The 1958 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1958 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 22 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1958 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 2, 1958, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1958 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1958 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 33 seats and Democrats having 17 seats (a net gain of 7 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyIncoming Senator Party 1st Edward Joseph McManus Dem Charles F. Eppers Dem 7th Frank Hoxie Rep Frank Hoxie Rep 9th Thomas J. Dailey Dem Carl Hoschek Dem 10th Carl T. Anderson Rep Clifford M. Vance Rep 12th Wilbur Cleland Molison Rep C. Edwin Gilmour Dem 13th Samuel H. Burton Dem Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks Dem 18th John David Shoeman Rep John David Shoeman Rep 20th George W. Weber Rep George W. Weber Rep 21st Jack Schroeder Rep Jack Schroeder Rep 22nd David O. Shaff Rep David O. Shaff Rep 29th Jack Morris Wormley Rep Eugene Marshall Hill Dem 30th George E. O'Malley Dem George E. O'Malley Dem 34th Albert Weiss Rep Robert G. Moore Dem 35th Arnold Utzig Dem Andrew G. Frommelt Dem 37th John A. Walker Rep John A. Walker Rep 38th Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep Melvin Harlan Wolf Dem 42nd Frank D. Elwood Rep Lynn Potter Dem 43rd William H. Tate Rep Walter E. Edelen Dem 44th Robert R. Rigler Rep Robert R. Rigler Rep 45th Lawrence Putney Rep Lawrence Putney Rep 48th Alan William Vest Rep Peter F. Hansen Dem 50th Guy G. Butler Rep Guy G. Butler Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1958 are not listed here. District 1 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50__NOTOC__ Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not document any competitive intra-party primaries for state Senate races in 1958.
District 1
District 7
District 9
District 10
District 12
District 13
District 18
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 29
District 30
District 34
District 35
District 37
District 38
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 48
District 50
See also United States elections, 1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1958 Elections in Iowa
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