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==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
[[File:Bourke B. Hickenlooper Senate portrait.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Senate portrait of Hickenlooper.]]
Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266870 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref> narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He served for a total of four terms, winning re-election in 1950,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267007 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> 1956,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267038 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> and 1962.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66065 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref>
Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266870 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref> narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He served for a total of four terms, winning re-election in 1950,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267007 IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> 1956,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267038 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref> and 1962.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66065 IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 23, 2021.</ref>