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1948 Iowa U.S. Senate Election

Iowa · 5 candidates · See every 1948 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1948 Iowa U.S. Senate Election?

Guy M. Gilette won the 1948 Iowa U.S. Senate Election. Guy M. Gilette received 578,226 popular votes (57.8%). The main challenger was George A. Wilson (41.56%).

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

Gilette +16.2 pts · won by 162,448 votes
Guy M. GiletteDemocraticWINNER57.8%
578,226 votes
George A. WilsonRepublican41.56%
415,778 votes
Seymour PitcherProgressive0.34%
3,387 votes
Z. Everett KellumProhibition0.26%
2,580 votes
Hugo BockewitzSocialist0.04%
441 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.