.90% | |
| Total votes | 15,099 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | G. W. Patterson | 18,736 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 18,736 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T. E. Moen (incumbent) | 16,335 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 16,335 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||