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(Top) 1 Republican primary 1.1 Candidates 1.2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2.1 Candidates 2.2 Results 3 General election 3.1 Results 4 See also 5 References

1948 United States Senate election in Iowa

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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

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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.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

John N. Calhoun, former State Senator from Keosauqua (1933–35) and National Guard Lieutenant Colonel in World War II^[1]
George A. Wilson, incumbent Senator since 1943

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Guy Gillette, former U.S. Senator (1936–45)
Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Results[edit]

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%

References[edit]

^ "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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