1952 Iowa Senate election

Leo Elthon Republican Ralph Zastrow Republican The 1952 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1952 United States elections.

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1952 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 2, 1952, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1952 general election ballot.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 17 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1952 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 46 seats and Democrats having 4 seats (a net gain of 5 seats for Republicans).