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1936 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

Iowa · 3 candidates · See every 1936 U.S. House race

Who won the 1936 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Lloyd Thurston won the 1936 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Lloyd Thurston received 63,802 popular votes (51.54%). The main challenger was Kenneth F Baldridge (47.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Thurston and Baldridge

Thurston +3.9 pts · won by 4,831 votes
Lloyd ThurstonRepublicanWINNER51.54%
63,802 votes
Kenneth F BaldridgeDemocratic47.64%
58,971 votes
Andy SwansonDemocratic0.83%
1,023 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.