1974 Iowa Senate election

The 1974 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1974 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 26 of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts and a special election in district 10. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for regularly-scheduled election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1974 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

1974 Iowa Senate election
November 5, 1974
26 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James Schaben Clifton C. Lamborn
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 27th 12th
Last election 22 28
Seats before 22 28
Seats after 26 24
Seat change 4 4
Majority Leader before election

Clifton C. Lamborn
Republican

 Elected Majority Leader

George Kinley
Democratic

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The primary election on June 4, 1974 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1974 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.[1] General election results can be obtained here.[2]

Following the previous election in 1972, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats.

To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 4 Senate seats.

Democrats flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1974 general election, with Democrats claiming 26 seats and Republicans falling to 24 seats after the election (a net gain of 4 seats for the Democrats).

Summary of Results
  • NOTE: 24 of the even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1974 so they are not listed here (district 10 had a special election).
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Lucas DeKoster Rep Lucas DeKoster Republican
3rd Warren E. Curtis Rep Warren E. Curtis Republican
5th Ray Taylor Rep Ray Taylor Republican
7th Ralph Farnham McCartney Rep Milo Merritt Democratic
9th Dale L. Tieden Rep Dale L. Tieden Republican
10th[lower-alpha 1] Mike Blouin Dem Robert M. "Bob" Carr Democratic
11th Gene Kennedy Dem Richard John Norpel Democratic
13th Tom Riley Rep James M. Redmond Democratic
15th Ralph Wilson Potter Rep Steve Sovern Democratic
17th Barton L. Schwieger Rep Fred Nolting Democratic
19th Clifford Earl Burroughs Rep Clifford Earl Burroughs Republican
21st John S. Murray Rep John S. Murray Republican
23rd C. Joseph Coleman Dem C. Joseph Coleman Democratic
25th E. Kevin Kelly Rep E. Kevin Kelly Republican
27th James Schaben Dem Louis P. Culver Democratic
29th Norman Rodgers Dem Norman Rodgers Democratic
31st Earl Willits Dem Earl Willits Democratic
33rd George F. Milligan Rep Philip B. Hill Republican
35th Eugene Marshall Hill Dem Eugene Marshall Hill Democratic
37th Minnette Doderer Dem Minnette Doderer Democratic
39th Roger John Shaff Rep Roger John Shaff Republican
41st Bill Gluba Dem Bill Gluba Democratic
43rd Lowell Junkins Dem Lowell Junkins Democratic
45th Gene W. Glenn Dem Gene W. Glenn Democratic
47th Richard Ramsey Rep Richard Ramsey Republican
49th Calvin Hultman Rep Calvin Hultman Republican

Source:[3]

Detailed Results
  • Reminder: All odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for regularly-scheduled election in 1974 as well as a special election in the 10th district. All other even-numbered districts did not have elections in 1974.

District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 45 • 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).

District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lucas DeKoster (incumbent) 3,272 51.4
Republican Harold E. Vermeer 3,095 48.6
Total votes 6,367 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lucas DeKoster (incumbent) 12,800 67.4
Democratic Harry Gerrit Kobes 6,196 32.6
Total votes 18,996 100.0
Republican hold

District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren E. Curtis (incumbent) 9,540 50.7
Democratic Jack Clark 9,277 49.3
Total votes 18,817 100.0
Republican hold

District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Taylor (incumbent) 9,060 52.3
Democratic Henry J. Stoffer 8,272 47.7
Total votes 17,332 100.0
Republican hold

District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Milo Merritt 10,038 53.6
Republican Orlo G. Natvig 8,705 46.4
Total votes 18,743 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mathew Karpan 1,165 52.5
Democratic James L. Eno 1,055 47.5
Total votes 2,220 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale L. Tieden (incumbent) 10,884 63.6
Democratic Mathew Karpan 6,240 36.4
Total votes 17,124 100.0
Republican hold

District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 Special Election, November 5, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert M. Carr 6,273 59.5
Republican James L. Esmoil 4,270 40.5
Total votes 10,543 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. Norpel, Sr. 8,790 54.7
Republican Stephen W. Bisenius 7,276 45.3
Total votes 16,066 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Republican Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ivor W. Stanley 1,376 59.3
Republican Norris C. Dobbin 944 40.7
Total votes 2,320 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Michael Redmond 10,441 57.2
Republican Ivor W. Stanley 7,820 42.8
Total votes 18,261 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Sovern 9,931 56.9
Republican Ralph W. Potter (incumbent) 7,518 43.1
Total votes 17,449 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Nolting 9,620 54.9
Republican Myrna Green 7,887 45.1
Total votes 17,507 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clifford E. Burroughs (incumbent) 10,392 57.0
Democratic Donald D. Clark 7,838 43.0
Total votes 18,230 100.0
Republican hold

District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John S. Murray (incumbent) 11,539 57.5
Democratic Tom Richards 8,514 42.5
Total votes 20,053 100.0
Republican hold

District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Joseph Coleman (incumbent) 10,560 100.0
Total votes 10,560 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. Kevin Kelly (incumbent) 1,171 62.8
Republican Edgar J. Koch 693 37.2
Total votes 1,864 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. Kevin Kelly (incumbent) 9,305 52.1
Democratic E. Phil Vondrak 8,540 47.9
Total votes 17,845 100.0
Republican hold

District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis P. Culver 2,466 62.5
Democratic James T. Craford 1,480 37.5
Total votes 3,946 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis P. Culver 9,545 51.0
Republican Jewell O. Waugh 9,156 49.0
Total votes 18,701 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Rodgers (incumbent) 10,866 52.1
Republican Diane Glass 10,003 47.9
Total votes 20,869 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Willits (incumbent) 9,705 62.4
Republican Joseph B. Flatt 5,850 37.6
Total votes 15,555 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 Republican Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Philip B. Hill 2,724 77.8
Republican Russel De Jong 777 22.2
Total votes 3,501 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Philip B. Hill 11,556 58.3
Democratic William E. Shay 8,268 41.7
Total votes 19,824 100.0
Republican hold

District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 Republican Primary Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Margaret Bovenkamp 1,160 50.1
Republican Les Turner 1,154 49.9
Total votes 2,314 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene M. Hill (incumbent) 10,897 60.2
Republican Margaret Bovenkamp 7,196 39.8
Total votes 18,093 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Minnette Doderer (incumbent) 11,866 67.7
Republican Glen Leon Jackson 5,663 32.3
Total votes 17,529 100.0
Democratic hold

District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger J. Shaff 8,954 55.2
Democratic John James Hunter 7,255 44.8
Total votes 16,209 100.0
Republican hold

District 41
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William E. "Bill" Gluba (incumbent) 8,770 69.5
Republican Cheryl Rigdon 3,850 30.5
Total votes 12,620 100.0
Democratic hold

District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lowell Junkins (incumbent) 10,320 62.4
Republican Will Davis 6,227 37.6
Total votes 16,547 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gene W. Glenn (incumbent) 11,723 100.0
Total votes 11,723 100.0
Democratic hold

District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Ramsey (incumbent) 11,514 55.2
Democratic James W. Davis 9,356 44.8
Total votes 20,870 100.0
Republican hold

District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Calvin Hultman (incumbent) 10,829 63.2
Democratic Ambrose Doyle 6,295 36.8
Total votes 17,124 100.0
Republican hold
  1. Special election.

See also

References
  1. "Primary Election 1974 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. "General Election 1974 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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