1948 United States Senate election in Iowa

1948 United States Senate election in Iowa

←  1942 November 2, 1948 1954  →

Nominee Guy Gillette George A. Wilson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 578,226 415,778 Percentage 57.80% 41.56%

County results Gillette:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Wilson:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election George A. Wilson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Guy Gillette Democratic

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

• John N. Calhoun, former State Senator from Keosauqua (1933–35) and National Guard Lieutenant Colonel in World War II ^[1]
• George A. Wilson, incumbent Senator since 1943

Results

1948 Republican U.S. Senate primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George A. Wilson (incumbent)	185,215	68.44%
	Republican	John N. Calhoun	85,402	31.56%
Total votes			270,617	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Guy Gillette, former U.S. Senator (1936–45)
• Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate

Results

1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guy Gillette	51,576	79.04%
	Democratic	Ernest Seemann	13,680	20.96%
Total votes			65,256	100.00%

General election

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in Iowa ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Guy Gillette	578,226	57.80%	16.10
	Republican	George A. Wilson (incumbent)	415,778	41.56%	16.32
	Progressive	Seymour Pitcher	3,387	0.34%	N/A
	Prohibition	Z. Everett Kellum	2,580	0.26%	0.05
	Socialist	Hugo Bockewitz	441	0.04%	N/A
Total votes			1,000,412	100.00%

See also

• 1948 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Senator John N. Calhoun". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
2. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - D Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948". www.ourcampaigns.com.
5. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1949). "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
6. Leip, David. "1948 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved May 21, 2022.