1964 Iowa Senate election explained

The 1964 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1964 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 39 of the state senate's 59 districts. At that time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The Iowa Senate was expanded from 50 to 59 members and new district maps were drawn for the 1964 election. The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1964 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1964 elections.

The primary election on June 1, 1964, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1964 general election ballot.^{[1] [2]}

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 18 Senate seats.

Democrats flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1964 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 34 seats and Republicans having 25 seats (a net gain of 22 seats for Democrats and net loss of 13 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results

• Note: The 20 holdover Senators not up for re-election are listed here with asterisks (*).^[3]

State Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Incoming Senator	Party
1st	Seeley G. Lodwick		Rep	Seeley G. Lodwick		Rep
2nd	Dewey Blake Phelps		Rep	Max E. Reno		Dem
3rd	Joe N. Wilson		Rep	Don S. McGill		Dem
4th	Howard Vincent		Rep	Franklin S. Main		Dem
5th	Franklin S. Main		Dem	James E. Briles		Rep
6th	Orval C. Walter		Dem	Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle		Rep
	Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle		Rep
7th	Robert R. Dodds		Dem	Robert R. Dodds		Dem
8th	Clifford M. Vance		Rep	Clifford M. Vance		Rep
	Edward Anderson Wearin		Rep
9th	Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks		Dem	Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks		Dem
10th	Richard Lytle Stephens		Rep	Richard Lytle Stephens		Rep
11th	J. Louis Fisher		Rep	Bass Van Gilst		Dem
12th	Vacant			Stanley Heaberlin		Dem
13th	Vacant			Joseph B. Flatt		Rep
14th	John L. Campbell		Rep	John David Shoeman		Rep
	John David Shoeman		Rep
15th	Vera H. Shivvers		Rep	Gilbert E. Klefstad		Dem
16th	Joseph B. Flatt		Rep	David M. Stanley		Rep
17th	Harry L. Cowden		Rep	Joseph W. Cassidy		Dem
	Jack Schroeder		Rep	Jack Schroeder		Rep
18th	David O. Shaff		Rep	David O. Shaff		Rep
19th	Richard C. Turner		Rep	Howard Tabor		Dem
20th	Vacant			John M. Ely		Dem
	Vacant			Tom Riley		Rep
21st	Vacant			Robert J. Burns		Dem
22nd	Robert Orville Burrows		Rep	Robert Orville Burrows		Rep
23rd	Kenneth Benda		Rep	Kenneth Benda		Rep
	David Earl Elijah		Rep
24th	Jans T. Dykhouse		Rep	Max Milo Mills		Rep
25th	Eugene Marshall Hill		Dem	Eugene Marshall Hill		Dem
	Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan		Rep
26th	Martin Wiley		Rep	Daryl Hallett Nims		Dem
27th	C. Joseph Coleman		Dem	Howard Reppert		Dem
	George E. O'Malley		Dem	George E. O'Malley		Dem
	Newly created subdistrict			William F. Denman		Dem
28th	Howard C. Buck		Rep	Warren J. Kruck		Dem
29th	Vacant			Alan Shirley		Dem
30th	Peter F. Hansen		Dem	Peter F. Hansen		Dem
31st	Charles F. Griffin		Rep	Charles F. Griffin		Rep
	Alvin V. Doran		Rep
32nd	Andrew G. Frommelt		Dem	Andrew G. Frommelt		Dem
	Charles S. Van Eaton		Rep
33rd	Irving D. Long		Rep	John W. Patton		Dem
34th	Robert D. Fulton		Dem	Gene F. Condon		Dem
	Newly created subdistrict			Francis LaVern Messerly		Rep
35th	John A. Walker		Rep	John A. Walker		Rep
36th	Adolph W. Elvers		Dem	C. Joseph Coleman		Dem
37th	Donald G. Beneke		Rep	Donald G. Beneke		Rep
38th	Vacant			J. Henry Lucken		Rep
39th	Vernon Kyhl		Rep	Vincent S. Burke		Dem
	Newly created subdistrict			James M. McNally		Dem
40th	George Lindsey Scott		Rep	Adolph W. Elvers		Dem
41st	Jacob Grimstead		Rep	Hilarius Louis "H.L." Heying		Dem
42nd	Vacant			Vernon Kyhl		Rep
43rd	Leigh Raymond Curran		Rep	Raymond W. "R. W." Hagie		Rep
44th	Robert R. Rigler		Rep	Robert R. Rigler		Rep
45th	Leo Elthon		Rep	Leo Elthon		Rep
46th	J. Henry Lucken		Rep	Delbert W. Floy		Dem
47th	LeRoy Getting		Rep	John Leonard Buren		Dem
48th	Vacant			Jack Kibbie		Dem
49th	John J. Brown		Dem	H. Kenneth Nurse		Dem
50th	Vacant			Lucas DeKoster		Rep
51st	Newly created district			Merle W. Hagedorn		Dem
52nd	Newly created district			Elmer F. Lange		Rep
53rd	Newly created district			Donald W. Murray		Dem

Source:^[4]

Detailed Results

• 39 of the 59 Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1964.

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District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 24 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 33 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53

• 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 17

• The 17th remained a 2-member district following the 1964 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election; however, Subdistrict No. 2 had a holdover Senator.

District 20

• The 20th was a 2-member district following the 1964 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election for a four-year term; whereas, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election for a two-year term.

District 27

• The 27th was a 3-member district following the 1964 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election for a four-year term. Subdistrict No. 2 had a holdover Senator . Subdistrict No. 3 held an election for a two-year term.

District 34

• The 34th was a 2-member district following the 1964 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election for a four-year term; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held a special election due to the resignation of holdover Senator Robert D. Fulton who was elected lieutenant governor in 1964.

District 39

• The 39th was a 2-member district following the 1964 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held an election for a four-year term; however, Subdistrict No. 2 held an election for a two-year term.

District 43

• The 43rd held an election for a two-year term.

District 52

• The 52nd held an election for a two-year term.

District 53

See also

• United States elections, 1964
• United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1964
• Elections in Iowa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Primary Election 1964 For State Senator . . May 11, 2020.
2. Web site: General Election 1964 For State Senator . . May 11, 2020.
3. Web site: Holdover State Senators . . May 11, 2020.
4. Web site: Legislators . . May 11, 2020.