1966 Iowa Senate election

The 1966 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1966 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 32 of the state senate's 61 districts. At this time, the Iowa Senate still had several multi-member districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

1966 Iowa Senate election

November 8, 1966

32 out of 61 seats in the Iowa State Senate
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Andrew G. Frommelt Robert R. Rigler
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 30th 40th
Last election 34 25
Seats after 32 29
Seat change 2 4

Majority Leader before election

Andrew G. Frommelt
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Andrew G. Frommelt
Democratic

The Iowa Senate was expanded from 59 to 61 members and new district maps were drawn for the 1966 election. The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district.

The primary election on September 6, 1966, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8, 1966 general election ballot.

Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa state Senate with 34 seats to Republicans' 25 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 6 Senate seats.

Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1966 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 32 seats and Republicans having 29 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans and net loss of 2 seats for Democrats).

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