Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.


Office
Candidate Name
Vote Total

% Vote


1924

Governor

A. McEachron
write-in

1932

Governor

John B. Hammond
1,415
0.14

Lt. Governor

Mary P. Denny
1,278
0.14

Secretary of State

R.F. Talmage
1,061
0.11

Auditor

J.K. Barnes
1,292
0.14

Treasurer

O.E. Brookhart
4,618
0.50

Attorney General

John F. Joseph
1,318
0.14

Secretary of Agriculture

William E.F. Randolph
1,137
0.12

Railroad Commissioner

Lucretia Mott
1,282
0.14

1934  

Governor

L.J.U. Smay
2,193
0.24

Lt. Governor

E.R. Mitchell
2,145
0.25

Secretary of State

Mary P. Denny
1,633
0.19

Auditor

J.A. Mitchell
1,854
0.23

Treasurer

A.U. Coates
1,659
0.20

Secretary of Agriculture

Samuel G. Hoeness
1,583
0.19

Attorney General

John F. Joseph
1,869
0.23

Rrd

William A. Mott
1,672
0.21

Supt. Public Instruction

Elizabeth M. Porter
write-in

1936

Senator

John B. Hammond
1,726
0.17
 
A.U. Coates
960
0.09

Governor

Ted Fitch
1,159
0.11

Lt. Governor

L.J.U. Smay
1,300
0.13

Secretary of State

E.E. Dudley
1,325
0.12

Auditor

Francis Gordon
1,049
0.10

Treasurer

A.G. Peterson
1,226
0.12

Secretary of Agriculture

G.W. Bauseman
939
0.09

Rrd

William A. Mott
1,101
0.11

Congr. Dist. 6

O.G. Colegrove
write-in

1938

Senator

C.W, Bauseman 820 0.10

Governor

J. Alvin Mitchell 1,108 0.13

Lt. Governor

W.M. Zimmerman 1,283 0.16

Secretary of State

E.E. Dudley 1,022 0.13

Auditor

J.E. Lombard 1,015 0.13

Treasurer

A.G. Peterson 1,219 0.16

Comptroller

Lou Foster 979 0.13
 
William Mott 974 0.13

Secretary of Agriculture

O.L. Mossman 1,013 0.13

Supt. Public Instruction

L.J.U. Smay 1,140 0.15

Congr. Dist. 6
   (Des Moines)

J.L. Tennant 137 0.15

State Senate 30
   (Des Moines)

Henry McCraven 126 0.30

State House, Des Moines

Mary McVey 131 0.37
Isabel Coates 143 0.29

1940:    

Governor

M.M. Heptonstall 1,289 0.11

Lt. Governor

Ward Hall 1,478 0.13

Secretary of State

H.E. Hollister 1,429 0.13

Auditor

George W. Swann 1,425 0.13

Treasurer

J. Alvin Mitchell 1,529 0.14

Secretary of Agriculture

William Mott 1,333 0.12

Secretary of Commerce

H.W. Reinecke 1,164 0.11

Congressional. District 6
  (northcentral)

D. Robinson 212 0.16

Polk County

   

   Auditor

A.G. Peterson
(no data)
 
   Treasurer
G.W. Bauseman
(no data)
 

   Clerk, District Court

W. F. Graham
(no data)
 

   Sheriff

W. H. Rasmussen
(no data)
 

   Recorder

P.W. Welch
(no data)
 

1942:      

Senator

M.M. Heptonstall 1,461 0.21

Governor

Ward Hall 1,483 0.21

Lt. Governor

J. Elliott Hollister 1,578 0.24

Secretary of State

H.W. Reinecke 1,584 0.24

Auditor

A.G. Peterson 1,718 0.27

Treasurer

George W. Swan 1,612 0.25

Commissioner of
   Agriculture

J. Alvin Mitchell 1,704 0.26

Attorney General

J.A. Merritt 1,681 0.26

Congressional Dist. 2
   (northwest)

W.C. Porter
(write-in)
 

Congressional Dist. 3
   (Waterloo)

H.N. Solliday
(write-in)
 

Congressional Dist. 4
   (south central)

S.R. Hickna
(write-in)
 

Congressional Dist. 5
   (Des Moines)

Mrs. A.U. Coates
(write-in)
 

Congressional Dist. 6
   (north central)

Lois Crawford
(write-in)
 

Congressional Dist. 7
   (southwest)

Fred Noble, Jr.
(write-in)
 

Congressional Dist. 8
   (northwest)

Peter Trucano 
(write-in)
 

1944:      

