The 1952 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1952 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 30 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 1952 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on June 2, 1952, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1952 general election ballot.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 41 seats to Democrats' 9 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 17 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1952 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 46 seats and Democrats having 4 seats (a net gain of 5 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results Note: The 20 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Alden Loring Doud Rep Charles W. Nelson Rep 3rd Sherman West Dem Ted D. Clark Rep 4th Ray Fletcher Rep William C. Stuart Rep 5th Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep Xavier Thomas Prentis Rep 6th Ernest L. Humbert Rep Thomas C. Larson Rep 8th Oscar N. Hultman Rep Henry W. Washburn Rep 11th Loyd Van Patten Rep George Donald Bellman Rep 14th Albert Earl Augustine Dem Charles Emory Stewart Rep 15th Francis M. Roberts Dem Leon N. Miller Dem 16th Raymond R. Gillespie Dem Lorin B. Sayre Rep 17th Glenn Edwin Whitehead Rep Glenn Edwin Whitehead Rep 19th De Vere Watson Rep De Vere Watson Rep 22nd Otto H. Henningsen Rep Erwin A. Schoening Rep 23rd John Milton Tudor Rep David Earl Elijah Rep 24th Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep Jans T. "J. T." Dykhouse Rep 25th Leroy Samuel Mercer Dem Daniel Clifford "D. C." Nolan Rep 26th Frank C. Byers Rep Frank C. Byers Rep 27th Paul E. McCarville Rep Henry Emil Heideman Rep 28th Warren Eldon Walter Rep Warren Eldon Walter Rep 31st John R. Hattery Rep Janious G. Lucas Rep 32nd Charles S. Van Eaton Rep Charles S. Van Eaton Rep 33rd Donald Alexander Risk Rep Donald Alexander Risk Rep 36th Fern Eugene Sharp Rep Art J. Johnson Rep 39th J. Kendall Lynes Rep J. Kendall Lynes Rep 40th Arthur H. Jacobson Rep George Lindsey Scott Rep 41st Leo Elthon Rep Jacob Grimstead Rep 43rd Herman M. Knudson Rep Herman M. Knudson Rep 46th Edward S. Parker Rep Laurence M. Boothby Rep 47th Harry E. Watson Rep Harry E. Watson Rep 49th Burl Nelson Ridout Dem Duane E. Dewel Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 20 districts that did not hold elections in 1952 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 22 • 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 22
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, 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1952 Elections in Iowa
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