1944 United States Senate election in Iowa
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The 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy M. Gillette ran for a second full term in office but was defeated by Republican Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper.
Primary elections were held on June 5.
Gillette would be elected to Iowa's other Senate seat four years later and the two men would serve together as colleagues from 1949 to 1955.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936
- Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Guy M. Gillette (incumbent) | 36,923 | 82.93% | |
| Democratic | Ernest J. Seemann | 7,598 | 17.07% | |
| Total votes | 44,521 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Governor of Iowa (Republican)
- W.S. Bowden (Prohibition)
- Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936 (Democratic)
- C.W. Drescher (Socialist}
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | 523,963 | 51.28% |  1.87
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| Democratic | Guy M. Gillette (incumbent) | 494,229 | 48.37% |  1.37
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| Prohibition | W.S. Bowden | 2,751 | 0.27% | 0.17
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| Socialist | C.W. Drescher | 744 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,021,687 | 100.00% | |||
See also
References
- ^ Iowa State Register, 1945–46. p. 263–64.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1945). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Leip, David. "1944 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved 20 May 2022.