1950 United States Senate election in Iowa

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1950 United States Senate election in Iowa
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  1944 November 7, 1950 1956  
  HICKENLOOPER, BOURKE. SENATOR. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870828 (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Bourke B. Hickenlooper Albert J. Loveland
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote470,613383,766
Percentage54.82%44.70%

1950 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg
Hickenlooper:      50–60%     60–70%
Loveland:      40–50%     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Republican

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.

Contents

Primary elections were held on June 5. Senator Hickenlooper faced nominal opposition for re-nomination in the Republican primary, while Loveland won a plurality over a five-man Democratic field including former Governor Nelson G. Kraschel and former U.S. Representative Otha Wearin.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1950 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) 193,337 75.28%
Republican Earl F. Wisdom38,00114.80%
Republican Harry B. Thompson25,4809.92%
Total votes256,818 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1950 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Albert J. Loveland 38,150 38.51%
Democratic Nelson G. Kraschel 31,09731.39%
Democratic Otha Wearin 11,77811.89%
Democratic Alvin P. Meyer9,3419.43%
Democratic W.M. Shaw4,4794.52%
Democratic Ernest J. Seemann4,2254.27%
Total votes99,070 100.00%

After losing the primary, Seemann entered the general election as a States' Rights candidate.

General election

Candidates

Results

1950 U.S. Senate election in Iowa [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) 470,613 54.82% Increase2.svg 3.54
Democratic Albert J. Loveland 383,76644.70%Decrease2.svg 3.67
Prohibition Z. Everett Kellum3,2730.38%Increase2.svg 0.11
Dixiecrat Ernest J. Seemann5710.07%N/A
Socialist Labor Leslie O. Ludwig3000.04%N/A
Total votes858,523 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 Iowa Official Register, 1951–52. pp. 294–95.
  2. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1951). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. Leip, David. "1950 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2022.