1930 Iowa Senate election
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21 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Last election | 48 | 2 | Seats after | 44 | 6 | Seat change | 4 | 4 | |
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The 1930 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1930 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1930 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 2, 1930 determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1930 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 48 seats to Democrats' 2 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.[a]
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1930 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 44 seats and Democrats having 6 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:[3]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1930 are not listed here.
- Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).[4]
District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Joe R. Frailey (incumbent) | 6,562 | 55.7 |
| Democratic | J. O. Boyd | 5,209 | 44.3 |
Total votes | 11,771 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 7
- Though Coykendall won the general election running as a Democrat, he switched parties to Republican as he was sworn into the Iowa State Senate.
Iowa Senate, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Denver L. Wilson (incumbent) | 2,059 | 37.8 |
| Republican | Frank I. Coykendall[b] | 1,855 | 34.0 |
| Republican | Adams | 1,534 | 28.2 |
Total votes | 5,448 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank I. Coykendall[b] | 6,021 | 57.3 |
| Republican | Denver L. Wilson (incumbent) | 4,490 | 42.7 |
Total votes | 10,511 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Clyde H. Topping (incumbent) | 5,020 | 54.9 |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Smith | 4,121 | 45.1 |
Total votes | 9,141 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 10
District 12
District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank Shane (incumbent) | 2,290 | 47.2 |
| Republican | Bluhm | 2,017 | 41.6 |
| Republican | Bradley | 542 | 11.2 |
Total votes | 4,849 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | R. E. Stevens | 4,963 | 51.1 |
| Republican | Frank Shane (incumbent) | 4,742 | 48.9 |
Total votes | 9,705 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 18
District 20
District 21
District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | H. L. Irwin | 8,287 | 56.8 |
| Republican | J. O. Shaff (incumbent) | 6,302 | 43.2 |
Total votes | 14,589 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | A. H. Bergman (incumbent) | 2,329 | 62.9 |
| Republican | Morgan | 1,375 | 37.1 |
Total votes | 3,704 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | O. P. Myers | 285 | 63.3 |
| Democratic | Sellman | 165 | 36.7 |
Total votes | 450 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | O. P. Myers | 3,846 | 57.0 |
| Republican | A. H. Bergman (incumbent) | 2,896 | 43.0 |
Total votes | 6,742 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 30
District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | O. P. Bennett (incumbent) | 8,936 | 51.8 |
| Democratic | George L. Harrison | 8,306 | 48.2 |
Total votes | 17,242 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Matt D. Cooney | 2,990 | 57.2 |
| Democratic | Swift | 2,235 | 42.8 |
Total votes | 5,225 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mathew D. Cooney | 6,587 | 55.4 |
| Republican | J. Allen Wallis | 5,307 | 44.6 |
Total votes | 11,894 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Irving H. Knudson | 5,539 | 47.3 |
| Republican | Needham | 3,771 | 32.2 |
| Republican | William Schmedika | 2,392 | 20.5 |
Total votes | 11,702 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Irving H. Knudson | 7,205 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 7,205 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Edward J. Wenner | 4,462 | 36.9 |
| Republican | Charles Theodore Rogers (incumbent) | 4,177 | 34.5 |
| Republican | Howard | 3,457 | 28.6 |
Total votes | 12,096 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Edward J. Wenner | 8,788 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 8,788 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William H. Klemme (incumbent) | 2,374 | 45.4 |
| Republican | Hook | 1,882 | 36.0 |
| Republican | Bailey | 971 | 18.6 |
Total votes | 5,227 | 100.0 |
District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Lafe Hill | 2,217 | 36.7 |
| Republican | Ansel Taylor Brookins (incumbent) | 2,059 | 34.1 |
| Republican | Kepple | 1,762 | 29.2 |
Total votes | 6,038 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Lafe Hill | 4,839 | 52.9 |
| Democratic | T. C. Kelley | 4,308 | 47.1 |
Total votes | 9,147 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. J. Breakenridge | 1,766 | 30.6 |
| Republican | Strippel | 1,620 | 28.0 |
| Republican | R. V. Leo[c] | 1,411 | 24.4 |
| Republican | Samuel Albert Brush (incumbent) | 980 | 17.0 |
Total votes | 5,777 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | H. C. White | 3,131 | 38.5 |
| Independent | R. V. Leo[c] | 2,946 | 36.2 |
| Republican | W. J. Breakenridge | 2,053 | 25.3 |
Total votes | 8,130 | 100.0 |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 48
Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | L. T. Quirk | 2,793 | 40.4 |
| Republican | John Grant Merritt (incumbent) | 2,688 | 38.9 |
| Republican | Piper | 1,434 | 20.7 |
Total votes | 6,915 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | L. T. Quirk | 6,317 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 6,317 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 Republican Primary Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. R. Ritchie | 5,116 | 51.8 |
| Republican | Van Alstine | 4,762 | 48.2 |
Total votes | 9,878 | 100.0 |
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1930 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | W. R. Ritchie | 6,593 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 6,593 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
- ^ It was impossible for Democrats to flip control of the Iowa state Senate in the 1930 election given that only 21 seats were up for election and 24 flips were needed for Democrats to take control.
- ^ a b c Coykendall won the 1930 general election in district 7 as a Democrat, but would switch parties to Republican once being sworn into the Iowa General Assembly.
- ^ a b Despite coming in third in the Republican Primary, Leo would run in the general election as an Independent.
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