1908 Iowa Senate election
The 1908 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1908 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate.
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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1908 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The 1908 elections were the first in Iowa with primary elections due to the enactment of the Primary Election Law by the General Assembly in 1907.[1] The primary election on June 2, 1908, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1908 general election ballot.[2][3]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to Democrats' 14 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 12 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1908 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 34 seats and Democrats having 16 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | James Elerick | Rep | William Sylvester Allen | Rep | ||
| 3rd | Lewis Leroy Taylor | Dem | Lewis Leroy Taylor | Dem | ||
| 4th | John Alexander McKlveen | Rep | George McCulloch | Rep | ||
| 5th | Marion Floyd Stookey | Rep | John Dana Brown | Rep | ||
| 6th | Daniel Webster Turner | Rep | Theophilus W. Bennett | Rep | ||
| 8th | Shirley Gillilland | Rep | Shirley Gillilland | Rep | ||
| 11th | James H. Jamison | Rep | Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot | Rep | ||
| 14th | William G. Jones | Rep | John Fletcher Ream | Dem | ||
| 15th | James L. Warren | Rep | John Thomas Clarkson | Dem | ||
| 16th | James Judson Crossley | Rep | Arthur Craig Savage | Rep | ||
| 17th | Frank M. Hopkins | Rep | George Cosson | Rep | ||
| 19th | Charles George Saunders | Rep | Charles George Saunders | Rep | ||
| 23rd | Thomas Lambert | Dem | Lyman Bradley Parshall | Dem | ||
| 24th | Robert C. Stirton | Dem | Horace Ray Chapman | Rep | ||
| 25th | John Hughes | Rep | James A. White | Dem | ||
| 26th | Willard Coldren Stuckslager | Rep | Willard Coldren Stuckslager | Rep | ||
| 27th | Henry Young | Rep | Frederic Larrabee | Rep | ||
| 28th | Charles Eckles | Rep | Comfort Harvey Van Law | Rep | ||
| 31st | Charles J. A. Ericson | Rep | Joseph Andrew Fitchpatrick | Rep | ||
| 32nd | John H. Jackson | Rep | Robert Hunter | Rep | ||
| 33rd | George W. Dunham | Rep | Edwin Hiram Hoyt | Rep | ||
| 36th | Byron W. Newberry | Rep | Robert Pollok Quigley | Dem | ||
| 39th | John F. Wade | Dem | Charles Gates | Rep | ||
| 40th | Archibald C. Wilson | Rep | Henry L. Adams | Rep | ||
| 41st | James Albert Smith | Rep | James Albert Smith | Rep | ||
| 43rd | Abner H. Gale | Rep | John Hammill | Rep | ||
| 46th | John L. Bleakly | Rep | James Uriah Sammis | Rep | ||
| 47th | George Kinne | Rep | Leslie E. Francis | Rep | ||
| 49th | William C. Kimmel | Rep | Nicholas Balkema | Rep | ||
Source:[4]
Detailed Results
Popular vote share by district
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Democratic
40–49%
50–59% |
Republican
40–49%
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
90–100%
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- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1908 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 36 • 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).[5][6]
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Allen | 1,397 | 51.12% | |
| Republican | James Elerick (incumbent) | 1,336 | 48.88% | |
| Total votes | 2,733 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Allen | 3,850 | 51.53% | |
| Democratic | J. Fred Clarke | 3,421 | 45.78% | |
| Prohibition | J. W. Wolf | 201 | 2.69% | |
| Total votes | 7,472 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | L. L. Taylor (incumbent) | 4,240 | 49.71% | |
| Republican | W. H. McAckran | 4,014 | 47.06% | |
| Socialist | James Mangnall | 275 | 3.22% | |
| Total votes | 8,529 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George McCulloch | 1,334 | 56.98% | |
| Republican | S. H. Moore | 1,007 | 43.02% | |
| Total votes | 2,341 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George McCulloch | 3,335 | 49.23% | |
| Democratic | Hardin L. Exley | 3,301 | 48.73% | |
| Prohibition | William Mumma | 138 | 2.04% | |
| Total votes | 6,774 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. D. Brown | 5,787 | 54.32% | |
| Democratic | Fred A. Bowman | 4,800 | 45.05% | |
| Socialist | James Pierson | 67 | 0.63% | |
| Total votes | 10,654 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T. W. Bennett | 1,580 | 52.42% | |
