1879 Iowa Senate election

1879 Iowa Senate election

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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Greenback Last election 38 12 0 Seats after 41 7 2 Seat change 3 5 2

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In the 1879 Iowa State Senate elections

.

The general election took place on October 14, 1879.^[1]

Following the previous election,

12 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from

needed to net 14 Senate seats.

(a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans and 2 for Greenbackers).

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
2nd	Horatio A. Wonn		Dem	Henry Clay Traverse[a]		Rep	Rep Gain
3rd	Joshua Miller		Rep	Jesse J. Wall		Greenbacker	Greenback Gain
4th	Henry Laurens Dashiell		Rep	David M. Clark		Greenbacker	Greenback Gain
5th	Samuel L. Bestow		Rep	William M. Wilson		Rep	Rep Hold
6th	Frederick Joseph Teale		Rep	Isaac W. Keller		Rep	Rep Hold
8th	Alfred Hebard		Rep	Alfred Hebard		Rep	Rep Hold
11th	Moses Ayres McCoid[b]		Rep	Sanford M. Boling		Rep	Rep Hold
14th	William Wilson		Dem	John Wesley Prizer		Rep	Rep Gain
15th	Thomas R. Gilmore		Rep	John Kelly Johnson		Rep	Rep Hold
16th	John L. McCormack		Dem	James F. Greenlee		Rep	Rep Gain
17th	William Graham		Rep	Mark Antony Dashiell		Rep	Rep Hold
19th	George Franklin Wright		Rep	George Franklin Wright		Rep	Rep Hold
23rd	Henry C. Carr		Rep	John Russell		Rep	Rep Hold
24th	William A. Maginnis		Dem	Pierce Mitchell		Dem	Dem Hold
25th	Ezekiel Clark		Rep	John Clinton Shrader		Rep	Rep Hold
26th	John Nicholas William Rumple		Rep	Christian Hedges[c]		Rep	Rep Hold
27th	Stephen Leland Dows		Rep	John Wimberly Henderson[d]		Dem	Dem Gain
28th	John David Nichols		Rep	John David Nichols		Rep	Rep Hold
31st	Samuel D. Nichols		Rep	Samuel D. Nichols		Rep	Rep Hold
32nd	Delos Arnold		Rep	Delos Arnold		Rep	Rep Hold
33rd	William Harrison Gallup		Rep	John Dudley Gillett		Rep	Rep Hold
36th	Charles E. Bronson		Dem	Rodney W. Tirrill		Rep	Rep Gain
39th	Merritt W. Harmon		Rep	Merritt W. Harmon		Rep	Rep Hold
40th	John Thompson Stoneman		Dem	Martin Garber		Rep	Rep Gain
41st	Samuel Horace Kinne		Dem	Henry Nielander		Rep	Rep Gain
43rd	William Larrabee		Rep	William Larrabee		Rep	Rep Hold
46th	William Wallace Blackman		Rep	Wilberforce P. Gaylord[e]		Rep	Rep Hold
47th	Lemuel Dwelle		Rep	Frank M. Goodykoontz[f]		Rep	Rep Hold
49th	Elden J. Hartshorn		Rep	Elden J. Hartshorn		Rep	Rep Hold

Source:^[7]

Detailed Results

• NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1879.

See also

• Elections in Iowa

References

1. Iowa Legislature
   . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
2. ^ "Senator Henry Clay Traverse: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
3. ^ "Senator Moses Ayres McCoid: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
4. ^ "Senator Christian Hedges: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
5. ^ "Senator Wilberforce P. Gaylord: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
6. ^ "Senator Frank M. Goodykoontz: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
7. Iowa State Senate
   . Retrieved June 28, 2021.

External links

• Iowa Senate Districts 1878-1883 map