Election 1918 Results
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1918 US Senate election in Iowa
William S. Kenyon (Republican) beat Charles R. Keyes (Democrat) in Iowa in 1918, 65.4% to 34.6%, a margin of 30.8 points and 108,434 votes.
Republicans led in 96 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Polk, cast 9,848 votes and went to the Republican by 44.2 points. The closest was Davis, where 100 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| William S. Kenyon won | Republican | 230,264 | 65.4% |
| Charles R. Keyes | Democratic | 121,830 | 34.6% |
| Total | 352,094 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 2,749 27.9% | 7,099 72.1% | 9,848 | R+44.2 | |
| Linn | 3,293 34.3% | 6,295 65.7% | 9,588 | R+31.3 | |
| Scott | 3,117 33.3% | 6,233 66.7% | 9,350 | R+33.3 | |
| Woodbury | 3,168 36.6% | 5,490 63.4% | 8,658 | R+26.8 | |
| Pottawattamie | 3,516 41.7% | 4,915 58.3% | 8,431 | R+16.6 | |
| Dubuque | 3,972 52.8% | 3,546 47.2% | 7,518 | D+5.7 | |
| Clinton | 2,318 34.1% | 4,472 65.9% | 6,790 | R+31.7 | |
| Black Hawk | 1,882 28.8% | 4,661 71.2% | 6,543 | R+42.5 | |
| Wapello | 2,393 37.6% | 3,977 62.4% | 6,370 | R+24.9 | |
| Lee | 2,548 43.0% | 3,375 57.0% | 5,923 | R+14.0 | |
| Des Moines | 2,575 48.9% | 2,695 51.1% | 5,270 | R+2.3 | |
| Johnson | 2,599 53.0% | 2,309 47.0% | 4,908 | D+5.9 | |
| Muscatine | 1,447 29.6% | 3,440 70.4% | 4,887 | R+40.8 | |
| Jasper | 1,823 38.5% | 2,908 61.5% | 4,731 | R+22.9 | |
| Marshall | 1,201 25.4% | 3,526 74.6% | 4,727 | R+49.2 | |
| Fayette | 1,422 31.8% | 3,043 68.2% | 4,465 | R+36.3 | |
| Appanoose | 1,592 35.7% | 2,864 64.3% | 4,456 | R+28.5 | |
| Tama | 1,986 45.8% | 2,352 54.2% | 4,338 | R+8.4 | |
| Webster | 975 22.7% | 3,317 77.3% | 4,292 | R+54.6 | |
| Marion | 1,990 46.5% | 2,289 53.5% | 4,279 | R+7.0 | |
| Harrison | 1,722 41.6% | 2,419 58.4% | 4,141 | R+16.8 | |
| Monroe | 1,517 38.1% | 2,463 61.9% | 3,980 | R+23.8 | |
| Mahaska | 1,358 34.9% | 2,536 65.1% | 3,894 | R+30.3 | |
| Clayton | 1,489 38.8% | 2,350 61.2% | 3,839 | R+22.4 | |
| Winneshiek | 1,311 34.3% | 2,515 65.7% | 3,826 | R+31.5 | |
| Washington | 1,364 35.8% | 2,446 64.2% | 3,810 | R+28.4 | |
| Keokuk | 1,471 39.0% | 2,296 61.0% | 3,767 | R+21.9 | |
| Cerro Gordo | 994 26.6% | 2,741 73.4% | 3,735 | R+46.8 | |
| Benton | 1,486 40.6% | 2,176 59.4% | 3,662 | R+18.8 | |
| Buchanan | 1,145 31.4% | 2,497 68.6% | 3,642 | R+37.1 | |
| Kossuth | 1,224 34.0% | 2,371 66.0% | 3,595 | R+31.9 | |
| Jones | 1,412 39.9% | 2,125 60.1% | 3,537 | R+20.2 | |
| Story | 702 20.0% | 2,806 80.0% | 3,508 | R+60.0 | |
| Poweshiek | 1,015 29.1% | 2,476 70.9% | 3,491 | R+41.9 | |
| Jackson | 1,422 40.9% | 2,053 59.1% | 3,475 | R+18.2 | |
| Crawford | 1,609 46.4% | 1,860 53.6% | 3,469 | R+7.2 | |
| Plymouth | 1,376 40.1% | 2,053 59.9% | 3,429 | R+19.7 | |
