1932 Iowa Senate election

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1932 Iowa Senate election
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  1930 November 8, 1932 1934  

30 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election644
Seats after25 [lower-alpha 1] 25 [lower-alpha 1]
Seat changeIncrease2.svg19 [lower-alpha 2] Decrease2.svg19 [lower-alpha 2]

The 1932 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1932 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 30 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 1932 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 6, 1932 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1932 general election ballot. [1] [2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 44 seats to Democrats' 6 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 20 Senate seats.

The Democrats gained control of the Iowa Senate following the 1932 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans and Democrats having 25 seats each (a net gain of 19 seats for Democrats). [lower-alpha 2] Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Nelson G. Kraschel was a Democrat and presided over the evenly-divided Iowa Senate following the election. [lower-alpha 1]

In 1932, after winning her election in the twenty-third senatorial district, Carolyn Campbell Pendray became the first woman elected to the Iowa Senate. Previously, she had been the first woman elected to the Iowa House of Representatives as well. [lower-alpha 3]

Summary of Results

Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
2nd Aaron Vale Blackford Rep John N. Calhoun Rep
3rd Herbert B. Carroll Rep John K. Valentine Dem
4th John W. Kent Rep John Henry Judd Dem
5th Frank D. Ickis Rep Frank M. Stevens Dem
6th Arthur Gray Leonard Rep Claude Stanley Rep
7th [lower-alpha 5] Frank Iradelle Coykendall Rep Frank Iradelle Coykenall [lower-alpha 2] Dem
8th William C. Cochrane Rep Homer Hush Rep
11th Wesley C. Lowe Rep William S. Beardsley Rep
14th Forrester Call Stanley Rep Lewis Tuttle Shangle Dem
15th William Alexander Clark Rep Carl F. Aschenbrenner Dem
16th John N. Langfitt Rep Ora E. Husted Rep
17th Frank Bissell Rep George M. Hopkins Rep
19th William Samuel Baird Rep Morris W. Moore Dem
23rd George W. Tabor Dem Carolyn Campbell Pendray [lower-alpha 3] Dem
24th Charles Longley Rigby Rep Henry Delbert Miller Dem
25th George Marchant Clearman Rep Paul W. Schmidt Dem
26th Charles Francis Clark Rep Frank C. Byers Rep
27th C. E. Anderson Rep Paul H. Anderson Dem
28th William E. McLeland Rep Chris Reese Dem
31st Lant H. Doran Rep Fred William Nelson Rep
32nd Bertel M. Stoddard Rep Vincent F. Harrington Dem
33rd Chester G. Cole Rep Warren F. Miller Dem
36th Charles Augustus Benson Rep Martin X. Geske Dem
39th George W. Christophel Rep Louis H. Meyer Dem
40th John Henry Hager Rep Thomas William Mullaney Dem
41st Otto E. Gunderson Rep Leo Elthon Rep
43rd Edward W. Clark Rep William C. McArthur Dem
46th Lew MacDonald [lower-alpha 6] Rep Mike G. Fisch Dem
47th George William Patterson Rep George William Patterson Rep
48th Lewis Thomas Quirk Rep I. G. Chrystal Dem
49th Tollef Edward Moen [lower-alpha 7] Rep Garritt E. Roelofs Rep

Source: [4]

Detailed Results

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 48District 49

District 2

Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John N. Calhoun 2,592 43.2
Republican Carroll2,02133.6
Republican Aaron Vale Blackford (incumbent)1,39323.2
Total votes6,006 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John N. Calhoun 6,073 52.0
Democratic J. S. Foxgrave5,59748.0
Total votes11,670 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John K. Valentine 1,606 49.7
Democratic Hornaday81825.3
Democratic Killian80825.0
Total votes3,232 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John K. Valentine 8,598 61.5
Republican George L. Bovard5,38938.5
Total votes13,987 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Judd 6,115 53.3
Republican Tedford W. Miles5,35246.7
Total votes11,467 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

