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1948-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Iowa (Class 2)


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Vote Margin %
Total Votes
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County Turnout Guy Gillette
(D)
George Wilson*
(R)
Seymour Pitcher
(Progressive)
Everett Kellum
(Prohibition)
Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 59% 578,22657.8% 415,77841.6% 3,3870.3% 2,5800.3% 4410.0% 162,448 1,000,412
Total R vote: 415,778 (41.6%)      Total D vote: 578,226 (57.8%)      Total Other vote: 6,408 (0.6%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: Hugo Bockewitz (Socialist), 441 votes


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   George Wilson* 185,215 68.4%
2   John Calhoun 85,402 31.6%
TOTAL VOTES 270,617  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Guy Gillette 51,576 79.0%
2   Ernest Seemann 13,680 21.0%
TOTAL VOTES 65,256