The 1920 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1920 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.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1920 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 7, 1920, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1920 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' 5 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 21 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1920 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 48 seats and Democrats having 2 seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans). Democrats suffered a disastrous performance as they lost every single district up for election, including three held by them.
Summary of Results Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd George Washington Ball Rep Charles J. Fulton Rep 3rd James M. Wilson Rep John J. Ethell Rep 4th Karl Miler Le Compte Rep James Foster Johnston Rep 5th James Allen Stephenson Dem John Andrew McIntosh Rep 6th Francis Elmer Shane Rep John Colborne Tuck Rep 8th William C. Ratcliff Rep Harman Albert Darting Rep 11th Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot Rep Lloyd Thurston Rep 14th Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell Rep Warren Alexander Caldwell Rep 15th John Rees Price Rep John Rees Price Rep 16th Edward McMurray Smith Rep Edward McMurray Smith Rep 17th John Wasson Foster Rep Halleck J. Mantz Rep 19th Clement F. Kimball Rep William Samuel Baird Rep 23rd Albert L. Broxam Dem Charles Steere Browne Rep 24th John K. Hale Rep John K. Hale Rep 25th Otto A. Byington Dem Charles M. Dutcher Rep 26th Willis G. Haskell Rep Willis G. Haskell Rep 27th Perry C. Holdoegel Rep Perry C. Holdoegel Rep 28th Wallace H. Arney Rep Ray Paul Scott Rep 31st Ben Edwards Rep Charles Olson Rep 32nd Bertel M. Stoddard Rep Bertel M. Stoddard Rep 33rd Thomas Eddy Taylor Rep George Sherman Banta Rep 36th Byron W. Newberry Rep Byron W. Newberry Rep 39th William Thomas Evans Rep Oscar Leroy Mead Rep 40th Albert M. Fellows Rep George S. Hartman Rep 41st Thomas A. Kingland Rep John Marian Slosson Jr. Rep 43rd Arthur Lynnwood Rule Rep John E. Wichman Rep 46th George Franklin Coburn Rep Ed Hoyt Campbell Rep 47th Henry C. Adams Rep Henry C. Adams Rep 49th Nicholas Balkema Rep Ben C. Abben Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1920 are not listed here. 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__NOTOC__ 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).
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
See also United States elections, 1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1920 Elections in Iowa
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