Iowa Senate, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Selby C. Stanley 5,742 75.0
Republican Eiker1,91025.0
Total votes7,652 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank M. Stevens 936 39.3
Democratic Springer80933.9
Democratic Eddy63926.8
Total votes2,384 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank M. Stevens 7,918 51.7
Republican Selby C. Stanley7,39548.3
Total votes15,313 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Claude M. Stanley 3,005 51.9
Republican Arthur Gray Leonard (incumbent)2,78248.1
Total votes5,787 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Claude M. Stanley 4,972 55.2
Democratic C. A. Haynes4,03444.8
Total votes9,006 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Homer Hush 2,912 51.3
Republican Wilson2,05436.1
Republican Williams71612.6
Total votes5,682 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Homer Hush 6,635 52.8
Democratic Gordon Steiner5,94147.2
Total votes12,576 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Iowa Senate, District 11 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Beardsley 3,405 60.5
Republican Moffett2,22439.5
Total votes5,629 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Beardsley 5,991 56.6
Democratic Clifford P. Shane4,58843.4
Total votes10,579 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren A. Caldwell 1,590 50.7
Republican McClune1,54749.3
Total votes3,137 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic L. T. Shangle 706 60.7
Democratic Gilderbloom45739.3
Total votes1,163 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic L. T. Shangle 4,463 50.2
Republican Warren A. Caldwell4,43549.8
Total votes8,898 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

Iowa Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carl Aschenbrenner 1,614 52.7
Democratic Godfrey1,44947.3
Total votes3,063 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carl Aschenbrenner 8,480 52.7
Republican Charles Miller7,60947.3
Total votes16,089 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ora E. Husted 2,584 41.1
Republican Percival2,14634.2
Republican Robbins1,55124.7
Total votes6,281 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ora E. Husted 4,892 51.1
Democratic S. A. Hays4,67648.9
Total votes9,568 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Iowa Senate, District 17 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George M. Hopkins 4,240 40.5
Republican Mills3,52633.6
Republican Frank Bissell (incumbent)2,70925.9
Total votes10,475 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George M. Hopkins 9,388 51.7
Democratic George J. Dugan8,77848.3
Total votes18,166 100.0
Republican hold

District 19

Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morris Moore 15,620 61.6
Republican W. S. Baird (incumbent)9,72738.4
Total votes25,347 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

Iowa Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles S. Brown(e) [lower-alpha 8] 809 52.0
Republican Cole74848.0
Total votes1,557 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carolyn Campbell Pendray [lower-alpha 3] 1,175 59.4
Democratic George W. Tabor (incumbent)80340.6
Total votes1,978 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carolyn C. Pendray [lower-alpha 3] 4,304 60.1
Republican Charles S. Brown(e) [lower-alpha 8] 2,85839.9
Total votes7,162 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Iowa Senate, District 24 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican E. A. Grimwood 2,037 40.6
Republican Bodenhofer1,52730.5
Republican Van Buren1,45028.9
Total votes5,014 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic H. D. Miller 8,718 57.5
Republican E. A. Grimwood6,45542.5
Total votes15,173 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frederick C. Schadt 1,976 46.3
Republican Kueneman1,47634.6
Republican McCulloch81219.1
Total votes4,264 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul W. Schmidt 10,352 52.6
Republican Frederick C. Schadt9,32247.4
Total votes19,674 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank C. Byers 6,700 72.2
Republican Hall2,58327.8
Total votes9,283 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank C. Byers 19,403 55.1
Democratic William Tehel15,80044.9
Total votes35,203 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul H. Anderson 10,748 57.9
Republican Marion R. McCaulley7,82942.1
Total votes18,577 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican W. J. Lynch [lower-alpha 9] 1,62627.8
Republican Roy P. Scott [lower-alpha 10] 1,53626.4
Republican Roy L. Pell [lower-alpha 11] 1,159 19.9
Republican Rylander85514.7
Republican William E. McLeland (incumbent)65011.2
Total votes5,826 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Reese 4,658 37.0
Independent W. J. Lynch [lower-alpha 9] 3,36226.7
Republican Roy L. Pell [lower-alpha 11] 2,79922.3
Independent Roy P. Scott [lower-alpha 10] 1,75814.0
Total votes12,577 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 31

Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred W. Nelson 4,165 40.1
Republican Lynch3,96538.2
Republican Welty2,25721.7
Total votes10,387 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic H. F. McLaughlin 281 55.8
Democratic Loyd22344.2
Total votes504 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred W. Nelson 10,919 61.6
Democratic H. F. McLaughlin6,79938.4
Total votes17,718 100.0
Republican hold

