Four Incumbents Fallen in Iowa GOP Primary Votes
In Des Moines the Republican and Democratic nominees for 25 of 50 Iowa senate seats and all 108 house seats were chosen in the primary. Winners advance to the November 6 general election for the 1963 legislature with notable upsets across several counties and districts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House of Representatives
Boone
Neal Smith
Egenes
Smith
Patton Turnis Win Contests in Delaware County
James E. Patton incumbent won the Republican nomination for state representative from Delaware county in Monday's primary defeating Walter Wallace 1065 to 735. Dale Patton won the Republican supervisor nomination for the 1963 term 1067 to 750 over Ed Brockmeyer. Charles Schwartz won the 1964 term 1005 to 778 over Loren Barr. Clarence L. Turnis won the Democratic nomination for state representative 415 to 176 over E. J. Reid. Al Schniders won the 1963 supervisor nomination 321 to 266 over Howard DeShaw.
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Gazette
Manchester
James E. Patton
Delaware County
Walter Wallace
Delhi
Dale Patton
Ed Brockmeyer
Charles Schwartz
Loren Barr
Clarence L. Turnis
Hopkinton
E. J. Reid
Turnis
Reid
al Schnieders
Howard DeShaw
Clayton county ballots send several contests to conventions
In Clayton county the top vote getter failed to reach 35 percent, triggering convention-led outcomes. Democratic supervisor race saw James Connell lead with 468 votes, followed by Erickson 377, Keleher 398, Sprague 211. Republican Meisner topped with 594, Thein 543, Ulbrich 389. Ed Vorwald won the Democratic nomination for 1964. Edith Schrunk’s 465 write ins fell short of nominating her. OELWEIN car crash injures Mrs. Duane Meyerhoff near highway 3 west of town. hospitalized.
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Elkader
Clayton County
James Connell
Charles ‘Erickson
Elgin
Leo Keleher
Herbert Sprague
Edgewood
Harold H. Meisner
Delores W. Thein
Carl J. Ulbrich
Guttenberg
Woman Nominated for Congress Race in Iowa
Sonja Egenes 31, educator from Story City, tops Fifth district GOP primary with 12 771 votes over Al Cloud 4 536 and others. In Seventh district Edward J. Peters Jr won the Democratic nomination. Rep. Merwin Coad did not seek reelection. Peters later resigned as aide after Coad's divorce.
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Sonja Egenes
Story City
Congress
Egenes
Iowa State
Iowa
G.O.P
Edward J. Peters, Jr
Denison
Coad
Fred Watson
Bagley Farmer
Ben F. Jensen
Nominate Fay Goodell In Fayette Balloting
Republican balloting in Fayette County chose Raymond Goodell Oelwein for the 1963 term over Herbert A. Cline 1627 to 1125 and John D. Fay Fayette for the 1964 term defeating William H. Keig 1097 to 726. In the Third district Robert Swehla Westfield led with 971 votes across 355 precincts.
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West Union
Fayette County
Raymond Goodell
Oelwein
John D. Fay
Fayette
Goodell
Herbert A. Cline
Fay
William H. Keig
Westfield Township
Robert Swehla
Westfield
Township
Simenson Strand Are Nominated for Winneshiek Sheriff and County Offices
Republicans nominate incumbent Eugene Simenson for Winneshiek County sheriff after winning 1,509 votes to defeat Clifford Kroshus and Gary Finholt. County Attorney Paul Strand led Republicans with 1,217 votes over Joe Melans. Democrats nominate Leonard Dvorak and Truman Tollefsrud for supervisor races. Dvorak won district 3 with 126 votes over Julius Jacobson and Tollefsrud won district 4 with 62 votes over George Harms.
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Hecorah
Republicans
Eugene Simonson
Winneshiek
Clifford Kroshus
Gary Finholt
Paul Strand
Joe Melans
Leonard Dvorak
Truman Tollefsrud
Dvorak
Julius Jacobson
Tollefsrud
George Harms
Wright Wins Benton Primary for State Representative Seat
In Monday’s primary ballot Fred L. Wright of Vinton defeated incumbent attorney David E. Weichman of Newhall for state representative. Wright 818 votes to 776, assured no Democratic opposition in November, and the Benton County race was the only county level contest.
