1877 Iowa Senate election
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In the 1877 Iowa State Senate elections,
Iowa State Senate
.
The general election took place on October 9, 1877.[1]
Following the previous election,
Democrats'
10 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from
Democrats
needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Democrats
having 12 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
- Note: Redistricting occurred before the 1877 general election. Any holdover Senators not up for re-election and whose district numbers did not change are unlisted on this table.
Source:[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number.
- ^ a b Senator Wonn was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 3 to 2.
- ^ a b Senator Miller was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 4 to 3.
- ^ a b Senator Dashiell was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 5 to 4.
- ^ a b Senator Bestow was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 6 to 5.
- ^ a b Senator Teale was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 7 to 6.
- ^ a b Senator Wright was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 9 to 19.
- ^ a b Senator Woolson was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 11 to 10.
- ^ a b Senator McCoid was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 12 to 11.
- ^ Senator Newton was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 14 to 12.
- ^ a b Senator Wilson was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 15 to 14.
- ^ a b Senator Gilmore was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 18 to 15.
- ^ Senator Thornburgh was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 16 to 31.
- ^ a b Senator McCormack was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 19 to 16.
- ^ a b Senator Young was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 17 to 18.
- ^ a b Senator Graham was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 20 to 17.
- Senator Murphy was an incumbentSenator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 22 to 21.
- ^ a b Senator Merrell was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 23 to 22.
- ^ a b Senator Carr was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 24 to 23.
- ^ a b Senator Maginnis was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 30 to 24.
- Lieutenant Governor of Iowain 1877.
- ^ a b Senator Dows was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 32 to 27.
- ^ a b c Election was held to fill a vacancy.
- ^ Senator Mitchell was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 28 to 30.
- ^ Senator Jessup was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 29 to 37.
- ^ Senator Lovell was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 31 to 23.
- ^ a b Senator Nichols was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 49 to 31.
- ^ a b Senator Arnold was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 34 to 32.
- ^ Senator Shane was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 33 to 28.
- ^ a b Senator Gallup was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 45 to 33.
- ^ Senator Hersey resigned, causing a vacancy.[2]
- ^ a b Senator Harmon was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 37 to 39.
- ^ Senator Conaway was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 38 to 45.
- ^ a b Senator Stoneman was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 39 to 40.
- ^ a b Senator Larrabee was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 40 to 43.
- ^ a b Senator Hitchcock was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 43 to 46. On March 16, 1876, Senator Hitchcock died, causing a vacancy in his new 46th district.[3]
- ^ Senator Miller was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 44 to 38.
- ^ a b Senator Dwelle was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 46 to 47.
- ^ a b Senator Hartshorn was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 47 to 49.
- ^ Senator Bailey was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 48 to 44.
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1877.
See also
External links
District boundaries in the Iowa Senate were redrawn before the 1877 general election.
References
- Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Lewis Greenleaf Hersey: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Arad Hitchcock: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 12, 2021.