1950 United States Senate election in Iowa
Nominee
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Albert J. Loveland
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
470,613
383,766
Percentage
54.82%
44.70%
Hickenlooper : 50–60% 60–70% Loveland : 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Republican
The 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Undersecertary of Agriculture Albert J. Loveland .
Primary elections were held on June 5. Senator Hickenlooper faced nominal opposition for re-nomination in the Republican primary, while Loveland won a plurality over a five-man Democratic field including former Governor Nelson G. Kraschel and former U.S. Representative Otha Wearin .
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Bourke B. Hickenlooper , incumbent Senator since 1945
Harry B. Thompson
Earl F. Wisdom
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Nelson G. Kraschel , former Governor of Iowa (1937–39)
Albert J. Loveland , U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture
Alvin P. Meyer
Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate
W.M. Shaw, candidate for U.S. House in 1938
Otha Wearin , former U.S. Representative from Glenwood (1933–39)
Results [ ]
After losing the primary, Seemann entered the general election as a States' Rights candidate.
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Bourke B. Hickenlooper , incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
Z. Everett Kellum (Prohibition)
Albert J. Loveland , United States Undersecretary of Agriculture (Democratic)
Leslie O. Ludwig (Socialist Labor)
Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate (States' Rights)
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1950 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
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