1912 Iowa Senate election

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1912 Iowa Senate election
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
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Results
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold

The 1912 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1912 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.

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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1912 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 3, 1912, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1912 general election ballot. [1] [2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 34 seats to Democrats' 16 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 10 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1912 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 32 seats and Democrats having 18 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
2nd William Sylvester Allen Rep John H. Taylor Rep
3rd Lewis Leroy Taylor Dem James M. Wilson Rep
4th George McCulloch Rep John H. Darrah Rep
5th John Dana Brown Rep Charles H. Thomas Rep
6th Theophilus W. Bennett Rep Albert D. Nye Rep
8th Shirley Gillilland Rep Frank F. Jones Rep
11th Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot Rep LeMerton Edson Crist Rep
14th John Fletcher Ream Dem John Fletcher Ream Dem
15th John Thomas Clarkson Dem John Thomas Clarkson Dem
16th Arthur Craig Savage Rep Arthur Craig Savage Rep
17th Anthony Milroy McColl Rep Anthony Milroy McColl Rep
19th [lower-alpha 1] Charles George Saunders Rep Mack C. Goodwin [lower-alpha 2] Dem
Clement F. Kimball [lower-alpha 3] Rep
23rd Lyman Bradley Parshall Dem George Earl Hilsinger Rep
24th Horace Ray Chapman Rep William David Sheean Dem
25th James A. White Dem James A. White Dem
26th Willard Coldren Stuckslager Rep Francis A. Heald Rep
27th Frederic Larrabee Rep Frederic Larrabee Rep
28th Comfort Harvey Van Law Rep Wallace H. Arney Rep
31st Joseph Andrew Fitchpatrick Rep Justin R. Doran Rep
32nd Robert Hunter Rep Edgar P. Farr Dem
33rd Edwin Hiram Hoyt Rep Eli Cushman Perkins Rep
36th Robert Pollok Quigley Dem Robert Pollok Quigley Dem
39th Charles Gates Rep Charles Gates Rep
40th Henry L. Adams Rep Albert M. Fellows Rep
41st James Albert Smith Rep Lars W. Boe Rep
43rd John Hammill Rep Thomas J. B. Robinson Rep
46th James Uriah Sammis Rep Guy Mark Gillette Dem
47th Leslie E. Francis Rep Leslie E. Francis Rep
49th Nicholas Balkema Rep Nicholas Balkema Rep

Source: [4]

Detailed Results

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

District 2

Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. H. Taylor 1,546 54.76%
Republican Charles J. Fulton 1,27745.24%
Total votes2,823 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Taylor 3,248 49.35%
Democratic A. E. Labaugh3,18748.42%
Prohibition J. W. Wolf1472.23%
Total votes6,582 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James M. Wilson 1,843 56.33%
Republican George D. Lynch75022.92%
Republican George W. Swan67920.75%
Total votes3,272 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James M. Wilson 4,148 53.58%
Democratic R. W. Anderson3,59346.42%
Total votes7,741 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Darrah 1,500 54.90%
Republican E. A. Anderson1,23245.10%
Total votes2,732 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Darrah 2,951 49.60%
Democratic H. L. Exley2,83847.70%
Progressive U. S. Cooper1612.71%
Total votes5,950 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican C. H. Thomas 3,045 63.96%
Republican J. W. Lauder1,71636.04%
Total votes4,761 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican C. H. Thomas 5,269 55.54%
Democratic Henry C. Beard4,06142.81%
Progressive C. E. Harvey1571.65%
Total votes9,487 100.00%
Republican hold

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican A. D. Nye 2,132 65.46%
Republican H. E. Tomlinson1,12534.54%
Total votes3,257 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican A. D. Nye 3,381 55.28%
Democratic Carl Stanley2,73544.72%
Total votes6,116 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican F. F. Jones 3,160 49.31%
Democratic W. S. Reiley2,71642.38%
Progressive A. C. Gustafson4016.26%
Socialist James P. Christie1322.06%
Total votes6,409 100.00%
Republican hold

District 11

Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican L. E. Crist 1,602 48.86%
Republican John Gardiner1,18236.05%
Republican Carl Dare49515.10%
Total votes3,279 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican L. E. Crist 3,052 53.58%
Democratic Theodore Wall2,20838.76%
Progressive A. U. Lang4367.65%
Total votes5,696 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Walter I. Beans 1,257 51.41%
Republican Elmer Mitchell1,18848.59%
Total votes2,445 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14 Progressive Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive G. W. Boyce 47 64.38%
Progressive James Picken2635.62%
Total votes73 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Ream (incumbent) 2,911 51.77%
Republican W. I. Beans2,50244.50%
Prohibition G. W. Boyce2103.73%
Total votes5,623 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 15

Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John T. Clarkson (incumbent) 4,132 45.38%
Republican R. L. Welch4,00844.02%
Socialist Charles Bruce96510.60%
Total votes9,105 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur C. Savage (incumbent) 2,875 44.12%
Democratic John Schoenenberger2,81643.22%
Progressive Harry W. Hill66010.13%
Socialist B. N. Clark881.35%
Prohibition T. C. Dugan771.18%
Total votes6,516 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anthony M. McColl (incumbent) 6,060 60.80%
Democratic H. H. Crenshaw3,72037.32%
Progressive A. J. Hadley1871.88%
Total votes9,967 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

