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Elections in Iowa |
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The 1948 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1948 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 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 year 1948 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 3, 1948 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1948 general election ballot. [1] [2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 46 seats to Democrats' 4 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 22 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1948 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 43 seats and Democrats having 7 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Democrats).
Source: [4]
District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 36 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alden L. Doud ( incumbent) | 6,899 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,899 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherman West | 7,389 | 53.0 | |
Republican | W. R. Fimmen | 6,542 | 47.0 | |
Total votes | 13,931 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | P. W. McMurry | 5,917 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Joe W. Kridelbaugh | 4,981 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 10,898 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | X. T. Prentis | 3,889 | 58.2 | |
Republican | Sam Holland | 2,792 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 6,681 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | X. T. Prentis | 9,832 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,832 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ernest L. Humbert | 5,515 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,515 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | O. N. Hultman ( incumbent) | 7,318 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,318 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Loyd Van Patten | 3,047 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Victor Felter | 2,439 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 5,486 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Loyd Van Patten | 7,144 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,144 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | A. E. Augustine ( incumbent) | 4,706 | 58.4 | |
Republican | G. R. Draper | 3,350 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 8,056 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dr. F. M. Roberts | 8,728 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Hugh Lundy | 6,999 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 15,727 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Virgil E. Smith | 2,364 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Charles H. Neidt | 2,007 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 4,371 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | R. R. Gillespie | 5,534 | 50.4 | |
Republican | V. E. Smith | 5,444 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 10,978 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | G. E. Whitehead | 4,044 | 54.8 | |
Republican | Conway E. Morris | 3,337 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 7,381 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | G. E. Whitehead | 10,601 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | H. R. Hefley | 9,676 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 20,277 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | De Vere Watson ( incumbent) | 12,777 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,777 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. M. Tudor | 10,685 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | T. E. Stimpson | 9,864 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 20,549 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. T. Dykhouse ( incumbent) | 2,647 | 59.2 | |
Republican | Cloy F. McKeegan | 1,823 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 4,470 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. T. Dykhouse ( incumbent) | 11,044 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,044 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | D. C. Nolan | 2,696 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Frederick C. Schadt | 1,878 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 4,574 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | L. S. Mercer ( incumbent) | 10,841 | 51.2 | |
Republican | D. C. Nolan | 10,339 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 21,180 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | F. C. Byers ( incumbent) | 21,496 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | D. O. Stentz | 18,640 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 40,136 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul E. McCarville | 2,673 | 36.7 | |
Republican | B. H. Wilder | 2,444 | 33.6 | |
Republican | Melvin Wilson | 2,157 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 7,274 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | P. E. McCarville | 10,563 | 52.1 | |
Democratic | E. C. Hovey | 9,716 | 47.9 | |
Total votes | 20,279 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. Eldon Walter | 2,160 | 51.8 | |
Republican | Robert A. Rockhill ( incumbent) | 2,013 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 4,173 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. Eldon Walter | 7,620 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,620 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John R. Hattery | 4,623 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Albert Steinberg | 3,708 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 8,331 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. R. Hattery | 12,707 | 60.4 | |
Democratic | D. F. Horning | 8,325 | 39.6 | |
Total votes | 21,032 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles S. Van Eaton | 4,722 | 50.1 | |
Republican | A. D. Clem ( incumbent) | 4,710 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 9,432 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | C. S. Van Eaton | 18,842 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | Gale Stevens | 17,616 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 36,458 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don Risk | 2,659 | 50.7 | |
Republican | R. A. Nelson | 2,587 | 49.3 | |
Total votes | 5,246 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don Risk | 9,668 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,668 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | F. E. Sharp ( incumbent) | 1,345 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Robert E. Coon | 1,249 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 2,594 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | F. E. Sharp ( incumbent) | 4,851 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | S. E. Myers | 4,786 | 49.7 | |
Total votes | 9,637 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Kendall Lynes ( incumbent) | 8,145 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,145 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Arthur H. Jacobson ( incumbent) | 4,194 | 65.3 | |
Republican | W. Lloyd Bruce | 2,226 | 34.7 | |
Total votes | 6,420 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | A. H. Jacobson ( incumbent) | 11,034 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Lorenz Willman | 7,827 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 18,861 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leo Elthon ( incumbent) | 8,373 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Ira E. Link | 5,675 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 14,048 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Herman M. Knudson ( incumbent) | 14,620 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,620 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Edward S. Parker | 2,915 | 54.7 | |
Republican | R. E. Hess | 2,415 | 45.3 | |
Total votes | 5,330 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | E. S. Parker | 10,037 | 53.1 | |
Democratic | E. F. Kieffer | 8,871 | 46.9 | |
Total votes | 18,908 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry E. Watson | 2,792 | 59.2 | |
Republican | David G. Ainsworth | 1,924 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 4,716 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | H. E. Watson | 8,422 | 50.1 | |
Democratic | W. A. Yager | 8,378 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 16,800 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | B. N. Ridout | 9,974 | 51.3 | |
Republican | D. E. Dewel ( incumbent) | 9,467 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 19,441 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Iowa |
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The 1948 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1948 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 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 year 1948 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 3, 1948 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1948 general election ballot. [1] [2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 46 seats to Democrats' 4 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 22 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1948 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 43 seats and Democrats having 7 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Democrats).
