1920 Iowa Senate election

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1920 Iowa Senate election

← 1918 November 2, 1920 1922 →

29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 45 5
Seats after 48 2
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3

The 1920 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the

United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate
.

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1920 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 7, 1920, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1920 general election ballot.[1][2]

Following the previous election,

Democrats
' 5 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from

Democrats
needed to net 21 Senate seats.

Democrats
having 2 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results

  • Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd
George Washington Ball Rep Charles J. Fulton Rep
3rd
James M. Wilson Rep John J. Ethell Rep
4th
Karl Miler Le Compte Rep James Foster Johnston Rep
5th
James Allen Stephenson
Dem
John Andrew McIntosh Rep
6th
Francis Elmer Shane Rep John Colborne Tuck Rep
8th
William C. Ratcliff Rep Harman Albert Darting Rep
11th
Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot Rep Lloyd Thurston Rep
14th
Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell Rep Warren Alexander Caldwell Rep
15th
John Rees Price Rep John Rees Price Rep
16th
Edward McMurray Smith Rep Edward McMurray Smith Rep
17th
John Wasson Foster Rep Halleck J. Mantz Rep
19th
Clement F. Kimball Rep William Samuel Baird Rep
23rd
Albert L. Broxam
Dem
Charles Steere Browne Rep
24th
John K. Hale Rep John K. Hale Rep
25th
Otto A. Byington
Dem
Charles M. Dutcher Rep
26th
Willis G. Haskell Rep Willis G. Haskell Rep
27th
Perry C. Holdoegel Rep Perry C. Holdoegel Rep
28th
Wallace H. Arney Rep Ray Paul Scott Rep
31st
Ben Edwards Rep Charles Olson Rep
32nd
Bertel M. Stoddard Rep Bertel M. Stoddard Rep
33rd
Thomas Eddy Taylor Rep George Sherman Banta Rep
36th
Byron W. Newberry Rep Byron W. Newberry Rep
39th
William Thomas Evans Rep Oscar Leroy Mead Rep
40th
Albert M. Fellows
Rep George S. Hartman Rep
41st
Thomas A. Kingland Rep John Marian Slosson Jr. Rep
43rd
Arthur Lynnwood Rule Rep John E. Wichman Rep
46th
George Franklin Coburn Rep Ed Hoyt Campbell Rep
47th
Henry C. Adams Rep Henry C. Adams Rep
49th
Nicholas Balkema Rep Ben C. Abben Rep

Source:[3]

Detailed Results

  • NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1920 are not listed here.

District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 8District 11District 14District 15District 16District 17District 19District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 31District 32District 33District 36District 39District 40District 41District 43District 46District 47District 49

  • 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).[4][5]

District 2

Iowa Senate, District 2
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles J. Fulton 2,599 100.00%
Total votes 2,599 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank B. Whitaker 732 100.00%
Total votes 732 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles J. Fulton 7,786 65.64%
Democratic Frank B. Whitaker 4,076 34.36%
Total votes 11,862 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. J. Ethell 2,298 61.58%
Republican Purley Rinker 1,434 38.42%
Total votes 3,732 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic D. C. Bradley 1,428 100.00%
Total votes 1,428 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Ethell 9,439 64.59%
Democratic D. C. Bradley 5,174 35.41%
Total votes 14,613 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James F. Johnston 1,622 58.73%
Republican Emory W. Curtis 1,140 41.27%
Total votes 2,762 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James W. Jeffries 171 93.44%
Democratic J. N. Jeffries 12 6.56%
Total votes 183 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James F. Johnston 8,261 100.00%
Total votes 8,261 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. A. McIntosh 2,411 51.09%
Republican B. L. Eiker 2,308 48.91%
Total votes 4,719 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. P. Daughton 439 100.00%
Total votes 439 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. A. McIntosh 11,392 62.05%
Democratic J. P. Daughton 6,936 37.95%
Total votes 18,358 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. C. Tuck 1,430 45.56%
Republican Fred A. Ohieds 951 30.30%
Republican V. Loy 758 24.15%
Total votes 3,139 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Cotter 253 100.00%
Total votes 253 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. C. Tuck 7,251 64.75%
Democratic Fred Cotter 3,947 35.25%
Total votes 11,198 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. A. Darting 1,531 50.11%
Republican Fred Durbin 1,524 49.89%
Total votes 3,055 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 8
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Allender 111 100.00%
Total votes 111 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 8
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. A. Darting 8,653 100.00%
Total votes 8,653 100.00%
Republican hold

