| Election Name: | 1841 Iowa Council election |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Iowa (variant).svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1840 Iowa Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1840 |
| Next Election: | 1842 Iowa Council election |
| Next Year: | 1842 |
| Seats For Election: | All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council |
| Majority Seats: | 7 |
| Election Date: | 1841 |
| Leader1: | Jonathan W. Parker |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 9th-Scott County |
| Last Election1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 8 |
| Leader2: | Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge |
| Party2: | Whig Party (US) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 10th-Dubuque County |
| Last Election2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 5 |
| President of the Iowa Territory Council | |
| Before Election: | Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jonathan W. Parker |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
In the 1841 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the fourth Iowa Territory Council. All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected. Councilors served one-year terms.
The Iowa Territory existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted to the Union as a state. At the time, the Iowa Territory had a Legislative Assembly consisting of an upper chamber (i.e., the Territory Council) and a lower chamber (i.e., the Territory House).
Following the previous election in 1840, Democrats held a majority with seven seats to Whigs' six seats.
To claim a majority of seats, the Whigs needed to net one seat from the Democrats.
The Democrats maintained a majority of seats in the Council following the 1841 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding eight seats and Whigs having five seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Democrats). Democratic Councilor Jonathan W. Parker was chosen as the President of the fourth Territory Council to succeed Whig Councilor Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge in that leadership position.
| Iowa Territory Council District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Councilor | Party | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesse B. Browne | Whig | Jesse B. Browne | Whig | Whig Hold | |||
| Edward Johnstone | Dem | Edward Johnstone | Dem | Dem Hold | ||||
| 2nd | Gideon Smith Bailey | Dem | Gideon Smith Bailey | Dem | Dem Hold | |||
| James Hall | Dem | James Hall | Dem | Dem Hold | ||||
| 3rd | Joseph C. Hawkins | Whig | Shepherd Leffler | Dem | Dem Gain | |||
| 4th | William Henson Wallace | Whig | William Henson Wallace | Whig | Whig Hold | |||
| 5th | William Greyer Coop | Dem | William Greyer Coop | Dem | Dem Hold | |||
| 6th | Francis Springer | Whig | Francis Springer | Whig | Whig Hold | |||
| 7th | Serranus Clinton Hastings | Dem | Serranus Clinton Hastings | Dem | Dem Hold | |||
| 8th | George Greene | Dem | George Greene | Dem | Dem Hold | |||
| 9th | Jonathan W. Parker | Dem | Jonathan W. Parker | Dem | Dem Hold | |||
| 10th | Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge | Whig | Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge | Whig | Whig Hold | |||
| Joseph S. Kirkpatrick | Whig | Joseph S. Kirkpatrick | Whig | Whig Hold | ||||
Source:[1]
District boundaries for the Iowa Territory Council in 1841: