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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.

1908 Iowa Senate election
← 1906 November 3, 1908 1910 →
29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 36 14
Seats after 34 16
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Results
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

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.[1] The primary election on June 2, 1908, determined which candidates would appear on the general election ballot on November 3, 1908.[2][3]

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

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  • Note: 21 districts with holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd James Elerick Rep William Sylvester Allen Rep
3rd Lewis Leroy Taylor Dem Lewis Leroy Taylor Dem
4th John Alexander McKlveen Rep George McCulloch Rep
5th Marion Floyd Stookey Rep John Dana Brown Rep
6th Daniel Webster Turner Rep Theophilus W. Bennett Rep
8th Shirley Gillilland Rep Shirley Gillilland Rep
11th James H. Jamison Rep Aaron VanScoy Proudfoot Rep
14th William G. Jones Rep John Fletcher Ream Dem
15th James L. Warren Rep John Thomas Clarkson Dem
16th James Judson Crossley Rep Arthur Craig Savage Rep
17th Frank M. Hopkins Rep George Cosson Rep
19th Charles George Saunders Rep Charles George Saunders Rep
23rd Thomas Lambert Dem Lyman Bradley Parshall Dem
24th Robert C. Stirton Dem Horace Ray Chapman Rep
25th John Hughes Rep James A. White Dem
26th Willard Coldren Stuckslager Rep Willard Coldren Stuckslager Rep
27th Henry Young Rep Frederic Larrabee Rep
28th Charles Eckles Rep Comfort Harvey Van Law Rep
31st Charles J. A. Ericson Rep Joseph Andrew Fitchpatrick Rep
32nd John H. Jackson Rep Robert Hunter Rep
33rd George W. Dunham Rep Edwin Hiram Hoyt Rep
36th Byron W. Newberry Rep Robert Pollok Quigley Dem
39th John F. Wade Dem Charles Gates Rep
40th Archibald C. Wilson Rep Henry L. Adams Rep
41st James Albert Smith Rep James Albert Smith Rep
43rd Abner H. Gale Rep John Hammill Rep
46th John L. Bleakly Rep James Uriah Sammis Rep
47th George Kinne Rep Leslie E. Francis Rep
49th William C. Kimmel Rep Nicholas Balkema Rep

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Detailed Results

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Popular vote share by district
  • NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1908 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 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

  • 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).[5][6]

District 2

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Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William S. Allen 1,397 51.12%
Republican James Elerick (incumbent) 1,336 48.88%
Total votes 2,733 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William S. Allen 3,850 51.53%
Democratic J. Fred Clarke 3,421 45.78%
Prohibition J. W. Wolf 201 2.69%
Total votes 7,472 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

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Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. L. Taylor (incumbent) 4,240 49.71%
Republican W. H. McAckran 4,014 47.06%
Socialist James Mangnall 275 3.22%
Total votes 8,529 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Iowa Senate, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George McCulloch 1,334 56.98%
Republican S. H. Moore 1,007 43.02%
Total votes 2,341 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George McCulloch 3,335 49.23%
Democratic Hardin L. Exley 3,301 48.73%
Prohibition William Mumma 138 2.04%
Total votes 6,774 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

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Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. D. Brown 5,787 54.32%
Democratic Fred A. Bowman 4,800 45.05%
Socialist James Pierson 67 0.63%
Total votes 10,654 100.00%
Republican hold

District 6

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Iowa Senate, District 6 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican T. W. Bennett 1,580 52.42%
Republican G. H. Van Houten 1,434 47.58%
Total votes 3,014 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. E. Patton 450 51.43%
Democratic R. G. Weisell 425 48.57%
Total votes 875 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 6 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican T. W. Bennett 3,778 56.05%
Democratic G. E. Patton 2,963 43.95%
Total votes 6,741 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shirley Gillilland (incumbent) 3,724 54.62%
Democratic W. S. Reiley 3,094 45.38%
Total votes 6,818 100.00%
Republican hold

District 11

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Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. V. Proudfoot 4,121 60.54%
Democratic Bert I. Davis 2,686 39.46%
Total votes 6,807 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

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Iowa Senate, District 14 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. F. N. Hambleton 918 51.81%
Republican W. G. Jones (incumbent) 854 48.19%
Total votes 1,772 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Ream 3,096 48.07%
Republican A. F. N. Hambleton 3,048 47.33%
Prohibition W. R. Gilmore 296 4.60%
Total votes 6,440 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

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Iowa Senate, District 15 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican F. D. Everett 2,038 63.85%
Republican C. M. Forrest 1,154 36.15%
Total votes 3,192 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15 Socialist Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Francis J. West 37 64.91%
Socialist John A. Evans 20 35.09%
Total votes 57 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John T. Clarkson 4,823 48.30%
Republican Fred D. Everett 4,714 47.21%
Socialist Francis J. West 449 4.50%
Total votes 9,986 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

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Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. C. Savage 1,769 54.53%
Republican J. C. Hoyt 1,475 45.47%
Total votes 3,244 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur Savage 4,263 59.87%
Democratic George M. Pratt 2,703 37.96%
Prohibition Ed. L. Tracy 154 2.16%
Total votes 7,120 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

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Iowa Senate, District 17 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Cosson 2,870 54.21%
Republican W. C. Elliott 2,424 45.79%
Total votes 5,294 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Cosson 6,991 62.90%
Democratic J. S. McLuen 4,123 37.10%
Total votes 11,114 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

