1903 Iowa Senate election
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The 1903 Iowa State Senate elections were the last state legislative general elections held on an odd-numbered year.
Iowa State Senate. However, under the Biennial Elections law enacted in 1904 by the Iowa General Assembly, the senators elected in 1903 served an additional fifth year (until the 1908 elections) to accommodate the transition to holding elections on even-numbered years.[a]
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1903 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The 1903 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by the Primary Election Law in 1907.[3] The general election took place on November 3, 1903.[4]
Following the previous election,
Democrats' 11 seats. However, during the twenty-ninth session of the Iowa General Assembly, the senators decided in March 1902 to decertify Democrat Joseph Martin Emmert of district eighteen and replace Emmert with Republican James E. Bruce, thus flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control.[b]
Therefore, going into Election Day in 1903, Republicans held an advantage of 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from
Democrats
needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Democrats
having 8 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:[5]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1903 are not listed here.
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District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 11 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 36 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 43 • District 46 • District 47 • District 49 |
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Elerick | 3,951 | 54.59% | |
| Democratic | John Peter Manatrey, Jr. | 3,001 | 41.46% | |
Prohibition
|
W. B. Murray | 286 | 3.95% | |
| Total votes | 7,238 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lewis Leroy Taylor | 4,528 | 53.41% | |
| Republican | James H. Swanson | 3,770 | 44.47% | |
| Socialist | H. G. Street | 180 | 2.12% | |
| Total votes | 8,478 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Albert Hasselquist | 3,623 | 51.47% | |
| Democratic | Alexander L. Rockhold | 3,416 | 48.53% | |
| Total votes | 7,039 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marion Floyd Stookey | 5,810 | 56.56% | |
| Democratic | S. A. Bowers | 4,462 | 43.44% | |
| Total votes | 10,272 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel W. Turner | 4,038 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,038 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shirley Gillilland | 3,911 | 90.39% | |
Prohibition
|
S. J. Waldron | 416 | 9.61% | |
| Total votes | 4,327 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Harvey Jamison | 4,061 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,061 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William G. Jones | 3,526 | 52.72% | |
| Democratic | Daniel Davis | 2,858 | 42.73% | |
Prohibition
|
George Bowles | 304 | 4.55% | |
| Total votes | 6,688 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James L. Warren | 5,031 | 55.46% | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Price | 4,003 | 44.13% | |
Prohibition
|
F. Marion Barnes | 37 | 0.41% | |
| Total votes | 9,071 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Judson Crossley (incumbent) | 4,373 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,373 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Francis M. "Frank" Hopkins (incumbent) | 6,709 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 6,709 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles George Saunders | 5,122 | 56.21% | |
| Democratic | William H. Ware | 3,868 | 42.44% | |
Prohibition
|
K. D. Clark | 123 | 1.40% | |
| Total votes | 9,113 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas Lambert (incumbent) | 2,683 | 52.39% | |
| Republican | A. B. Bowen | 2,438 | 47.61% | |
| Total votes | 5,121 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert C. Stirton | 4,505 | 52.76% | |
| Republican | Thomas B. Hanley | 4,034 | 47.24% | |
| Total votes | 8,539 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hughes, Jr. | 4,981 | 51.66% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Stapleton | 4,661 | 48.34% | |
| Total votes | 9,642 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Willard Coldren Stuckslager | 5,271 | 57.11% | |
| Democratic | John M. Hughes | 3,540 | 38.35% | |
Prohibition
|
B. D. Alden | 419 | 4.54% | |
| Total votes | 9,230 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Young | 4,362 | 51.32% | |
| Democratic | J. B. Butler | 3,859 | 45.41% | |
Prohibition
|
Charles H. Payne | 278 | 3.27% | |
| Total votes | 8,499 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Eckles | 2,957 | 67.40% | |
| Democratic | William Shipton | 1,430 | 32.60% | |
| Total votes | 4,387 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles John Alfred Ericson | 5,310 | 69.21% | |
| Democratic | Edward C. Jordan | 2,111 | 27.52% | |
| Socialist | George F. Brechtel | 251 | 3.27% | |
| Total votes | 7,672 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Jackson | 4,097 | 48.61% | |
| Democratic | Arthur Samuel Garretson | 4,063 | 48.21% | |
Prohibition
|
Bennett Mitchell | 268 | 3.18% | |
| Total votes | 8,428 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George W. Dunham | 4,506 | 56.31% | |
| Democratic | G. B. Thompson | 3,253 | 40.65% | |
Prohibition
|
D. C. McFarland | 243 | 3.04% | |
| Total votes | 8,002 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Byron W. Newberry | 3,133 | 54.63% | |
| Democratic | Hiram Crusan Bishop (incumbent) | 2,602 | 45.37% | |
| Total votes | 5,735 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Wade | 3,958 | 60.12% | |
| Republican | E. W. Soesbe | 2,626 | 39.88% | |
| Total votes | 6,584 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Archibald C. Wilson | 4,974 | 50.52% | |
| Democratic | C. R. Brown | 4,700 | 47.74% | |
Prohibition
|
S. B. Finney | 171 | 1.74% | |
| Total votes | 9,845 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Albert Smith (incumbent) | 5,041 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 5,041 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abner H. Gale | 5,338 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 5,338 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 46
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John L. Bleakly | 5,084 | 53.93% | |
| Democratic | James Dalton | 4,343 | 46.07% | |
| Total votes | 9,427 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 47
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Kinne | 7,793 | 67.52% | |
| Democratic | Lewis Stuehmer | 3,748 | 32.48% | |
| Total votes | 11,541 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 49
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William C. Kimmel | 5,880 | 61.05% | |
| Democratic | Luther H. Bishop | 3,634 | 37.73% | |
| Socialist | J. E. Quinlan | 117 | 1.21% | |
| Total votes | 9,631 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
- ^ a b The twenty-ninth Iowa General Assembly enacted the Joint Resolution No. 5: Biennial Elections law in 1904 moving general elections to even-numbered years. Prior to this amendment to the Iowa constitution, elections to the state senate were held in odd-numbered years. The law stipulates: "Add as section 16, to article 12 of the constitution (of the state of Iowa), the following: The first general election after the adoption of this amendment shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year one thousand nine hundred and six, and general elections shall be held biennially thereafter...members of the general assembly whose successors would otherwise be chosen at the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and five, are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of office of senators whose successors would otherwise be chosen in the year one thousand nine hundred and seven are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified..."[1]
- ^ eighteenth senatorial district. Emmert received certificate of election and served until March 1902. However, Republican James E. Bruce contested the election of Mr. Emmert and the Senate, on March 14, 1902, decided the contest in favor of Mr. Bruce. The senators thereby removed Mr. Emmert and replaced him with Mr. Bruce, flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Jount Resolution No. 5: Biennial Elections" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Vote for State Senators" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 1903 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2021.