1966 Iowa Senate election explained

Election Name:	1966 Iowa Senate election
Country:	Iowa
Flag Image:	Flag of Iowa (variant).svg
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1964 Iowa Senate election
Previous Year:	1964
Next Election:	1968 Iowa Senate election
Next Year:	1968
Seats For Election:	32 out of 61 seats in the Iowa State Senate
Majority Seats:	31
Election Date:	November 8, 1966
Leader1:	Andrew G. Frommelt
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:	30th
Last Election1:	34
Seat Change1:	2
Seats After1:	32
Leader2:	Robert R. Rigler
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:	40th
Last Election2:	25
Seat Change2:	4
Seats After2:	29
Majority Leader
Before Election:	Andrew G. Frommelt
Before Party:	Democratic
After Election:	Andrew G. Frommelt
After Party:	Democratic

The 1966 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1966 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 32 of the state senate's 61 districts. At this time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The Iowa Senate was expanded from 59 to 61 members and new district maps were drawn for the 1966 election. The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district.^[1]

The primary election on September 6, 1966, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1966 general election ballot.^[2] ^[3]

Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 34 seats to Republicans' 25 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 6 Senate seats.

Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1966 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 32 seats and Republicans having 29 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans and net loss of 2 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are listed here with asterisks (*).^[4]

State Senate District	Incumbent		Incoming Senator
1st	Seeley G. Lodwick	Rep	Seeley G. Lodwick	Rep
2nd	Max E. Reno	Dem	Max E. Reno	Dem
3rd	Don S. McGill	Dem	Don S. McGill	Dem
4th	Franklin S. Main	Dem	Franklin S. Main	Dem
5th	James E. Briles	Rep	James E. Briles	Rep
6th	Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle	Rep	Charles Vernon "Vern" Lisle	Rep
7th	Robert R. Dodds	Dem	Robert R. Dodds	Dem
8th	Clifford M. Vance	Rep	Richard Lytle Stephens	Rep
9th	Jacob B. "Jake" Mincks	Dem	Gene W. Glenn	Dem
10th	Richard Lytle Stephens	Rep	Bass Van Gilst	Dem
11th	Bass Van Gilst	Dem	Stanley M. Heaberlin	Dem
12th	Stanley M. Heaberlin	Dem	Joseph B. Flatt	Rep
13th	Joseph B. Flatt	Rep	Thomas J. "T. J." Frey	Rep
13th	Newly created subdistrict		Gilbert E. Klefstad*	Dem
14th	John David Shoeman	Rep	David M. Stanley	Rep
15th	Gilbert E. Klefstad	Dem	Joseph W. Cassidy	Dem
15th	Newly created subdistrict		Roger W. Jepsen	Rep
16th	David M. Stanley	Rep	Roger John Shaff	Rep
17th	Joseph W. Cassidy	Dem	Robert J. Burns	Dem
17th	Jack Schroeder	Rep	Robert J. Burns	Dem
18th	David O. Shaff	Rep	Kenneth Benda	Rep
19th	Howard Tabor	Dem	Eugene Marshall Hill	Dem
20th	John M. Ely	Dem	Howard Reppert	Dem
	Tom Riley	Rep	George E. O'Malley	Dem
	Newly created subdistrict		William F. Denman	Dem
	Newly created subdistrict		Lee H. Gaudineer	Dem
	Newly created subdistrict		William J. "Bill" Reichardt	Dem
21st	Robert J. Burns	Dem	Edwin Alan Shirley	Dem
22nd	Charles Balloun	Rep	James F. Schaben	Dem
23rd	Kenneth Benda	Rep	Clifton C. Lamborn	Rep
24th	Max Milo Mills	Rep	John M. Ely	Dem
	Newly created subdistrict		Ernest Kosek	Rep
	Newly created subdistrict		Tom Riley	Rep
25th	Eugene Marshall Hill	Dem	Charles F. Balloun	Rep
26th	Daryl Hallett Nims	Dem	Max Milo Mills	Rep
27th	Howard Reppert	Dem	Pearle P. DeHart	Rep
	George E. O'Malley	Dem
	William F. Denman	Dem
28th	Warren J. Kruck	Dem	Warren J. Kruck	Dem
29th	Alan Shirley	Dem	Arthur A. Neu	Rep
30th	Peter F. Hansen	Dem	Andrew G. Frommelt	Dem
30th	Newly created subdistrict		John M. Walsh	Rep
31st	Charles F. Griffin	Rep	John W. Patton	Dem
32nd	Andrew G. Frommelt	Dem	Francis L. Messerly	Rep
	Newly created subdistrict		Chester O. Hougen	Rep
	Newly created subdistrict		Gene F. Condon	Dem
33rd	John W. Patton	Dem	James A. Potgeter	Rep
34th	Gene F. Condon	Dem	Hugh H. Clarke	Rep
34th	Francis LaVern Messerly	Rep	Hugh H. Clarke	Rep
35th	John A. Walker	Rep	C. Joseph Coleman	Dem
36th	C. Joseph Coleman	Dem	Elmer F. Lange	Rep
37th	Donald G. Beneke	Rep	Charles S. Van Eaton	Rep
37th	Newly created subdistrict		Alden J. Erskine	Rep
38th	J. Henry Lucken	Rep	Adolph W. Elvers	Dem
39th	Vincent S. Burke	Dem	Hilarius Louis "H. L." Heying	Dem
39th	James M. McNally	Dem	Hilarius Louis "H. L." Heying	Dem
40th	Adolph W. Elvers	Dem	Robert R. Rigler	Rep
41st	Hilarius Louis "H. L." Heying	Dem	Vernon Kyhl	Rep
42nd	Vernon Kyhl	Rep	Delbert W. Floy	Dem
43rd	Raymond W. Hagie	Rep	John L. Buren	Dem
44th	Robert R. Rigler	Rep	Donald W. Murray	Dem
45th	Leo Elthon	Rep	John P. "Jack" Kibbie	Dem
46th	Delbert W. Floy	Dem	Merle W. Hagedorn	Dem
47th	John Leonard Buren	Dem	J. Henry Lucken	Rep
48th	Jack Kibbie	Dem	H. Kenneth Nurse	Dem
49th	H. Kenneth Nurse	Dem	Lucas DeKoster	Rep
50th	Lucas DeKoster	Rep	Obsolete district
51st	Merle W. Hagedorn	Dem	Obsolete district
52nd	Elmer F. Lange	Rep	Obsolete district
53rd	Donald W. Murray	Dem	Obsolete district