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Iowa Senate, District 19 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles G. Saunders (incumbent) 2,350 56.19%
Republican G. H. Scott 1,832 43.81%
Total votes 4,182 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samuel B. Wadsworth 515 51.55%
Democratic James M. Coons 484 48.45%
Total votes 999 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles G. Saunders (incumbent) 5,729 50.79%
Democratic Samuel B. Wadsworth 5,403 47.90%
Prohibition Henry Graves 147 1.30%
Total votes 11,279 100.00%
Republican hold

District 23

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Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. B. Parshall 2,497 51.51%
Republican A. B. Bowen 2,351 48.49%
Total votes 4,848 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 24

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Iowa Senate, District 24 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. R. Chapman 859 35.66%
Republican Louis J. Leech 796 33.04%
Republican D. H. Snoke 754 31.30%
Total votes 2,409 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. R. Chapman 4,378 50.43%
Democratic R. M. Peet 4,303 49.57%
Total votes 8,681 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

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Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Brant 1,206 54.57%
Republican Frank K. Stebbins 1,004 45.43%
Total votes 2,210 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. A. White 874 36.72%
Democratic Thomas Stapleton 874 36.72%
Democratic J. M. Dower 632 26.55%
Total votes 2,380 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. A. White 5,520 54.61%
Republican David Brant 4,490 44.42%
Prohibition F. J. Wilson 98 0.97%
Total votes 10,108 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

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Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. C. Stuckslager (incumbent) 6,424 55.83%
Democratic T. J. Davis 4,888 42.48%
Prohibition Hugh Boyd 191 1.66%
Unknown[a] W. A. Burgess 4 0.03%
Total votes 11,507 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

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Iowa Senate, District 27 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frederic Larrabee 2,538 58.83%
Republican D. J. Townsend 1,776 41.17%
Total votes 4,314 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frederic Larrabee 5,709 93.82%
Prohibition J. W. Wonders 202 3.32%
Unknown[a] John W. Anderson 133 2.19%
Unknown[a] J. W. Hogans 31 0.51%
Unknown[a] J. W. Hakes 10 0.16%
Total votes 6,085 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

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Iowa Senate, District 28 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. H. Van Law 1,725 55.77%
Republican O. L. Ingledue 1,368 44.23%
Total votes 3,093 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. H. Van Law 3,313 58.43%
Democratic James Stanton 1,858 32.77%
Prohibition Frank T. Swearingen 333 5.87%
Socialist Charles M. Landon 166 2.93%
Total votes 5,670 100.00%
Republican hold

District 31

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Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph A. Fitchpatrick 6,771 71.80%
Democratic J. M. Bricker 2,660 28.20%
Total votes 9,431 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

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Iowa Senate, District 32 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Hunter 2,712 60.23%
Republican John H. Jackson (incumbent) 1,791 39.77%
Total votes 4,503 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Hunter 6,019 53.24%
Democratic F. E. Gill 4,944 43.73%
Socialist John L. Burke 172 1.52%
Prohibition Jens P. Pedersen 170 1.50%
Total votes 11,305 100.00%
Republican hold

District 33

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Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. H. Hoyt 4,823 60.51%
Democratic John Reilly 3,148 39.49%
Total votes 7,971 100.00%
Republican hold

District 36

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Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Quigley 2,899 52.09%
Republican Byron W. Newberry (incumbent) 2,666 47.91%
Total votes 5,565 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 39

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Iowa Senate, District 39 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Gates 1,766 64.36%
Republican George A. McIntyre 978 35.64%
Total votes 2,744 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Gates 3,603 54.79%
Democratic John F. Wade (incumbent) 2,973 45.21%
Total votes 6,576 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 40

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Iowa Senate, District 40 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry L. Adams 1,781 50.52%
Republican A. C. Wilson (incumbent) 1,744 49.48%
Total votes 3,525 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry L. Adams 4,951 52.26%
Democratic C. R. Brown 4,374 46.17%
Prohibition S. B. Finney 148 1.56%
Total votes 9,473 100.00%
Republican hold

District 41

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Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. Smith (incumbent) 4,994 100.00%
Total votes 4,994 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

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Iowa Senate, District 43 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Hammill 2,892 52.62%
Republican John H. Stevens 1,979 36.01%
Republican Daniel D. Howe 625 11.37%
Total votes 5,496 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Hammill 6,498 73.57%
Democratic H. C. Liggett 2,334 26.43%
Total votes 8,832 100.00%
Republican hold

District 46

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Iowa Senate, District 46 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. U. Sammis 1,822 51.12%
Republican George F. Coburn 1,742 48.88%
Total votes 3,564 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. U. Sammis 5,798 72.47%
Democratic A. M. Bilby 2,202 27.53%
Total votes 8,000 100.00%
Republican hold

District 47

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Iowa Senate, District 47 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican L. E. Francis 4,024 62.99%
Republican G. E. Boyle 2,364 37.01%
Total votes 6,388 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican L. E. Francis 8,658 98.91%
Socialist Edwin Anderson 95 1.09%
Total votes 8,753 100.00%
Republican hold

District 49

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Iowa Senate, District 49 Republican Primary Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas Balkema 3,213 58.49%
Republican Anthony Te Paske 2,280 41.51%
Total votes 5,493 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicholas Balkema 7,148 97.01%
Socialist G. A. F. de Lespinasse 220 2.99%
Total votes 7,368 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ a b c d The Iowa Official Register does not list a party for this candidate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Primary Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "General Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Legislators". Iowa Senate. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Primary Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "General Election 1908 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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