The 1930 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1930 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1930 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assemblyhere.
The primary election on June 2, 1930, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1930 general election ballot.[1][2]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 48 seats to Democrats' 2 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.[a]
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1930 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 44 seats and Democrats having 6 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
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).[4]
^It was impossible for Democrats to flip control of the Iowa state Senate in the 1930 election given that only 21 seats were up for election and 24 flips were needed for Democrats to take control.
^ abcCoykendall won the 1930 general election in district 7 as a Democrat, but would switch parties to Republican once being sworn into the Iowa General Assembly.
^ abDespite coming in third in the Republican Primary, Leo would run in the general election as an Independent.
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