District 32

Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican C. N. Jepson 6,264 59.5
Republican Bergeson4,26840.5
Total votes10,532 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vincent F. Harrington 3,432 61.9
Democratic Waller2,11238.1
Total votes5,544 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vincent F. Harrington 20,939 59.3
Republican C. N. Jepson14,34940.7
Total votes35,288 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 33

Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George F. Slemmons 3,667 53.5
Republican Smith3,18646.5
Total votes6,853 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Warren F. Miller 8,581 51.2
Republican George F. Slemmons8,18548.8
Total votes16,766 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic M. X. Geske 6,716 62.7
Republican C. J. Orr3,99537.3
Total votes10,711 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 39

Iowa Senate, District 39 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John M. Ramsey 2,349 37.3
Republican Young1,50223.9
Republican Eckles1,44122.9
Republican Stine1,00415.9
Total votes6,296 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 39 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic L. H. Meyer 1,529 68.1
Democratic Spain71631.9
Total votes2,245 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic L. H. Meyer 7,374 53.9
Republican John M. Ramsey6,29746.1
Total votes13,671 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. H. Hager (incumbent) 3,558 41.8
Republican Marston2,76532.5
Republican Hendrickson2,19725.7
Total votes8,520 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic T. W. Mullaney 10,589 54.7
Republican J. H. Hager (incumbent)8,77545.3
Total votes19,364 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leo Elthon 4,180 36.7
Republican Torgenson3,71732.6
Republican Brown3,50130.7
Total votes11,398 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leo H. Elthon 6,255 44.0
Democratic L. P. Miller5,21736.7
Independent J. P. Hansen2,73919.3
Total votes14,211 100.0
Republican hold

District 43

Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William McArthur 14,556 56.2
Republican A. L. Rule11,34243.8
Total votes25,898 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike G. Fisch 12,763 60.1
Republican Lew MacDonald (incumbent) [lower-alpha 6] 8,48439.9
Total votes21,247 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 47

Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican G. W. Patterson (incumbent) 13,827 50.2
Democratic B. F. McFarland13,74449.8
Total votes27,571 100.0
Republican hold

District 48

Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Elmer Long 4,617 49.1
Republican Wood3,63938.8
Republican Bowman1,13412.1
Total votes9,390 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 48 Democratic Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic I. G. Chrystal 1,898 64.8
Democratic Hanna1,02935.2
Total votes2,927 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic I. G. Chrystal 11,527 60.2
Republican Robert Elmer Long7,61739.8
Total votes19,144 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 49

Iowa Senate, District 49 Republican Primary Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Garritt E. Roelofs 5,633 42.3
Republican T. E. Moen (incumbent) [lower-alpha 7] 4,70035.4
Republican Meltzer2,96922.3
Total votes13,302 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Garritt E. Roelofs 12,376 50.2
Democratic T. E. Moen (incumbent) [lower-alpha 7] 12,29949.8
Total votes24,675 100.0
Republican hold
  1. 1 2 3 As Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Democrat Nelson G. Kraschel presided over the evenly-divided Iowa Senate following the 1932 general election.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Senator Frank Iradelle Coykendall of district 7 switched parties from Republican to Democrat, adding an additional seat to the Democratic caucus starting in 1933.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Senator Carolyn Campbell Pendray was the first woman elected to the Iowa General Assembly. [3]
  4. Note that district 7 did not have an election and Senator Coykendall was a holdover Senator; however, he switched parties starting in 1933.
  5. The seventh district did not hold an election in 1932. However, Senator Coykendall switched parties from Republican to Democrat.
  6. 1 2 His surname is listed as both "McDonald" and "MacDonald" on various documents on the Iowa General Assembly website. [6] [7]
  7. 1 2 3 Senator Moen switched parties and ran for re-election as a Democrat. He was defeated.
  8. 1 2 His name is written as both "Browne" and "Brown" in the primary and general elections, respectively.
  9. 1 2 Despite getting the most votes in the Republican Primary, Lynch ran in the general election as an Independent.
  10. 1 2 Despite getting the second most votes in the Republican Primary, Scott ran in the general election as an Independent.
  11. 1 2 Despite coming in third in the Republican Primary, Pell would run as the party's nominee in the general election as the first and second placed finishers in the Republican Primary both ran in the general as Independents.

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