1928 Iowa Senate election
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The 1928 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1928 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 31 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate.
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November 6, 1928
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31 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1928 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 4, 1928, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6, 1928 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 49 seats to Democrats' 1 seat. A special election in district 20 in 1927 saw the seat flip from Republican to Democratic control.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1928 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 48 seats and Democrats having 2 seats.
Summary of Results
- Note: 19 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Charles J. Fulton | Rep | Aaron Vale Blackford | Rep | ||
| 3rd | Lloyd Ellis | Dem | Herbert B. Carroll | Rep | ||
| 4th | Allen Gilbert Dotts | Rep | John W. Kent | Rep | ||
| 5th | Henry Guy Roberts | Rep | Frank D. Ickis | Rep | ||
| 6th | Samuel Edwin Fackler | Rep | Arthur Gray Leonard | Rep | ||
| 8th | William C. Cochrane | Rep | William C. Cochrane | Rep | ||
| 11th | Charles B. Kern | Rep | Wesley C. Lowe | Rep | ||
| 14th | Forrester Call Stanley | Rep | Forrester Call Stanley | Rep | ||
| 15th | William Alexander Clark | Rep | William Alexander Clark | Rep | ||
| 16th | John N. Langfitt | Rep | John N. Langfitt | Rep | ||
| 17th | Redfield Clipper Mills | Rep | Frank Bissell | Rep | ||
| 19th | William Samuel Baird | Rep | William Samuel Baird | Rep | ||
| 23rd | Charles Steere Browne | Rep | George W. Tabor | Dem | ||
| 24th | Charles Longley Rigby | Rep | Charles Longley Rigby | Rep | ||
| 25th | George Marchant Clearman | Rep | George Marchant Clearman | Rep | ||
| 26th | Charles Francis Clark | Rep | Charles Francis Clark | Rep | ||
| 27th | Emmett E. Cavanaugh | Rep | C. E. Anderson | Rep | ||
| 28th | William E. McLeland | Rep | William E. McLeland | Rep | ||
| 31st | Lars Johan Skromme | Rep | Lant H. Doran | Rep | ||
| 32nd | Bertel M. Stoddard | Rep | Bertel M. Stoddard | Rep | ||
| 33rd | George F. Slemmons | Rep | Chester G. Cole | Rep | ||
| 34th[b] | Andrew Jackson Shinn | Rep | Oliver P. Bennett | Rep | ||
| 36th | Charles Augustus Benson | Rep | Charles Augustus Benson | Rep | ||
| 38th[c] | Arch Wallace McFarlane | Rep | Charles Theodore Rogers | Rep | ||
| 39th | John M. Ramsey | Rep | George W. Christophel | Rep | ||
| 40th | George S. Hartman | Rep | John Henry Hager | Rep | ||
| 41st | Otto E. Gunderson | Rep | Otto E. Gunderson | Rep | ||
| 43rd | Charles Frederic Johnston | Rep | Edward W. Clark | Rep | ||
| 46th | Ed Hoyt Campbell | Rep | Lew MacDonald[d] | Rep | ||
| 47th | William John Breakenridge | Rep | George William Patterson | Rep | ||
| 49th | Tollef Edward Moen | Rep | Tollef Edward Moen | Rep | ||
Source:[5]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 19 districts that did not hold elections in 1928 are not listed here.
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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 34 ⢠District 36 ⢠District 38 ⢠District 39 ⢠District 40 ⢠District 41 ⢠District 43 ⢠District 46 ⢠District 47 ⢠District 49 |
- 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).[6]
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron Vale Blackford | 3,397 | 53.91% | |
| Republican | Charles J. Fulton (incumbent) | 2,904 | 46.09% | |
| Total votes | 6,301 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. V. Blackford | 7,798 | 66.03% | |
| Democratic | J. S. Forgraves | 4,012 | 33.97% | |
| Total votes | 11,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Herbert B. Carroll | 3,210 | 62.08% | |
| Republican | Swan | 1,961 | 37.92% | |
| Total votes | 5,171 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Ellis (incumbent) | 1,877 | 66.37% | |
| Democratic | Rice | 951 | 33.63% | |
| Total votes | 2,828 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. B. Carroll | 8,340 | 55.67% | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Ellis (incumbent) | 6,641 | 44.33% | |
| Total votes | 14,981 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Kent | 2,545 | 54.05% | |
| Republican | Wennerstrum | 2,164 | 45.95% | |
| Total votes | 4,709 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Kent | 6,869 | 58.70% | |
| Democratic | Joseph E. Doze | 4,833 | 41.30% | |
| Total votes | 11,702 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank D. Ickis | 3,846 | 53.25% | |
| Republican | Parsons | 3,376 | 46.75% | |
| Total votes | 7,222 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | F. D. Ickis | 12,034 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 12,034 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Leonard | 5,857 | 54.18% | |
| Democratic | H. M. Buchanan | 4,953 | 45.82% | |
| Total votes | 10,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Cochrane (incumbent) | 2,864 | 54.26% | |
| Republican | C. C. Anderson | 1,496 | 28.34% | |
| Republican | C. L. Anderson | 918 | 17.39% | |
| Total votes | 5,278 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Cochrane (incumbent) | 7,894 | 64.44% | |
| Democratic | Marion Roberts | 4,357 | 35.56% | |
| Total votes | 12,251 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley C. Lowe | 2,061 | 55.88% | |
| Republican | Harrison | 1,627 | 44.12% | |
| Total votes | 3,688 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley C. Lowe | 7,975 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 7,975 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | F. C. Stanley (incumbent) | 5,679 | 60.52% | |
| Democratic | M. E. Gilderbloom | 3,705 | 39.48% | |
| Total votes | 9,384 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. A. Clark (incumbent) | 4,166 | 61.38% | |
| Republican | Aldrich | 2,621 | 38.62% | |
| Total votes | 6,787 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. A. Clark (incumbent) | 8,678 | 53.60% | |
| Democratic | John F. Clarkson | 7,512 | 46.40% | |
