1948 United States Senate election in Iowa

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1948 United States Senate election in Iowa
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  1942 November 2, 1948 1954  
  Guy Mark Gillette.jpg George Allison Wilson.jpg
Nominee Guy Gillette George A. Wilson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote578,226415,778
Percentage57.80%41.56%

1948 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1948 Republican U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George A. Wilson (incumbent) 185,215 68.44%
Republican John N. Calhoun85,40231.56%
Total votes270,617 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Guy Gillette 51,576 79.04%
Democratic Ernest Seemann13,68020.96%
Total votes65,256 100.00%

General election

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in Iowa [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Guy Gillette 578,226 57.80% Increase2.svg16.10
Republican George A. Wilson (incumbent)415,77841.56%Decrease2.svg16.32
Progressive Seymour Pitcher3,3870.34%N/A
Prohibition Z. Everett Kellum2,5800.26%Increase2.svg0.05
Socialist Hugo Bockewitz4410.04%N/A
Total votes1,000,412 100.00%

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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.