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	Party		Incoming Senator	Party
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
	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
	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
	Jack Schroeder		Rep
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
	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
	Francis LaVern Messerly		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
	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
	James M. McNally		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

See also

• United States elections, 1966
• United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1966
• Elections in Iowa

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Primary Election 1966 For State Senator . . May 5, 2020.
3. Web site: General Election 1966 For State Senator . . May 5, 2020.
4. Web site: Holdover State Senators . . May 5, 2020.
5. Web site: Legislators . . May 3, 2020.