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1938 United States Senate election in Iowa

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1938 United States Senate election in Iowa
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The 1938 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy M. Gillette, who won a special election to complete the unexpired term of Richard Louis Murphy, won a full term in office by defeating Republican former Senator Lester J. Dickinson. Gillette and Dickinson had briefly served together in the final months of 1936.

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Primary elections were held on June 6. Gillette overcame a primary challenge from U.S. Representative Otha Wearin, who was personally recruited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt given Gillette's opposition to New Deal programs.[1] Dickinson defeated Representative Lloyd Thurston for the Republican nomination.

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Republican primary

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General election

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  • G.W. Bauseman (Prohibition)
  • George F. Buresh (Farmer-Labor)
  • Lester J. Dickinson, former U.S. Senator (1931–37) (Republican)
  • Guy M. Gillette, incumbent Senator since 1936 (Democratic)
  • Raymond E. Hanke (Progressive)

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