1952 Iowa Senate election

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.

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Detailed Results

 * NOTE: The 20 districts that did not hold elections in 1952 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).