Source: [4]
District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 36 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alden L. Doud ( incumbent) | 6,899 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,899 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherman West | 7,389 | 53.0 | |
Republican | W. R. Fimmen | 6,542 | 47.0 | |
Total votes | 13,931 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | P. W. McMurry | 5,917 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Joe W. Kridelbaugh | 4,981 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 10,898 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | X. T. Prentis | 3,889 | 58.2 | |
Republican | Sam Holland | 2,792 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 6,681 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | X. T. Prentis | 9,832 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,832 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ernest L. Humbert | 5,515 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,515 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | O. N. Hultman ( incumbent) | 7,318 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,318 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Loyd Van Patten | 3,047 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Victor Felter | 2,439 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 5,486 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Loyd Van Patten | 7,144 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,144 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | A. E. Augustine ( incumbent) | 4,706 | 58.4 | |
Republican | G. R. Draper | 3,350 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 8,056 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dr. F. M. Roberts | 8,728 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Hugh Lundy | 6,999 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 15,727 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Virgil E. Smith | 2,364 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Charles H. Neidt | 2,007 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 4,371 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | R. R. Gillespie | 5,534 | 50.4 | |
Republican | V. E. Smith | 5,444 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 10,978 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | G. E. Whitehead | 4,044 | 54.8 | |
Republican | Conway E. Morris | 3,337 | 45.2 | |
Total votes | 7,381 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | G. E. Whitehead | 10,601 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | H. R. Hefley | 9,676 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 20,277 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | De Vere Watson ( incumbent) | 12,777 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,777 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. M. Tudor | 10,685 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | T. E. Stimpson | 9,864 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 20,549 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. T. Dykhouse ( incumbent) | 2,647 | 59.2 | |
Republican | Cloy F. McKeegan | 1,823 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 4,470 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. T. Dykhouse ( incumbent) | 11,044 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,044 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | D. C. Nolan | 2,696 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Frederick C. Schadt | 1,878 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 4,574 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | L. S. Mercer ( incumbent) | 10,841 | 51.2 | |
Republican | D. C. Nolan | 10,339 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 21,180 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | F. C. Byers ( incumbent) | 21,496 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | D. O. Stentz | 18,640 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 40,136 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul E. McCarville | 2,673 | 36.7 | |
Republican | B. H. Wilder | 2,444 | 33.6 | |
Republican | Melvin Wilson | 2,157 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 7,274 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | P. E. McCarville | 10,563 | 52.1 | |
Democratic | E. C. Hovey | 9,716 | 47.9 | |
Total votes | 20,279 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. Eldon Walter | 2,160 | 51.8 | |
Republican | Robert A. Rockhill ( incumbent) | 2,013 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 4,173 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | W. Eldon Walter | 7,620 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,620 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John R. Hattery | 4,623 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Albert Steinberg | 3,708 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 8,331 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. R. Hattery | 12,707 | 60.4 | |
Democratic | D. F. Horning | 8,325 | 39.6 | |
Total votes | 21,032 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles S. Van Eaton | 4,722 | 50.1 | |
Republican | A. D. Clem ( incumbent) | 4,710 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 9,432 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | C. S. Van Eaton | 18,842 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | Gale Stevens | 17,616 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 36,458 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don Risk | 2,659 | 50.7 | |
Republican | R. A. Nelson | 2,587 | 49.3 | |
Total votes | 5,246 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don Risk | 9,668 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,668 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | F. E. Sharp ( incumbent) | 1,345 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Robert E. Coon | 1,249 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 2,594 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | F. E. Sharp ( incumbent) | 4,851 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | S. E. Myers | 4,786 | 49.7 | |
Total votes | 9,637 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Kendall Lynes ( incumbent) | 8,145 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,145 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Arthur H. Jacobson ( incumbent) | 4,194 | 65.3 | |
Republican | W. Lloyd Bruce | 2,226 | 34.7 | |
Total votes | 6,420 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | A. H. Jacobson ( incumbent) | 11,034 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Lorenz Willman | 7,827 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 18,861 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leo Elthon ( incumbent) | 8,373 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Ira E. Link | 5,675 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 14,048 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Herman M. Knudson ( incumbent) | 14,620 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,620 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Edward S. Parker | 2,915 | 54.7 | |
Republican | R. E. Hess | 2,415 | 45.3 | |
Total votes | 5,330 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | E. S. Parker | 10,037 | 53.1 | |
Democratic | E. F. Kieffer | 8,871 | 46.9 | |
Total votes | 18,908 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harry E. Watson | 2,792 | 59.2 | |
Republican | David G. Ainsworth | 1,924 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 4,716 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | H. E. Watson | 8,422 | 50.1 | |
Democratic | W. A. Yager | 8,378 | 49.9 | |
Total votes | 16,800 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | B. N. Ridout | 9,974 | 51.3 | |
Republican | D. E. Dewel ( incumbent) | 9,467 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 19,441 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |