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.

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 (*).

State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming 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 Rep6th Orval C. Walter DemCharles Vernon "Vern" Lisle*Rep Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle Rep 7th Robert R. Dodds Dem Robert R. Dodds* Dem8th Clifford M. Vance RepClifford 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 12thVacant Stanley Heaberlin Dem 13thVacant Joseph B. Flatt Rep14th John L. Campbell RepJohn David Shoeman*Rep John David Shoeman Rep 15th Vera H. Shivvers Rep Gilbert E. Klefstad Dem 16th Joseph B. Flatt Rep David M. Stanley Rep17th 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 Dem20thVacant John M. Ely DemVacant Tom Riley Rep 21stVacant Robert J. Burns Dem 22nd Robert Orville Burrows Rep Robert Orville Burrows* Rep23rd Kenneth Benda RepKenneth Benda*Rep David Earl Elijah Rep 24th Jans T. Dykhouse Rep Max Milo Mills Rep25th Eugene Marshall Hill DemEugene Marshall Hill*Dem Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep 26th Martin Wiley Rep Daryl Hallett Nims Dem27th C. Joseph Coleman Dem Howard Reppert Dem George E. O'Malley Dem George E. O'Malley* DemNewly created subdistrict William F. Denman Dem 28th Howard C. Buck Rep Warren J. Kruck Dem 29thVacant Alan Shirley Dem 30th Peter F. Hansen Dem Peter F. Hansen* Dem31st Charles F. Griffin RepCharles F. Griffin*Rep Alvin V. Doran Rep32nd Andrew G. Frommelt DemAndrew G. Frommelt*Dem Charles S. Van Eaton Rep 33rd Irving D. Long Rep John W. Patton Dem34th Robert D. Fulton Dem Gene F. Condon DemNewly 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 38thVacant J. Henry Lucken Rep39th Vernon Kyhl Rep Vincent S. Burke DemNewly 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 42ndVacant 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 48thVacant Jack Kibbie Dem 49th John J. Brown Dem H. Kenneth Nurse Dem 50thVacant Lucas DeKoster Rep 51stNewly created district Merle W. Hagedorn Dem 52ndNewly created district Elmer F. Lange Rep 53rdNewly created district Donald W. Murray Dem

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Detailed Results 39 of the 59 Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1964. 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__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 11

District 12

District 13

District 15

District 16

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 19

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 21

District 24

District 26

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 28

District 29

District 33

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 36

District 38

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 40

District 41

District 42

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

District 46

District 47

District 48

District 49

District 50

District 51

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

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