1852 Iowa Senate election
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In the 1852 Iowa State Senate elections,
Iowa State Senate
.
The general election took place in 1852.[5]
Following the
Whigs'
five seats.
To claim control of the chamber from
Whigs
needed to net 11 Senate seats.
Whigs having 11 seats (a net gain of 6 seats for both Democrats and Whigs).[a] Democratic Senator William E. Leffingwell was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the fourth General Assembly, succeeding Democratic Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position.[c][b]
Summary of Results
Source:[9]
- ^ a b c The Iowa Senate expanded from 19 seats to 31 seats following the 1852 general election.[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]
- ^ a b Senator William E. Leffingwell of Clinton County was chosen to be the fifth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the fourth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position.[3]
- multi-member districts.[4]
- ^ The first district transitioned from a 2- to 3-member district. Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy filled by special election. Senator Espy was up for a regularly-scheduled re-election to a four-year term. The third seat from the first district was newly created.
- ^ In 1851, Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[6]
- ^ a b Election was held to fill a vacancy.
- ^ The second district was a 2-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Spees was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 2 to 3.
- ^ a b Senator Hepner was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 6 to 2.
- ^ The third district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
- ^ The fourth district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
- ^ a b Senator Hendershott was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 4 to 7.
- ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The sixth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
- ^ Senator Lowe resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[7]
- ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ Senator Morton resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[8]
- ^ The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Everson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 9 to 12.
- ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Lowe was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 13.
- ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Leffingwell was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 12 to 18.
- ^ The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Sales was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 14 to 22.
- ^ The fifteenth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
- ^ a b Senator Shields was an incumbent senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 24.
- ^ a b Senator Lewis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 15 to 24.
- ^ The sixteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The seventeenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The eighteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The nineteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The twentieth district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The twenty-first district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The twenty-second district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The twenty-third district was a newly created 1-member district.
- ^ The twenty-fourth district was a newly created 3-member district.
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The Iowa State Senateelections in 1852.
See also
External links
District boundaries were redrawn before the 1852 general election for the Iowa Senate:
References
- ^ "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- 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 Enos Lowe: 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.