1850 Iowa Senate election
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In the 1850 Iowa State Senate elections,
Iowa State Senate
.
The general election took place in 1850.[4]
Following the
Whigs'
eight seats.
To claim control of the chamber from
Whigs
needed to net two Senate seats.
Whigs having five seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Democrats). Democratic Senator Enos Lowe was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the third General Assembly, succeeding Democratic Senator John Jackson Selman in that leadership position.[b][a]
Summary of Results
- Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are unlisted on this table.
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st[d]
|
James Sprott | Whig
|
Nathan Baker[e] | Dem
|
Dem Gain | ||
2nd[f]
|
John Fletcher Sanford | Whig
|
John Brice Spees | Whig
|
Whig Hold
| ||
| Barney Royston[i] | Dem
|
Henry Benham Hendershott | Dem
|
Dem Hold | |||
6th[j]
|
Alfred S. Fear[k][h] | Dem
|
Enos Lowe | Dem
|
Dem Hold | ||
| Milton D. Browning | Whig
|
George Hepner[l] | Dem
|
Dem Gain | |||
7th[m]
|
Evan Jay | Whig
|
John Tillison Morton[n] | Whig
|
Whig Hold
| ||
9th[o]
|
Francis Springer | Whig
|
Norman Everson | Whig
|
Whig Hold
| ||
10th[p]
|
Richard Randolph Harbour | Dem
|
Joseph Lowe | Dem
|
Dem Hold | ||
12th[q]
|
Loring Wheeler | Whig
|
William E. Leffingwell | Dem
|
Dem Gain | ||
14th[r]
|
Philip Burr Bradley | Dem
|
Nathan G. Sales | Dem
|
Dem Hold | ||
15th[s]
|
Theophilus Crawford | Dem
|
Warner Lewis | Dem
|
Dem Hold | ||
Source:[10]
- ^ a b Senator John Jackson Selman of Davis County was chosen to be the third President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the second Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator Thomas Hughes in that leadership position.[1]
- ^ a b Senator Enos Lowe of Des Moines County was chosen to be the fourth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the third Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator John Jackson Selman in that leadership position.[2]
- multi-member districts.[3]
- ^ The first district was a 2-member district at the time. However, only one of the seats in the district was contested in the election. The other was held by a holdover senator not up for re-election.
- ^ In 1851, Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that would be filled by special election during the next session.[5]
- ^ The second district was a 2-member district at the time. However, only one of the seats in the district was contested in the election. The other was held by a holdover senator not up for re-election.
- ^ The fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Election was held to fill a vacancy.
- ^ In September 1850, Senator Royston died, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[6]
- ^ The sixth district was a 2-member district at the time. Senator Fear resigned, causing a vacancy filled by special election to the remainder of two years in the seat's term. Senator Browning's seat was up for a regularly-scheduled election to a four-year term.
- ^ Senator Fear resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election in the 1850 election.[7]
- ^ Senator Hepner was elected to a full four-year term in the 1850 election.[8]
- ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ During the next term, Senator Morton resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that would be filled by special election during the next session.[9]
- ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The fifteenth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, only one of the seats in the district was contested in the election. The other was held by a holdover senator not up for re-election.
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The Iowa State Senateelections in 1850.
See also
External links
District boundaries were redrawn before the 1850 general election for the Iowa Senate:
References
- Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Nathan Baker: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Barney Royston: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Alfred S. Fear: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Senator George Hepner: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Senator John Tillison Morton: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 20, 2021.