1871 Iowa Senate election

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1871 Iowa Senate election

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34 out of 50 seats in the
Iowa State Senate

26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 43 7
Seats after 42 8
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1

In the 1871 Iowa State Senate elections,

Iowa State Senate
.

The general election took place on October 10, 1871.[2]

Following the previous election,

Democrats'
seven seats.

To claim control of the chamber from

Democrats
needed to net 19 Senate seats.

Democrats
having eight seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Democrats).

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
Henry Clay Traverse Rep Horatio A. Wonn
Dem
Dem Gain
4th
William Fields Vermillion Rep Edward J. Gault
Dem
Dem Gain
5th
Edward M. Bill Rep Martin Read[b] Rep
Rep Hold
6th
James D. Wright Rep
Robert A. Dague
Rep
Rep Hold
7th
Isaac W. Keller Rep Elisha Todd Smith Rep
Rep Hold
8th
Napoleon Bonaparte Moore Rep James Stormant McIntyre Rep
Rep Hold
9th
Jefferson P. Casady
Dem
John Young Stone Rep
Rep Gain
12th
Abial Richmond Pierce Rep Moses Ayres McCoid Rep
Rep Hold
13th[c]
Augustus Harvey Hamilton[d] Rep Joseph Henry Merrill Rep
Rep Hold
15th
Granville Gaylord Bennett Rep Joseph Decker Miles Rep
Rep Hold
18th
John Nicholas Dixon Rep James Addison Young[e] Rep
Rep Hold
19th
John M. Cathcart Rep John L. McCormack
Dem
Dem Gain
20th
George E. Griffith Rep Mark Antony Dashiell Rep
Rep Hold
24th
William Penn Wolf[f] Rep John C. Chambers Rep
Rep Hold
25th
Samuel Husband Fairall
Dem
Samuel Husband Fairall
Dem
Dem Hold
26th
Matthew Long Rep James P. Ketcham[g] Rep
Rep Hold
30th
Lewis Brigham Dunham
Dem
Lewis W. Stuart
Dem
Dem Hold
32nd
Robert Smyth Rep Ezekiel Boring Kephart Rep
Rep Hold
33rd
James Chapin Rep John Shane Rep
Rep Hold
34th
Wells Sylvanus Rice Rep Robert Howe Taylor Rep
Rep Hold
35th[h]
Frederick M. Knoll
Dem
Benjamin Billings Richards
Dem
Dem Hold
Michael B. Mulkern[i]
Dem
36th
Joseph Grimes
Rep Albert Boomer Rep
Rep Hold
37th
William G. Donnan[j] Rep George Washington Bemis Rep
Rep Hold
38th[c]
George William Couch[k] Rep John Hooker Leavitt Rep
Rep Hold
39th
Homer E. Newell
Rep Oliver Wolcott Crary Rep
Rep Hold
40th
William Larrabee Rep William Larrabee Rep
Rep Hold
41st
Liberty E. Fellows
Dem
Samuel Horace Kinne
Dem
Dem Hold
42nd[c]
Henry Clay Bulis[l] Rep George R. Willett Rep
Rep Hold
43rd
John G. Patterson Rep Alonzo Converse Rep
Rep Hold
44th[c]
Emmons Johnson[m] Rep
John E. Burke
Rep
Rep Hold
45th
Isaac J. Mitchell Rep George M. Maxwell Rep
Rep Hold
46th
Marcus Tuttle Rep
Elisha A. Howland
Rep
Rep Hold
47th
Theodore Hawley Rep William H. Fitch Rep
Rep Hold
49th[n]
Newly created district John J. Russell Rep
Rep Gain

Source:[13]

  1. multi-member districts.[1]
  2. ^ Senator Read resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[3]
  3. ^ a b c d Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  4. ^ Senator Hamilton resigned, causing a vacancy.[4]
  5. ^ On March 9, 1875, Senator Young died during the next term, causing a vacancy.[5]
  6. ^ On December 5, 1870, Senator Wolf resigned from the Iowa Senate to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[6]
  7. ^ On April 24, 1872, Senator Ketcham resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[7]
  8. ^ The 35th transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  9. ^ On February 8, 1871, Senator Mulkern died, causing a vacancy.[8]
  10. ^ On March 3, 1871, Senator Donnan resigned from the Iowa Senate to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[9]
  11. ^ Senator Couch resigned, causing a vacancy.[10]
  12. Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, causing a vacancy.[11]
  13. ^ Senator Johnson resigned, causing a vacancy.[12]
  14. ^ The 49th district was newly created following redistricting.

Detailed Results

See also

External links

District boundaries in the Iowa Senate were redrawn before the 1871 general election.

References