Senator

W.S. Bowden 2,751 0.27

Governor

Glen Williamson 2,815 0.28

Lt. Governor

George Ramsey 3,278 0.33

Secretary of State

Helen Ridgeway 2,996 0.31

Auditor

L.E. Gifford 2,902 0.30

Treasurer

Mrs. Mary Myers 3,069 0.32

Commissioner of
   Agriculture

Ward Hall 2,676 0.28

Secretary of Commerce

W.H. Rasmusson 2,847 0.30

1946:      

Governor   

E.P. Gabriel 
2,899
0.46

Lt. Governor

E.L. Tarr
2,902
0.49

Secretary of State   

George Ramsey
3,328
0.57

Auditor

R.T. Banks  
2,979
0.51

Treasurer  

J. Alvin Mitchell   
3,155
0.54

Comm. of Agriculture

Mart Sheaffer
2,973
0.51

Secretary of
   Commerce 

Richard Lowe
2,704
0.47

Supt. Public Instruction 

Lois Crawford
3,165
0.54

1948:      

Senator

Z. Everett Kellum
2,580
0.26

Governor

Marvin Galbreith
2,458
0.25

Lt. Governor

Lloyd Keller
3,548
0.38

Secretary of State

E.L. Tarr
2,929
0.32

Auditor

L.E. Gifford
3,122
0.34

Treasurer

J. Alvin Mitchell
3,177
0.34

Commissioner of
   Agriculture

Frank L. Ricker
2,519
0.28

Cong. Dist. 3 (Waterloo)

Paul Kindschi
443
0.33

Cong. Dist. 4
   (south central)

Benson B. Compton 
293
0.28

Cong. Dist. 5
   (Des Moines)

Richard DeCamp
362
0.31

Cong. Dist. 8
   (northwest) 

Roy V. Bishop
140
0.14

1950  

Senator

Z. Everett Kellum 3,273 0.38

Governor    

(unknown)      2,805 0.33

Lieutentant Governor

E.L. Tarr 2,960 0.37

Secretary of  State

Wade Dillavou 3,288 0.41

Auditor    

L.E. Gifford 3,272 0.41

Treasurer 

Reuben Lindskoog 3,128 0.41

Commission of
   Agriculture

Herbert Tunberg 3,190 0.4

Attorney General 

Fred G. Bale 2,476 0.3

Supt. Public Instruction  

R.T. Banks 3,173 0.4

Secretary of Commerce

Frank L. Ricker 2,805 0.36

Cong. Dist. 1
   (Davenport)

F.A. Oliver 299 0.26

Cong. Dist. 3
   (Waterloo)

Paul Kindchi 399 0.35

Cong. Dist. 4
   (south central)

Benson B. Compton 438 0.49

Cong. Dist. 5
   (Des Moines)

Richard DeCamp 318 0.32

Cong. Dist. 6
   (north central)

Roy C. Nelson 345 0.39

Cong. Dist. 7
   (southwest)

Ralph Young    202 0.23

Cong. Dist. 8
   (northwest)

Roy V. Bishop 163 0.18

1952

Governor

Z. Everett Kellum 2,775 0.23  

Lt. Governor

E.L. Tarr 2,120 0.18  

Secretary of State

Wade Dillavou 2,103 0.18  
Auditor
L. E. Gifford 2,114 0.18  

Treasurer

Wayne Lindskoog 1,971 0.17  

Sec. Agriculture

Lowell Parks 2,005 0.17  

Sec. Commerce

George Kasier 1,833 0.16  

Cong. Dist. 1
   (Davenport)

F.A. Oliver 377 0.22  

Cong. Dist. 2
   (Cedar Rapids)

Roy Corliss 90 0.05  

Cong. Dist. 3
   (Waterloo) 

Paul Kindschi 223 0.13  

Cong. Dist. 4
   (south central)

B.A. Compton 195 0.16  

Cong. Dist. 5
   (Des Moines)

Richard DeCamp 433 0.27  

Cong. Dist. 6
   (north central)

Roy C. Nelson 288 0.23  

Cong. Dist. 7
   (southwest)

Ralph Young 98 0.08  

Cong. Dist. 8
   (northwest)

Charles Warner 285 0.30  

1966

Senator

Verne Higens
2,081
0.24

Attorney General

George Murray
3,392
0.40

1968

Senator

Verne M. Higens
727
0.06

Governor

Harry Miller, Sr.
938
0.08

Lt. Governor

Frank C. Pearson
1,424
0.13

Secretary of State

Margaret Work
1,186
0.11

Auditor

M.J. Buchholz
1,376
0.13

Secretary of Agriculture

Cline Woods
1,155
0.11

Attorney General

George A. Murray
2,038
0.19