| Total votes | 16,190 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Langfitt (incumbent) | 6,406 | 64.09% | |
| Democratic | Fred O. Welch | 3,590 | 35.91% | |
| Total votes | 9,996 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Bissell | 4,514 | 56.48% | |
| Republican | Redfield Clipper Mills (incumbent) | 3,478 | 43.51% | |
| Total votes | 7,992 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Bissell | 14,344 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 14,344 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. S. Baird (incumbent) | 14,271 | 60.77% | |
| Democratic | Francis B. Taylor | 9,214 | 39.23% | |
| Total votes | 23,485 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Steere Browne (incumbent) | 971 | 53.41% | |
| Republican | Millhaem | 847 | 46.59% | |
| Total votes | 1,818 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George W. Tabor | 4,158 | 54.66% | |
| Republican | Charles Steere Browne (incumbent) | 3,449 | 45.34% | |
| Total votes | 7,607 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. L. Rigby (incumbent) | 9,177 | 63.87% | |
| Democratic | John Thomsen | 4,896 | 34.07% | |
| Independent | John W. Lenker | 296 | 2.06% | |
| Total votes | 14,369 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George M. Clearman (incumbent) | 10,359 | 53.49% | |
| Democratic | J. P. Gallagher | 9,006 | 46.51% | |
| Total votes | 19,365 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. F. Clark (incumbent) | 5,744 | 57.01% | |
| Republican | Stepanek | 4,332 | 42.99% | |
| Total votes | 10,076 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. F. Clark (incumbent) | 24,604 | 68.50% | |
| Democratic | Charles D. Huston | 11,314 | 31.50% | |
| Total votes | 35,918 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. E. Anderson | 3,030 | 39.92% | |
| Republican | Emmett E. Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 2,861 | 37.69% | |
| Republican | Kime | 1,700 | 22.39% | |
| Total votes | 7,591 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. E. Anderson | 11,363 | 74.15% | |
| Independent | John W. Kime | 3,961 | 25.85% | |
| Total votes | 15,324 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. McLeland (incumbent) | 1,454 | 29.89% | |
| Republican | Conaway | 1,237 | 25.43% | |
| Republican | Lounsberry | 1,097 | 22.55% | |
| Republican | Maxfield | 1,077 | 22.14% | |
| Total votes | 4,865 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. McLeland (incumbent) | 8,266 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 8,266 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. H. Doran | 5,230 | 54.86% | |
| Republican | Lockard | 2,494 | 26.16% | |
| Republican | Criswell | 1,809 | 18.98% | |
| Total votes | 9,533 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. H. Doran | 14,859 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 14,859 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertel M. Stoddard (incumbent) | 7,406 | 52.23% | |
| Republican | Short | 6,773 | 47.77% | |
| Total votes | 14,179 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertel M. Stoddard (incumbent) | 20,322 | 94.17% | |
| Independent | B. J. Bergeson | 1,257 | 5.83% | |
| Total votes | 21,579 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. G. Cole | 10,550 | 66.16% | |
| Democratic | Charles L. King | 5,397 | 33.84% | |
| Total votes | 15,947 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | O. P. Bennett | 12,172 | 53.82% | |
| Democratic | Levi McNeill | 10,443 | 46.18% | |
| Total votes | 22,615 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. A. Benson (incumbent) | 6,705 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 6,705 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles T. Rogers | 22,217 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 22,217 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Christophel | 3,203 | 59.99% | |
| Republican | John M. Ramsey (incumbent) | 2,136 | 40.01% | |
| Total votes | 5,339 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Christophel | 8,261 | 66.46% | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Kirk | 4,169 | 33.54% | |
| Total votes | 12,430 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. H. Hager | 12,418 | 65.84% | |
| Democratic | B. J. Dillon | 6,443 | 34.16% | |
| Total votes | 18,861 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | O. E. Gunderson (incumbent) | 9,884 | 92.16% | |
| Democratic | William H. Sheka | 841 | 7.84% | |
| Total votes | 10,725 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | E. W. Clark | 6,831 | 45.94% | |
| Republican | Knutson | 5,993 | 40.31% | |
| Republican | Hall | 2,044 | 13.75% | |
| Total votes | 14,868 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | E. W. Clark | 16,687 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 16,687 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 46
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lew MacDonald[d] | 4,116 | 48.76% | |
| Republican | Held | 3,574 | 42.34% | |
| Republican | Wormley | 752 | 8.91% | |
| Total votes | 8,442 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lew MacDonald[d] | 12,012 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 12,012 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 47
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George William Patterson | 7,565 | 50.10% | |
| Republican | William John Breakenridge (incumbent) | 7,534 | 49.90% | |
| Total votes | 15,099 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | G. W. Patterson | 18,736 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 18,736 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 49
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T. E. Moen (incumbent) | 16,335 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 16,335 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
- In a special election in the 20th district, Republican Samuel Franklin Wilson was replaced by Democrat Ralph U. Thompson, which flipped the seat to the Democrats.
- The 34th district held a special election to fill a vacancy.
- The 38th district held a special election to fill a vacancy.
- His surname is listed as both "McDonald" and "MacDonald" on various documents on the Iowa General Assembly website.[3][4]