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==Iowa state government==
 
==Iowa state government==
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Hickenlooper unsuccessfully ran for [[lieutenant governor]] of Iowa in 1936,<ref name="The First Hickenlooper">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/05/29/the-first-hickenlooper/ The First Hickenlooper]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> being a year Democrats performed well, including President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s landslide re-election over [[Moderate Republican]] [[Alf Landon]]. He ran again in 1938 and was successful the second time around to serve along with Governor [[George Allison Wilson]] (1884–1953).
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Hickenlooper unsuccessfully ran for [[lieutenant governor]] of Iowa in 1936,<ref name="The First Hickenlooper">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/05/29/the-first-hickenlooper/ The First Hickenlooper]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> being a year Democrats performed well, including President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s landslide re-election over [[Moderate Republican]] [[Alf Landon]]. He ran again in 1938 and was successful the second time around to serve as the lieutenant of Governor [[George Allison Wilson]] (1884–1953).
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During his tenure as lieutenant governor, Hickenlooper once saved a woman from drowning, which gained him a status as a hero.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He ran for governor in 1942 and easily won, sweeping over all but two counties.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262004 IA Governor Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref>
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During his tenure as lieutenant governor, Hickenlooper once saved a woman from drowning, which gained him a status as a hero.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He ran for governor in 1942 to succeed Wilson and easily won, sweeping over all but two counties.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262004 IA Governor Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref>
    
==U.S. Senate==
 
==U.S. Senate==
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