 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County Results Herring: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Dickinson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Iowa |
|---|
 |
The 1936 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Lester J. Dickinson ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic Governor Clyde Herring. This was the first time since 1855 that Democrats held both of the state's senate seats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) | 105,416 | 40.51% | |
| Republican | Smith W. Brookhart | 58,129 | 22.34% | |
| Republican | Edwin Manning | 30,709 | 11.80% | |
| Republican | Norman G. Baker | 28,162 | 10.82% | |
| Republican | Guy Linville | 27,794 | 10.68% | |
| Republican | George Chaney | 9,994 | 3.84% | |
| Total votes | 260,204 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Herring | 75,826 | 53.64% | |
| Democratic | Hubert Utterback | 49,341 | 34.90% | |
| Democratic | Samuel D. Whiting | 16,205 | 11.46% | |
| Total votes | 141,372 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer–Labor | George F. Buresh | 1,199 | 71.80% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Francis G. Cutler | 471 | 28.20% | |
| Total votes | 1,670 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Herring | 539,555 | 50.35% |  7.32 | |
| Republican | Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) | 503,635 | 46.99% |  9.30 | |
| Farmer–Labor | George F. Buresh | 25,567 | 2.39% | 1.90 | |
| Prohibition | John B. Hammond | 1,726 | 0.16% | N/A | |
| Socialist | Lacticia M. Conrad | 1,233 | 0.12% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,071,716 | 100.00% | |||
The 1954 United States Senate elections was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. The 32 Senate seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and six special elections were held to fill vacancies. Eisenhower's Republican party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic opposition. This small change was just enough to give Democrats control of the chamber with the support of an Independent who agreed to caucus with them; he later officially joined the party in April 1955.
The 1950 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Harry S. Truman's second term as president. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and four special elections were held to fill vacancies. As with most 20th-century second-term midterms, the party not holding the presidency made significant gains. The Republican opposition made a net gain of five seats, taking advantage of the Democratic administration's declining popularity during the Cold War and the aftermath of the Recession of 1949. The Democrats held a narrow 49-to-47-seat majority after the election. This was the first time since 1932 that the Senate majority leader lost his seat, and the only instance of the majority leader losing his seat while his party retained the majority.
The 1932 United States Senate elections coincided with Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory over incumbent Herbert Hoover in the presidential election. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies.
Lester Jesse Dickinson was a Republican United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. He was, in the words of Time magazine, "a big, friendly, white-thatched Iowa lawyer." In early 1936, he dreamed of winning the presidency. However, the only race he would enter that year would be for his own seat in the Senate which he lost.
The 1924 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican Senator Smith W. Brookhart ran for re-election to a full term in office against Democrat Daniel F. Steck.
The 1942 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator Clyde Herring ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Republican Governor George A. Wilson.
The 1938 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy M. Gillette, who won a special election to complete the unexpired term of Richard Louis Murphy, won a full term in office by defeating Republican former Senator Lester J. Dickinson. Gillette and Dickinson had briefly served together in the final months of 1936.
The 1948 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator George A. Wilson ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic former Senator Guy Gillette.
The 1956 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a third term in office over Democrat Rudolph M. Evans.
The 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Albert J. Loveland.
The 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy M. Gillette ran for a second full term in office but was defeated by Republican Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper.
The 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1922. Republican Smith W. Brookhart was elected to complete the unexpired term of William S. Kenyon, defeating Democrat Clyde Herring.
The 1930 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Democratic Senator Daniel F. Steck ran for re-election to a full term in office, but was defeated by U.S. Representative Lester J. Dickinson.
The United States Senate elections of 1936 in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1936.
The 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds did not run for a third term in office. Former Governor of North Carolina Clyde R. Hoey won the open seat, defeating U.S. Representative Cameron A. Morrison in the Democratic primary and Republican attorney A.I. Ferree in the general election.
The 1954 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy Gillette ran for re-election but was defeated in an upset by Republican U.S. Representative Thomas E. Martin.
The 1960 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Thomas E. Martin did not run for re-election to a second term. Jack Miller won the open seat by defeating Democratic Governor Herschel Loveless.
The 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.
The 1966 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Senator Jack Miller was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.
The 1972 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jack Miller ran for re-election to a third term but was defeated by Democrat Dick Clark. Iowa was one of fifteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota and West Virginia that were won by Republican president Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.