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Henry County
Charles Strothman
New London
G.O.P
John Rockwell
Pleasant
Washburn Steele
Cherokee
George Rapson
Cherokee County
Fred Wright
Vinton
David Weichman
Newhall
Benton G
John Campbell
Oskaloosa
Bass van Gilst
Marshall F. Camp
Creston
T. K. Ford
Burlington
Thomas Conner
Glidden
Black Hawk County
Henry Cutler
Waterloo
William Wilson
Cedar Falls
Gazette Inton
Fred L. Wright
David E. Weichman
Wright
Weichman
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Benton County
Monticello Man Wins State Nomination in Jones County
Roy A. Miller of Monticello led the Republican primary with 1 012 votes to win the state representative nomination in Jones county over William Reade of Oswold 588. In Supervisor district No 5 Louie Hanken defeated Rolland Soper 46 to 250. Democratic results show three Miller led races in districts No 1 No 4 and No 5 with Peet Benischek Holmes and Sievers defeating their opponents.
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Scott County
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Frank C. Clark
Dubuque County
Alfred P. Breitbach, Jr
Farley
John L. Duffy
Dubuque
John L. Mowry
William Hill
Marshall County
Gazette
Anamosa
Roy A. Miller
Monticello
William Reade
Oswolw
Jones County
Louie Hanken
Rolland Soper
Miller
Supervisor
James Peet
Roy Rodman
Grover Benischek
Harold Becker
John Holmes
John Grant
John Sievers
Parker Wins in Buchanan County Republican Nomination
Kenneth Parker of Lamont defeats A J Murphy of Winthrop for the Republican nomination for state representative from Buchanan County. The vote tally is 1954 to 614. Claude Catt wins the Republican nomination for a 1964 Board of Supervisors term with 724 votes, defeating Warner Frye 664 and Everett Allen 210.
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Kenneth Parker
Lamont
A. J. Murphy
Winthrop
Buchanan County
Claude Catt
Board of Supervisor
Warner W. Frye
Everett Allen
Iowa City Bond Issue Approved
Voters approved a 265000 bond for an addition to the Iowa City public library by 2943 to 718. Ed L. Kessler won the Democratic nomination for a board of supervisors with 1380 votes to 995 for Glen G. Helmer. The judicial reform measure drew 5367 votes, the best off year total, while 3661 voted on the library bond, the best off year for the city.
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Iowa Falls
Ellsworth
Dubuque
County Unit Merger Fails In First Test
Iowa voters reject county office mergers and several bond issues in the first election test. Ma haska county offices proposal lost 2037 to 905 despite bipartisan support. Other local bonds failed or passed in Clinton Corydon Boone Pottawattamie Union Iowa City Iowa Falls and Dubuque.
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Boone
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
Union County
Keokuk Incumbent Nominated by G C P
Doris Tinsley of Sigourney won the Keokuk county treasurer race with 1,133 votes to 405 for opponent C. Dave King of Martinsburg. In a separate Republican contest Homer D. Miller of Webster was nominated for the 1964 supervisor term with 910 votes over W. D. Stull who had 570.
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Doris Tinsley
Keokuk County
C. Dave King
Martinsburg
King
Homer D. Miller
Webster
W. D. Stull
Two Nominated for Jobs in Allamakee
WAUKON The Allamakee county ballot listed only supervisor races. Republican candidates Frank D. Beardmore of Dorchester for the 1963 term and John Baumgartner of Waukon for the 1964 term won in the primaries. Beardmore beat Urban J. Ashbacher and Vic Cremer with 1,305 votes to 589 and 552 respectively. Baumgartner defeated Milton T. Hanson 1,584 to 698.
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Allamakee
Frank D. Beardmore
Dorchester
John Baumgartner
Beardmore
Urban J
Ashbacher
Lansing
Vic Cremer
New Albia
Baumgartner
Milton T. Hanson
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