Source:^[5]

Detailed Results

32 of the 61 Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1966.

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District 1 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 36 • District 37 • District 40

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 13

The 13th was a 2-member district following the 1966 election. Subdistrict No. 2 was held by holdover Senator Klefstad.

District 15

The 15th was a 2-member district following the 1966 election. Subdistrict No. 1 was held by holdover Senator Cassidy.

District 20

The 20th was a 5-member district following the 1966 election. Subdistrict No. 1 was held by holdover Senator Reppert. Subdistrict No. 4 held an election for a two-year term; whereas, subdistricts Nos. 2, 3, & 5 held elections for four-year terms.

Election for a two-year term in subdistrict No. 4.

District 24

The 24th was a 3-member district following the 1966 election. Subdistrict No. 1 was held by holdover Senator Ely. Subdistricts Nos. 2 & 3 held elections.

District 30

The 30th was a 2-member district following the 1966 election. Both subdistricts Nos. 1 & 2 held elections.

District 32

The 32nd was a 3-member district following the 1966 election. Subdistrict No. 3 had a holdover Senator Condon. Subdistricts Nos. 1 & 2 held elections.

District 37

The 37th was a 2-member district following the 1966 election. Subdistrict No. 1 held a special election for a two-year term. Subdistrict No. 2 held an election for a four-year term.

Subdistrict No. 2 held an election for a four-year term.

District 40

Notes and References

To compare the effect of the 1966 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1966 elections.
Web site: Primary Election 1966 For State Senator . . May 5, 2020.
Web site: General Election 1966 For State Senator . . May 5, 2020.
Web site: Holdover State Senators . . May 5, 2020.
Web site: Legislators . . May 3, 2020.