1950 United States Senate election in Iowa
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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.
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November 7, 1950
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 County results Hickenlooper: 50–60% 60–70% Loveland: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945
- Harry B. Thompson
- Earl F. Wisdom
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 193,337 | 75.28% | |
| Republican | Earl F. Wisdom | 38,001 | 14.80% | |
| Republican | Harry B. Thompson | 25,480 | 9.92% | |
| Total votes | 256,818 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Nelson G. Kraschel, former Governor of Iowa (1937–1939)
- Albert J. Loveland, U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture
- Alvin P. Meyer
- Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate
- W.M. Shaw, candidate for U.S. House in 1938
- Otha Wearin, former U.S. Representative from Glenwood (1933–1939)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert J. Loveland | 38,150 | 38.51% | |
| Democratic | Nelson G. Kraschel | 31,097 | 31.39% | |
| Democratic | Otha Wearin | 11,778 | 11.89% | |
| Democratic | Alvin P. Meyer | 9,341 | 9.43% | |
| Democratic | W.M. Shaw | 4,479 | 4.52% | |
| Democratic | Ernest J. Seemann | 4,225 | 4.27% | |
| Total votes | 99,070 | 100.00% | ||
After losing the primary, Seemann entered the general election as a States' Rights candidate.
General election
Candidates
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
- Z. Everett Kellum (Prohibition)
- Albert J. Loveland, United States Undersecretary of Agriculture (Democratic)
- Leslie O. Ludwig (Socialist Labor)
- Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate (States' Rights)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 470,613 | 54.82% |  3.54 | |
| Democratic | Albert J. Loveland | 383,766 | 44.70% |  3.67 | |
| Prohibition | Z. Everett Kellum | 3,273 | 0.38% | 0.11 | |
| Dixiecrat | Ernest J. Seemann | 571 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Leslie O. Ludwig | 300 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 858,523 | 100.00% | |||