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1948 United States Senate election in Iowa





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The 1948 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator George A. Wilson ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic former Senator Guy Gillette.

1948 United States Senate election in Iowa
← 1942 November 2, 1948 1954 →
 
Nominee Guy Gillette George A. Wilson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 578,226 415,778
Percentage 57.80% 41.56%

County results
Gillette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Wilson:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

George A. Wilson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Guy Gillette
Democratic

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1948 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George A. Wilson (incumbent) 185,215 68.44%
Republican John N. Calhoun 85,402 31.56%
Total votes 270,617 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Guy Gillette 51,576 79.04%
Democratic Ernest Seemann 13,680 20.96%
Total votes 65,256 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1948 U.S. Senate election in Iowa[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Guy Gillette 578,226 57.80%  16.10
Republican George A. Wilson (incumbent) 415,778 41.56%  16.32
Progressive Seymour Pitcher 3,387 0.34% N/A
Prohibition Z. Everett Kellum 2,580 0.26%  0.05
Socialist Hugo Bockewitz 441 0.04% N/A
Total votes 1,000,412 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Senator John N. Calhoun". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  • ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  • ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - D Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  • ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  • ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1949). "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • ^ Leip, David. "1948 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

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