1950 Iowa Senate election

The 1950 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1950 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 1950 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 5, 1950 determined which candidates appeared on the November 7, 1950 general election ballot.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 43 seats to Democrats' 7 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1950 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats and Democrats having 9 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

 * Note: The 28 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.

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Detailed Results

 * NOTE: The 28 districts that did not hold elections in 1950 are not listed here.
 * Note: The Iowa Secretary of State's website does not list vote totals for competitive primaries. Only names of candidates in each primary race are provided.