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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>

He backed [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]] and supported the [[free market]] reforms the Eisenhower Administration pushed on agriculture.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/>

He backed [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]] and supported the [[free market]] reforms the Eisenhower Administration pushed on agriculture.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> During the presidency of [[Lyndon Johnson]], Hickenlooper opposed the liberal [[Great Society]] programs.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> This included his votes against [[Medicare]] and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s452 S. 2642. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 27, 2021.</ref>

 

During the presidency of [[Lyndon Johnson]], Hickenlooper opposed the liberal [[Great Society]] programs.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> This included his votes against [[Medicare]] and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s452 S. 2642. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 27, 2021.</ref>

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