Iowa's 7th congressional district

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The 7th Iowan Congressional District was eliminated after the 1970 election, leaving Iowa with six congressional districts. The state has since been reduced to five congressional districts.

Contents 1 Redistricting 2 Election History 3 See also 4 Notes

[edit] Redistricting

The 7th District was reformed for the 1932 election and Iowa dropped its 10th and 11th districts. Cassius C. Dowell ran for and won the 6th Congressional District, while Otha D. Wearin took over the 7th Congressional District.

[edit] Election History

Year [1]	Party Affiliation	Winner	Number of Votes	Party Affiliation	Loser	Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
1920	Republican	Cassius C. Dowell	41,644	Socialist	Charles Gay	1,272	97% - 3%
1922	Republican	Cassius C. Dowell	34,012	Democrat	Winfred E. Robb	19,987	62% - 36%
1924	Republican	Cassius C. Dowell	66,550	Democrat	William M. Wade	18,454	78% - 22%
1926	Republican	Cassius C. Dowell	34,159	Democrat	William M. Wade	10,255	77% - 23%
1928	Republican	Cassius C. Dowell	72,404	N/A	N/A	0	100% - 0%
1930	Republican	Cassius C. Dowell	36,715	Democrat	Carl Evans	11,372	76% - 24%
1932	Democrat	Otha D. Wearin	57,803	Republican	Charles E. Swanson	44,925	56% - 43%
1934	Democrat	Otha D. Wearin	51,395	Republican	Charles E. Swanson	47,508	52% - 48%
1936	Democrat	Otha D. Wearin	61,398	Republican	Henry K. Peterson	59,834	50% - 49%
1938	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	54,922	Democrat	Roger F. Warin	37,992	59% - 41%
1940	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	71,633	Democrat	Ernest M. Miller	50,644	59% - 41%
1942	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	49,086	Democrat	Jess Alton	27,409	64% - 36%
1944	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	66,905	Democrat	Albert McGinn	41,802	62% - 38%
1946	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	40,152	Democrat	Philip A. Allen	23,567	63% - 37%
1948	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	59,173	Democrat	W. A. Byers	44,857	57% - 43%
1950	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	55,291	Democrat	James A. Hart	33,617	62% - 38%
1952	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	82,462	Democrat	Thomas J. Keleher	39,999	67% - 33%
1954	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	51,022	Democrat	Elmer G. Carlson	33,492	60% - 40%
1956	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	64,967	Democrat	John L. Jensen	52,389	55% - 45%
1958	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	41,053	Democrat	Ellsworth O. Hayes	38,660	52% - 48%
1960	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	66,037	Democrat	Duane Orton	52,214	56% - 44%
1962	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	56,341	Democrat	Ed Peters	44,171	56% - 44%
1964	Democrat	John R. Hansen	78,243	Republican	Ben F. Jensen	67,942	54% - 46%
1966	Republican	William J. Scherle	64,217	Democrat	John R. Hansen	44,529	59% - 41%
1968	Republican	William J. Scherle	64,217	Democrat	Richard C. Oshlo	44,529	48% - 33%
1970	Republican	William J. Scherle	53,084	Democrat	Lou Galetich	31,552	63% - 37%

[edit] See also

• List of United States Representatives from Iowa

[edit] Notes

v • d • e Iowa's congressional districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The At-large and 6th - 11th districts are obsolete. See also: Iowa's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps