1908 Iowa Senate election

The 1908 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1908 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 1908 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The 1908 elections were the first in Iowa with primary elections due to the enactment of the Primary Election Law by the General Assembly in 1907. The primary election on June 2, 1908, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1908 general election ballot.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to Democrats' 14 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 12 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1908 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 34 seats and Democrats having 16 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

 * Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.

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Detailed Results
[[File:1908 Iowa Senate election - Popular vote share by district.svg|thumb|300x300px|Popular vote share by district

Democratic {{legend|#b4c7ec|40–49%}} {{legend|#8da9e2|50–59%}}

Republican {{legend|#f1b4b2|40–49%}} {{legend|#ed8783|50–59%}} {{legend|#e55651|60–69%}} {{legend|#d02923|70–79%}} {{legend|#850400|90–100%}} ]]
 * NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1908 are not listed here.
 * 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).