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1938 Iowa U.S. Senate Election

Iowa · 5 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1938 Iowa U.S. Senate Election?

Guy M. Gilette won the 1938 Iowa U.S. Senate Election. Guy M. Gilette received 413,788 popular votes (49.74%). The main challenger was Lester J. Dickinson (49.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Gilette and Dickinson

Gilette +0.3 pts · won by 2,805 votes
Guy M. GiletteDemocraticWINNER49.74%
413,788 votes
Lester J. DickinsonRepublican49.41%
410,983 votes
George F. BureshFarmer-Labor0.57%
4,723 votes
Raymond E. HankeProgressive0.18%
1,525 votes
G. W. BausemanProhibition0.1%
820 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.