1867 Iowa Senate election

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1867 Iowa Senate election

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34 out of 49 seats in the
Iowa State Senate

25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Populist
Last election 42 6 0
Seats after 40[a] 8[a] 1[a]
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Increase1

President of the Iowa Senate[b] before election

Benjamin F. Gue[c]
Republican

Elected President of the Iowa Senate[b]

John Scott[d]
Republican

In the 1867 Iowa State Senate elections,

Iowa State Senate
.

The general election took place on October 8, 1867.[6]

Following the

Democrats'
six seats.

To claim control of the chamber from

Democrats
needed to net 19 Senate seats.

People's Party).[a]

Summary of Results

  • Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party Outcome
3rd[f]
Samuel Alphonso Moore Rep Henry Clay Traverse Rep
Rep Hold
4th[g]
Nathan Udell
Dem
Madison Miner Walden Rep
Rep Gain
5th[h]
Eugene Edgar Edwards Rep James D. Wright Rep
Rep Hold
6th[i]
C. G. Bridges Rep Edward M. Bill Rep
Rep Hold
7th[j]
L. W. Hillyer
Rep Isaac W. Keller Rep
Rep Hold
8th[k]
Lewis William Ross Rep Napoleon Bonaparte Moore Rep
Rep Hold
9th[l]
Fitz Henry Warren Rep Jefferson P. Casady
Dem
Dem Gain
10th[m]
Theron Webb Woolson[n] Rep Charles Leopold Matthies[o] Rep
Rep Hold
11th[p]
Daniel P. Stubbs Rep Theron Webb Woolson[n] Rep
Rep Hold
12th[q]
Edward Holcomb Stiles
Rep Abial Richmond Pierce Rep
Rep Hold
13th[r]
William Castlebury Shippen Rep Augustus Harvey Hamilton Rep
Rep Hold
15th[s]
John Abbott Parvin[t] Rep Granville Gaylord Bennett Rep
Rep Hold
16th[u]
John Ferguson McJunkin Rep John Abbott Parvin[t] Rep
Rep Hold
17th[v]
Ezekiel Silas Sampson Rep John C. Johnson Rep
Rep Hold
18th[w]
J. A. L. Crookham Rep John R. Needham[x] Rep
Rep Hold
19th[y]
Thomas McMillan Rep Thomas McMillan Rep
Rep Hold
20th[z]
William McMarshman Rep George E. Griffith Rep
Rep Hold
22nd[aa]
Joseph B. Leake Rep W. W. Cones People's People's Gain
24th[ab]
Henry Wharton Rep William Penn Wolf[ac] Rep
Rep Hold
25th[ad]
Ezekiel Clark Rep Samuel Husband Fairall
Dem
Dem Gain
26th[ae]
Marsena Edgar Cutts Rep Matthew Long Rep
Rep Hold
29th[af]
John Hilsinger Rep Lewis Brigham Dunham
Dem
Dem Gain
31st[ag]
Joseph Barris Young Rep Robert Smyth Rep
Rep Hold
32nd[ah]
William B. King Rep James Chapin Rep
Rep Hold
33rd[ai]
Henry Clay Henderson Rep Wells Sylvanus Rice Rep
Rep Hold
34th[aj]
Frederick M. Knoll
Dem
Frederick M. Knoll
Dem
Dem Hold
35th[ak]
John M. Brayton Rep
Joseph Grimes
Rep
Rep Hold
36th[al]
Leonard Wells Hart Rep William G. Donnan Rep
Rep Hold
37th[am]
Benjamin T. Hunt Rep
Homer E. Newell
Rep
Rep Hold
38th[an]
William Benjamin Lakin Rep William Larrabee Rep
Rep Hold
39th[ao]
Coker F. Clarkson Rep Marcus Tuttle Rep
Rep Hold
41st[ap]
Charles Paulk
Dem
Liberty E. Fellows
Dem
Dem Hold
43rd[aq]
John G. Patterson Rep John G. Patterson Rep
Rep Hold
44th[ar]
George W. Bassett[as] Rep Isaac J. Mitchell Rep
Rep Hold
45th[at]
Addison Oliver[au] Rep Theodore Hawley Rep
Rep Hold
46th[av]
Newly created district Addison Oliver[au] Rep
Rep Gain

Source:[10]

  1. ^ a b c d The Iowa Senate expanded from 48 seats to 49 seats following the 1867 general election.[1]
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Iowa shall perform the duties of the President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor performed the duties of President of the Senate from January 11, 1858 through January 14, 1991. As of 1991, duties of Iowa's Lieutenant Governor no longer include presiding over the state Senate.[2]
  3. Lieutenant Governor, Benjamin F. Gue was the twelfth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eleventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Enoch W. Eastman in that leadership position.[3]
  4. Lieutenant Governor, John Scott was the thirteenth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the twelfth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Benjamin F. Gue in that leadership position.[4]
  5. ^ The third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  6. ^ The fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  7. ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  8. ^ The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  9. ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  10. ^ The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  11. ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  12. ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  13. ^ a b Senator Woolson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 11.
  14. ^ During the next term, Senator Matties died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[7]
  15. ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  16. ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  17. ^ The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  18. ^ The fifteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  19. ^ a b Senator Parvin was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 16.
  20. ^ The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  21. ^ The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  22. ^ The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  23. ^ During the next term, Senator Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[8]
  24. ^ The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  25. ^ The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  26. ^ The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Larimer was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
  27. ^ The twenty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  28. ^ During the next term, Senator Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat.[9]
  29. ^ The twenty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  30. ^ The twenty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  31. ^ The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  32. ^ The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  33. ^ The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  34. ^ The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  35. ^ The thirty-fourth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Richards was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
  36. ^ The thirty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  37. ^ The thirty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  38. ^ The thirty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  39. ^ The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  40. ^ The thirty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  41. ^ The forty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  42. ^ The forty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  43. ^ The forty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  44. ^ Senator Bassett was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 44 to 45.
  45. ^ The forty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  46. ^ a b Senator Oliver was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 45 to 46.
  47. ^ The forty-sixth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.

Detailed Results

  • NOTE: The
    Iowa State Senate
    elections in 1867.

See also

External links

District boundaries were redrawn before the 1867 general election for the Iowa Senate:

References

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