| Republican | G. H. Van Houten | 1,434 | 47.58% | |
| Total votes | 3,014 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | G. E. Patton | 450 | 51.43% | |
| Democratic | R. G. Weisell | 425 | 48.57% | |
| Total votes | 875 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T. W. Bennett | 3,778 | 56.05% | |
| Democratic | G. E. Patton | 2,963 | 43.95% | |
| Total votes | 6,741 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shirley Gillilland (incumbent) | 3,724 | 54.62% | |
| Democratic | W. S. Reiley | 3,094 | 45.38% | |
| Total votes | 6,818 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. V. Proudfoot | 4,121 | 60.54% | |
| Democratic | Bert I. Davis | 2,686 | 39.46% | |
| Total votes | 6,807 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. F. N. Hambleton | 918 | 51.81% | |
| Republican | W. G. Jones (incumbent) | 854 | 48.19% | |
| Total votes | 1,772 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Ream | 3,096 | 48.07% | |
| Republican | A. F. N. Hambleton | 3,048 | 47.33% | |
| Prohibition | W. R. Gilmore | 296 | 4.60% | |
| Total votes | 6,440 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | F. D. Everett | 2,038 | 63.85% | |
| Republican | C. M. Forrest | 1,154 | 36.15% | |
| Total votes | 3,192 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Francis J. West | 37 | 64.91% | |
| Socialist | John A. Evans | 20 | 35.09% | |
| Total votes | 57 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John T. Clarkson | 4,823 | 48.30% | |
| Republican | Fred D. Everett | 4,714 | 47.21% | |
| Socialist | Francis J. West | 449 | 4.50% | |
| Total votes | 9,986 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | A. C. Savage | 1,769 | 54.53% | |
| Republican | J. C. Hoyt | 1,475 | 45.47% | |
| Total votes | 3,244 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Savage | 4,263 | 59.87% | |
| Democratic | George M. Pratt | 2,703 | 37.96% | |
| Prohibition | Ed. L. Tracy | 154 | 2.16% | |
| Total votes | 7,120 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Cosson | 2,870 | 54.21% | |
| Republican | W. C. Elliott | 2,424 | 45.79% | |
| Total votes | 5,294 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Cosson | 6,991 | 62.90% | |
| Democratic | J. S. McLuen | 4,123 | 37.10% | |
| Total votes | 11,114 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles G. Saunders (incumbent) | 2,350 | 56.19% | |
| Republican | G. H. Scott | 1,832 | 43.81% | |
| Total votes | 4,182 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel B. Wadsworth | 515 | 51.55% | |
| Democratic | James M. Coons | 484 | 48.45% | |
| Total votes | 999 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles G. Saunders (incumbent) | 5,729 | 50.79% | |
| Democratic | Samuel B. Wadsworth | 5,403 | 47.90% | |
| Prohibition | Henry Graves | 147 | 1.30% | |
| Total votes | 11,279 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | L. B. Parshall | 2,497 | 51.51% | |
| Republican | A. B. Bowen | 2,351 | 48.49% | |
| Total votes | 4,848 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. R. Chapman | 859 | 35.66% | |
| Republican | Louis J. Leech | 796 | 33.04% | |
| Republican | D. H. Snoke | 754 | 31.30% | |
| Total votes | 2,409 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. R. Chapman | 4,378 | 50.43% | |
| Democratic | R. M. Peet | 4,303 | 49.57% | |
| Total votes | 8,681 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Brant | 1,206 | 54.57% | |
| Republican | Frank K. Stebbins | 1,004 | 45.43% | |
| Total votes | 2,210 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. A. White | 874 | 36.72% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Stapleton | 874 | 36.72% | |
| Democratic | J. M. Dower | 632 | 26.55% | |
| Total votes | 2,380 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. A. White | 5,520 | 54.61% | |
| Republican | David Brant | 4,490 | 44.42% | |
| Prohibition | F. J. Wilson | 98 | 0.97% | |
| Total votes | 10,108 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | W. C. Stuckslager (incumbent) | 6,424 | 55.83% | |
| Democratic | T. J. Davis | 4,888 | 42.48% | |
| Prohibition | Hugh Boyd | 191 | 1.66% | |
| Unknown[lower-alpha 1] | W. A. Burgess | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 11,507 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederic Larrabee | 2,538 | 58.83% | |
| Republican | D. J. Townsend | 1,776 | 41.17% | |
| Total votes | 4,314 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederic Larrabee | 5,709 | 93.82% | |