| Allamakee | 1,234 36.5% | 2,145 63.5% | 3,379 | R+27.0 | |
| Page | 866 25.8% | 2,491 74.2% | 3,357 | R+48.4 | |
| Decatur | 1,424 42.7% | 1,913 57.3% | 3,337 | R+14.7 | |
| Cedar | 1,104 33.3% | 2,210 66.7% | 3,314 | R+33.4 | |
| Carroll | 1,786 54.3% | 1,506 45.7% | 3,292 | D+8.5 | |
| Wayne | 1,334 41.2% | 1,907 58.8% | 3,241 | R+17.7 | |
| Sioux | 1,014 31.6% | 2,192 68.4% | 3,206 | R+36.7 | |
| Union | 1,156 36.6% | 2,002 63.4% | 3,158 | R+26.8 | |
| Henry | 1,048 33.3% | 2,100 66.7% | 3,148 | R+33.4 | |
| Shelby | 1,466 47.3% | 1,631 52.7% | 3,097 | R+5.3 | |
| Dallas | 875 28.7% | 2,179 71.3% | 3,054 | R+42.7 | |
| Boone | 827 27.3% | 2,200 72.7% | 3,027 | R+45.4 | |
| Guthrie | 919 30.5% | 2,092 69.5% | 3,011 | R+39.0 | |
| Jefferson | 1,028 34.1% | 1,983 65.9% | 3,011 | R+31.7 | |
| Warren | 958 32.5% | 1,993 67.5% | 2,951 | R+35.1 | |
| Van Buren | 1,029 34.9% | 1,917 65.1% | 2,946 | R+30.1 | |
| Monona | 1,095 37.4% | 1,832 62.6% | 2,927 | R+25.2 | |
| O'Brien | 1,014 35.0% | 1,881 65.0% | 2,895 | R+29.9 | |
| Hardin | 572 19.8% | 2,319 80.2% | 2,891 | R+60.4 | |
| Fremont | 1,327 46.5% | 1,526 53.5% | 2,853 | R+7.0 | |
| Cass | 831 29.2% | 2,019 70.8% | 2,850 | R+41.7 | |
| Iowa | 1,128 39.9% | 1,698 60.1% | 2,826 | R+20.2 | |
| Chickasaw | 1,197 42.9% | 1,594 57.1% | 2,791 | R+14.2 | |
| Davis | 1,345 48.2% | 1,445 51.8% | 2,790 | R+3.6 | |
| Bremer | 1,215 43.7% | 1,568 56.3% | 2,783 | R+12.7 | |
| Montgomery | 757 27.4% | 2,004 72.6% | 2,761 | R+45.2 | |
| Hamilton | 513 18.6% | 2,242 81.4% | 2,755 | R+62.8 | |
| Delaware | 715 26.3% | 2,002 73.7% | 2,717 | R+47.4 | |
| Floyd | 563 20.9% | 2,128 79.1% | 2,691 | R+58.2 | |
| Wright | 490 18.5% | 2,154 81.5% | 2,644 | R+62.9 | |
| Pocahontas | 908 35.2% | 1,668 64.8% | 2,576 | R+29.5 | |
| Buena Vista | 634 24.7% | 1,936 75.3% | 2,570 | R+50.7 | |
| Grundy | 754 29.4% | 1,814 70.6% | 2,568 | R+41.3 | |
| Taylor | 782 30.9% | 1,752 69.1% | 2,534 | R+38.3 | |
| Madison | 797 31.6% | 1,728 68.4% | 2,525 | R+36.9 | |
| Ringgold | 727 29.9% | 1,705 70.1% | 2,432 | R+40.2 | |
| Calhoun | 634 26.3% | 1,777 73.7% | 2,411 | R+47.4 | |
| Butler | 512 21.2% | 1,898 78.8% | 2,410 | R+57.5 | |
| Sac | 660 27.4% | 1,745 72.6% | 2,405 | R+45.1 | |
| Lucas | 773 32.4% | 1,614 67.6% | 2,387 | R+35.2 | |
| Mills | 905 38.0% | 1,476 62.0% | 2,381 | R+24.0 | |
| Howard | 983 42.2% | 1,344 57.8% | 2,327 | R+15.5 | |
| Cherokee | 689 30.0% | 1,609 70.0% | 2,298 | R+40.0 | |
| Hancock | 559 25.1% | 1,667 74.9% | 2,226 | R+49.8 | |
| Franklin | 375 16.9% | 1,839 83.1% | 2,214 | R+66.1 | |
| Adair | 733 33.8% | 1,434 66.2% | 2,167 | R+32.3 | |
| Greene | 583 27.0% | 1,580 73.0% | 2,163 | R+46.1 | |
| Audubon | 832 38.7% | 1,318 61.3% | 2,150 | R+22.6 | |
| Clarke | 722 34.3% | 1,383 65.7% | 2,105 | R+31.4 | |