Iowa Senate, District 19 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clement F. Kimball 2,367 70.76%
Republican Owen J. McManus97829.24%
Total votes3,345 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mack C. Goodwin 5,071 48.27%
Republican Clement F. Kimball 5,02647.84%
Socialist S. S. Beem3283.12%
Prohibition A. J. Matthews800.76%
Total votes10,505 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Hilsinger 998 59.23%
Republican S. D. Helde68740.77%
Total votes1,685 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Owen McCaffrey 443 29.95%
Democratic W. P. Dunlap39326.57%
Democratic James W. Ellis34923.60%
Democratic Lyman B. Parshall (incumbent)29419.88%
Total votes1,479 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George E. Hilsinger 2,265 49.65%
Democratic Owen McCaffrey2,21848.62%
Socialist Z. M. Holcomb791.73%
Total votes4,562 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William D. Sheean 4,369 53.73%
Republican H. R. Chapman (incumbent)3,76346.27%
Total votes8,132 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican E. D. Murphy 123 89.78%
Republican Thomas Williams1410.22%
Total votes137 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James A. White (incumbent) 1,355 55.46%
Democratic Thomas Stapleton1,08844.54%
Total votes2,443 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James A. White (incumbent) 5,330 59.12%
Republican E. D. Murphy3,68540.88%
Total votes9,015 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Francis A. Heald 3,327 72.83%
Republican John McAllister1,24127.17%
Total votes4,568 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Francis A. Heald 6,743 55.32%
Democratic M. G. Bryan4,17234.23%
Progressive James M. Sword7025.76%
Socialist P. W. Hynes3843.15%
Prohibition Hugh Boyd1881.54%
Total votes12,189 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frederic Larrabee (incumbent) 5,434 63.16%
Democratic Thomas Tolen3,16936.84%
Total votes8,603 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wallace H. Arney 2,723 48.28%
Democratic William Shipton2,51144.52%
Socialist Myron F. Wiltse2534.49%
Prohibition E. H. Brown1532.71%
Total votes5,640 100.00%
Republican hold

District 31

Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin R. Doran 2,926 52.37%
Republican William W. Goodykoontz2,66147.63%
Total votes5,587 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin R. Doran 5,611 63.19%
Democratic Edward C. Jordan2,51328.30%
Socialist A. F. Schrader5085.72%
Prohibition Fred T. Stevenson2472.78%
Total votes8,879 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic E. P. Farr 4,251 36.81%
Republican Robert Hunter (incumbent)4,02034.81%
Progressive Charles J. Holman2,92125.29%
Socialist Mort. M. Curtis3563.08%
Total votes11,548 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 33

Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eli C. Perkins 3,745 70.41%
Progressive Daniel H. Young1,49228.05%
Socialist Charles Root821.54%
Total votes5,319 100.00%
Republican hold

District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Quigley (incumbent) 3,054 57.72%
Republican L. S. Fisher2,23742.28%
Total votes5,291 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 39

Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Gates (incumbent) 3,226 53.22%
Democratic O. H. Mitchell2,83646.78%
Total votes6,062 100.00%
Republican hold

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert M. Fellows 2,431 67.19%
Republican Edwin H. Fourt1,18732.81%
Total votes3,618 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic W. C. Earle 169 92.35%
Democratic C. J. Haas147.65%
Total votes183 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert M. Fellows 5,185 57.12%
Democratic W. C. Earle3,89342.88%
Total votes9,078 100.00%
Republican hold

District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lars W. Boe 4,265 96.93%
Prohibition E. T. Clark1353.07%
Total votes4,400 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican T. J. B. Robinson 5,595 61.99%
Democratic D. C. Wolf2,59128.71%
Progressive James E. Stinehart8399.30%
Total votes9,025 100.00%
Republican hold

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George F. Coburn [lower-alpha 4] 2,119 53.47%
Republican J. U. Sammis (incumbent)1,84446.53%
Total votes3,963 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Guy M. Gillette 4,505 50.01%
Socialist George F. Coburn [lower-alpha 4] 4,50449.99%
Total votes9,009 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 47

Iowa Senate, District 47 Democratic Primary Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Carpenter 672 61.26%
Democratic Ira L. Breffle42538.74%
Total votes1,097 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leslie E. Francis (incumbent) 6,914 60.62%
Democratic Frank Carpenter4,49239.38%
Total votes11,406 100.00%
Republican hold

District 49

Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nicholas Balkema (incumbent) 5,846 94.78%
Socialist B. E. Hunter3225.22%
Total votes6,168 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. 1 2 Originally, Democrat Mack C. Goodwin was declared the victor of the general election in the 19th senatorial district. Goodwin would serve in the Iowa Senate from January 13 to February 14, 1913. However, Republican Clem F. Kimball contested the election results. The state senators decided in Kimball's favor, removed Goodwin, and installed Kimball in the seat. [3]
  2. 1 2 Democrat Mack C. Goodwin was removed by the members of the senate after Republican Clem F. Kimball contested the results.
  3. 1 2 Republican Clem F. Kimball was installed in the 19th district senate seat after Democrat Mack C. Goodwin was removed by the members of the senate. The senators agreed with Republican Clem F. Kimball, who contested the election's results.
  4. 1 2 Coburn won the Republican primary, but he ran as a Socialist in the general election.

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References

  1. ↑ "Primary Election 1912 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "General Election 1912 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "NOTE.: In compiling the list of the members of the senate in the thirty-fifth general assembly (pages 143, 144) the name of Mack C. Goodwin appears as the member from the nineteenth senatorial district. The election of Mr. Goodwin was contested by Clement F. Kimball of Council Bluffs and was subsequently decided by the senate in favor of the latter" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Legislators". Iowa Senate . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Primary Election 1912 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "General Election 1912 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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