| Prohibition | J. W. Wonders | 202 | 3.32% | |
| Unknown[lower-alpha 1] | John W. Anderson | 133 | 2.19% | |
| Unknown[lower-alpha 1] | J. W. Hogans | 31 | 0.51% | |
| Unknown[lower-alpha 1] | J. W. Hakes | 10 | 0.16% | |
| Total votes | 6,085 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. H. Van Law | 1,725 | 55.77% | |
| Republican | O. L. Ingledue | 1,368 | 44.23% | |
| Total votes | 3,093 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | C. H. Van Law | 3,313 | 58.43% | |
| Democratic | James Stanton | 1,858 | 32.77% | |
| Prohibition | Frank T. Swearingen | 333 | 5.87% | |
| Socialist | Charles M. Landon | 166 | 2.93% | |
| Total votes | 5,670 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph A. Fitchpatrick | 6,771 | 71.80% | |
| Democratic | J. M. Bricker | 2,660 | 28.20% | |
| Total votes | 9,431 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Hunter | 2,712 | 60.23% | |
| Republican | John H. Jackson (incumbent) | 1,791 | 39.77% | |
| Total votes | 4,503 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Hunter | 6,019 | 53.24% | |
| Democratic | F. E. Gill | 4,944 | 43.73% | |
| Socialist | John L. Burke | 172 | 1.52% | |
| Prohibition | Jens P. Pedersen | 170 | 1.50% | |
| Total votes | 11,305 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | E. H. Hoyt | 4,823 | 60.51% | |
| Democratic | John Reilly | 3,148 | 39.49% | |
| Total votes | 7,971 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Quigley | 2,899 | 52.09% | |
| Republican | Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) | 2,666 | 47.91% | |
| Total votes | 5,565 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Gates | 1,766 | 64.36% | |
| Republican | George A. McIntyre | 978 | 35.64% | |
| Total votes | 2,744 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Gates | 3,603 | 54.79% | |
| Democratic | John F. Wade (incumbent) | 2,973 | 45.21% | |
| Total votes | 6,576 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry L. Adams | 1,781 | 50.52% | |
| Republican | A. C. Wilson (incumbent) | 1,744 | 49.48% | |
| Total votes | 3,525 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry L. Adams | 4,951 | 52.26% | |
| Democratic | C. R. Brown | 4,374 | 46.17% | |
| Prohibition | S. B. Finney | 148 | 1.56% | |
| Total votes | 9,473 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James A. Smith (incumbent) | 4,994 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,994 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hammill | 2,892 | 52.62% | |
| Republican | John H. Stevens | 1,979 | 36.01% | |
| Republican | Daniel D. Howe | 625 | 11.37% | |
| Total votes | 5,496 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hammill | 6,498 | 73.57% | |
| Democratic | H. C. Liggett | 2,334 | 26.43% | |
| Total votes | 8,832 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 46
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. U. Sammis | 1,822 | 51.12% | |
| Republican | George F. Coburn | 1,742 | 48.88% | |
| Total votes | 3,564 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. U. Sammis | 5,798 | 72.47% | |
| Democratic | A. M. Bilby | 2,202 | 27.53% | |
| Total votes | 8,000 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 47
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. E. Francis | 4,024 | 62.99% | |
| Republican | G. E. Boyle | 2,364 | 37.01% | |
| Total votes | 6,388 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. E. Francis | 8,658 | 98.91% | |
| Socialist | Edwin Anderson | 95 | 1.09% | |
| Total votes | 8,753 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 49
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicholas Balkema | 3,213 | 58.49% | |
| Republican | Anthony Te Paske | 2,280 | 41.51% | |
| Total votes | 5,493 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicholas Balkema | 7,148 | 97.01% | |
| Socialist | G. A. F. de Lespinasse | 220 | 2.99% | |
| Total votes | 7,368 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
- The Iowa Official Register does not list a party for this candidate.
See also
References
- "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- "Primary Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- "General Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- "Legislators". Iowa Senate. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- "Primary Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- "General Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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