| Adams | 761 36.6% | 1,318 63.4% | 2,079 | R+26.8 | |
| Ida | 774 38.7% | 1,226 61.3% | 2,000 | R+22.6 | |
| Clay | 496 25.1% | 1,484 74.9% | 1,980 | R+49.9 | |
| Louisa | 458 23.7% | 1,475 76.3% | 1,933 | R+52.6 | |
| Lyon | 674 35.4% | 1,231 64.6% | 1,905 | R+29.2 | |
| Mitchell | 436 23.8% | 1,399 76.2% | 1,835 | R+52.5 | |
| Palo Alto | 680 37.2% | 1,149 62.8% | 1,829 | R+25.6 | |
| Winnebago | 312 17.4% | 1,483 82.6% | 1,795 | R+65.2 | |
| Humboldt | 377 21.1% | 1,406 78.9% | 1,783 | R+57.7 | |
| Worth | 278 16.5% | 1,410 83.5% | 1,688 | R+67.1 | |
| Emmet | 379 23.1% | 1,261 76.9% | 1,640 | R+53.8 | |
| Dickinson | 431 26.7% | 1,183 73.3% | 1,614 | R+46.6 | |
| Osceola | 686 42.7% | 919 57.3% | 1,605 | R+14.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1918; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Iowa Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chuck Grassley (R) | R+12.2 |
| 2020 | Joni Ernst (R) | R+6.6 |
| 2016 | Chuck Grassley (R) | R+24.4 |
| 2014 | Joni Ernst (R) | R+8.3 |
| 2010 | Chuck Grassley (R) | R+31.0 |
| 2008 | Tom Harkin (D) | D+25.4 |
| 2004 | Charles E. Grassley (R) | R+42.3 |
| 2002 | Tom Harkin (D) | D+10.4 |
| 1998 | Charles E. Grassley (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1996 | Tom Harkin (D) | D+5.1 |
| 1992 | Chuck Grassley (R) | R+42.4 |
| 1990 | Tom Harkin (D) | D+9.1 |
| 1986 | Charles E. Grassley (R) | R+32.5 |
| 1984 | Tom Harkin (D) | D+11.8 |
| 1980 | Charles E. Grassley (R) | R+7.9 |
| 1978 | Roger W. Jepsen (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1974 | John C. Culver (D) | D+4.8 |
| 1972 | Dick Clark (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1968 | Harold E. Hughes (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1966 | Jack Miller (R) | R+23.1 |
| 1962 | Bourke Hickenlooper (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1960 | Jack Miller (R) | R+3.8 |
| 1956 | Bourke Hickenlooper (R) | R+7.8 |
| 1954 | Thomas E. Martin (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1950 | Bourke Hickenlooper (R) | R+10.1 |
| 1948 | Guy M. Gillette (D) | D+16.2 |
| 1944 | Bourke Hickenlooper (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1942 | George A. Wilson (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1938 | Guy M. Gillette (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1936 | Clyde L. Herring (D) | D+3.4 |
| 1932 | Richard L. Murphy (D) | D+13.9 |
| 1930 | Lester Dickinson (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1926 | Smith W. Brookhart (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1924 | Smith W. Brookhart (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1920 | Albert B. Cummins (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1918 | William S. Kenyon (R) | R+30.8 |
| 1914 | Albert B. Cummins (R) | R+9.0 |