Gillette takes lead in Iowa primary
Senator ahead; Blue names in GOP race for governor
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – (June 5)
Senator Guy M. Gillette, a Democrat campaigning for reelection, took a long lead over his opponent, Ernest K. Seemann, in the Iowa primary today.
Returns from 748 of 2,463 precincts gave Gillette 12,093, Seemann 3,181.
Mr. Seemann, a Waterloo factory worker, was making his fifth bid for a place in the national political spotlight.
The winner in the Democratic primary is to meet Governor B. B. Hickenlooper in the general election. Mr. Hickenlooper was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
In the Republican governorship race, Henry W. Burma, Speaker of the House, conceded the nomination to Lieutenant Governor Robert D. Blue. They were trailed by Milton W. Strickler of Des Moines.
Returns from 757 precincts gave:
| Blue | 31,925 |
| Burma | 19,215 |
| Strickler | 3,548 |
Two of the eight Republican Congressmen seeking renomination were trailing opponents, Henry O. Talle in the 2nd district and Fred C. Gilchrist in the 6th.