District 11

Iowa Senate, District 11
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Thurston 2,602 100.00%
Total votes 2,602 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 11
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. E. Stansell 119 100.00%
Total votes 119 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 11
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Thurston 8,343 100.00%
Total votes 8,343 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. A. Caldwell 930 44.58%
Republican Thomas J. Wilson 749 35.91%
Republican Elmer E. Mitchell (incumbent) 407 19.51%
Total votes 2,086 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic N. S. Downey[a] 261 56.86%
Democratic D. B. Green 198 43.14%
Total votes 459 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. A. Caldwell 5,882 58.32%
Democratic M. S. Downey[a] 4,203 41.68%
Total votes 10,085 100.00%
Republican hold

District 15

Iowa Senate, District 15
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John R. Price (incumbent) 2,338 55.25%
Republican W. G. Vander Ploeg 1,894 44.75%
Total votes 4,232 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. R. Clements 1,495 100.00%
Total votes 1,495 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John R. Price (incumbent) 9,293 59.06%
Democratic L. R. Clements 6,441 40.94%
Total votes 15,734 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. M. Smith (incumbent) 2,289 100.00%
Total votes 2,289 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 16
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pierre McDermid 420 100.00%
Total votes 420 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 16
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. M. Smith (incumbent) 8,114 70.49%
Democratic Pierre McDermid 3,397 29.51%
Total votes 11,511 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

Iowa Senate, District 17
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. J. Mantz 3,360 57.86%
Republican H. J. Hoogenakker 2,447 42.14%
Total votes 5,807 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Land 690 100.00%
Total votes 690 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. J. Mantz 13,256 67.41%
Democratic Fred Land 6,409 32.59%
Total votes 19,665 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

Iowa Senate, District 19
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. S. Baird 1,576 57.08%
Republican Lewis J. Neff 1,185 42.92%
Total votes 2,761 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 19
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. S. Baird 13,463 86.25%
Independent
Harry O. Richardson 2,147 13.75%
Total votes 15,610 100.00%
Republican hold

District 23

Iowa Senate, District 23
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Browne 858 100.00%
Total votes 858 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. L. Broxam (incumbent) 393 100.00%
Total votes 393 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Browne 4,160 63.87%
Democratic A. L. Broxam (incumbent) 2,353 36.13%
Total votes 6,513 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

Iowa Senate, District 24
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. K. Hale (incumbent) 2,366 100.00%
Total votes 2,366 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 24
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. K. Hale (incumbent) 11,529 100.00%
Total votes 11,529 100.00%
Republican hold

District 25

Iowa Senate, District 25
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Dutcher 1,877 100.00%
Total votes 1,877 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E. A. Baldwin 1,281 100.00%
Total votes 1,281 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Dutcher 10,420 59.58%
Democratic E. A. Baldwin 7,068 40.42%
Total votes 17,488 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. G. Haskell (incumbent) 5,579 100.00%
Total votes 5,579 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 26
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. G. Haskell (incumbent) 20,045 100.00%
Total votes 20,045 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

Iowa Senate, District 27
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Perry C. Holdoegel (incumbent) 3,445 100.00%
Total votes 3,445 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 27
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Perry C. Holdoegel (incumbent) 13,144 100.00%
Total votes 13,144 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. C. Lounsberry 1,102 32.93%
Republican Ray P. Scott[b] 903 26.99%
Republican G. F. Stansberry 735 21.97%
Republican D. N. Ferguson 606 18.11%
Total votes 3,346 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 28
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert E. Johnson 173 100.00%
Total votes 173 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 28
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray P. Scott[b] 8,249 73.06%
Democratic Robert E. Johnson 3,041 26.94%
Total votes 11,290 100.00%
Republican hold

