| Election Name: | 1968 Iowa Senate election |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Iowa (variant).svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Iowa Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1970 Iowa Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
| Seats For Election: | 33 out of 61 seats in the Iowa State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
| Leader1: | Robert R. Rigler |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 40th |
| Last Election1: | 29 |
| Seat Change1: | 16 |
| Seats After1: | 45 |
| Leader2: | Andrew G. Frommelt |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 30th |
| Last Election2: | 32 |
| Seat Change2: | 16 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Andrew G. Frommelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | David M. Stanley |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1968 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1968 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 33 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.
A statewide map of the 61 state Senate districts in the year 1968 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The primary election on September 3, 1968 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1968 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]
Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 32 seats to Republicans' 29 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats.
Republicans flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1968 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 45 seats and Democrats having 16 seats (a net gain of 16 seats for Republicans).
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