District 31

Iowa Senate, District 31
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Olson 2,681 41.09%
Republican Martin J. Lockard 2,017 30.92%
Republican Justin R. Doran 1,826 27.99%
Total votes 6,524 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 31
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph A. Judge 361 100.00%
Total votes 361 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 31
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Olson 14,632 75.54%
Democratic Joseph A. Judge 4,739 24.46%
Total votes 19,371 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

Iowa Senate, District 32
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican B. M. Stoddard (incumbent) 4,097 100.00%
Total votes 4,097 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 32
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican B. M. Stoddard (incumbent) 18,136 100.00%
Total votes 18,136 100.00%
Republican hold

District 33

Iowa Senate, District 33
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George S. Banta 2,169 59.33%
Republican S. W. Klaus 1,487 40.67%
Total votes 3,656 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 33
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rudolph Leytze 398 100.00%
Total votes 398 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 33
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George S. Banta 11,272 77.26%
Democratic Rudolph Leytze 3,317 22.74%
Total votes 14,589 100.00%
Republican hold

District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) 1,407 100.00%
Total votes 1,407 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 36
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic P. W. Connelly 70 100.00%
Total votes 70 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 36
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) 5,832 78.24%
Independent
P. N. Conley 1,622 21.76%
Total votes 7,454 100.00%
Republican hold

District 39

Iowa Senate, District 39
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican O. L. Mead 2,052 59.05%
Republican W. W. Saylor 1,423 40.95%
Total votes 3,475 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic H. J. Feyereison 249 100.00%
Total votes 249 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican O. L. Mead 10,282 100.00%
Total votes 10,282 100.00%
Republican hold

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican G. S. Hartman 1,202 21.38%
Republican W. W. Comstock 1,175 20.90%
Republican Joe Reilly 1,082 19.24%
Republican A. E. Anderson 1,072 19.06%
Republican Gus Gunderson 739 13.14%
Republican W. H. Walrath 353 6.28%
Total votes 5,623 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reed H. McIlree 616 100.00%
Total votes 616 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George S. Hartman 12,152 73.15%
Democratic Reed H. McIlree 4,460 26.85%
Total votes 16,612 100.00%
Republican hold

District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. M. Slosson 4,636 100.00%
Total votes 4,636 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 41
Democratic Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic R. C. Plummer 28 100.00%
Total votes 28 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 41
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. M. Slosson 11,323 100.00%
Total votes 11,323 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

Iowa Senate, District 43
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Wichman 4,168 54.98%
Republican W. P. Chambers 3,413 45.02%
Total votes 7,581 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 43
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Wichman 15,754 100.00%
Total votes 15,754 100.00%
Republican hold

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. H. Campbell 2,446 51.85%
Republican George F. Coburn (incumbent) 2,271 48.15%
Total votes 4,717 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 46
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed. H. Campbell 13,470 100.00%
Total votes 13,470 100.00%
Republican hold

District 47

Iowa Senate, District 47
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry C. Adams (incumbent) 4,098 48.63%
Republican D. E. Kulp 2,766 32.82%
Republican H. Leslie Wildey 1,563 18.55%
Total votes 8,427 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 47
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry C. Adams (incumbent) 20,698 100.00%
Total votes 20,698 100.00%
Republican hold

District 49

Iowa Senate, District 49
Republican Primary Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben C. Abben Jr. 3,222 51.30%
Republican E. L. Richards 3,059 48.70%
Total votes 6,281 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 49
General Election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben C. Abben, Jr. 16,962 100.00%
Total votes 16,962 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ a b Name is listed as "N. S. Downey" in the Primary and "M. S. Downey" in the General.
  2. ^ a b Despite placing in second in the Primary, Scott would go on to the General.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Primary Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legislators". Iowa Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Primary Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "General Election 1920 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2021.