1863 Iowa Senate election explained

Election Name:1863 Iowa Senate election
Country:Iowa
Flag Image:Flag of Iowa (variant).svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1861 Iowa Senate election
Previous Year:1861
Next Election:1865 Iowa Senate election
Next Year:1865
Seats For Election:34 out of 46 seats in the Iowa State Senate
Majority Seats:24
Election Date:1863
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:33
Seats Before1:31
Seat Change1:10
Seats After1:41
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:16
Seats Before2:17
Seat Change2:12
Seats After2:5
President of the Iowa Senate
Before Election:John R. Needham
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Enoch W. Eastman
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

In the 1863 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the tenth Iowa General Assembly. Following the downsizing of the Iowa Senate from 49 to 46 seats in 1863, elections were held for 34 of the state senate's 46 seats. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1863.[1]

Following the previous election in 1861, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 33 seats to Democrats' 16 seats. However, three changes occurred during the ninth general assembly. In the third district, Democratic Senator Cyrus Bussey resigned on January 18, 1862, causing a vacancy in his seat.[2] Democrat James Pollard succeeded Senator Bussey, holding the seat for the Democrats.[3] In the sixth district, Republican Senator James Conrad Hagans died on September 7, 1863, causing a vacancy in his seat.[4] The sixth district seat was left vacant until the next election. In the forty-first district, Republican Senator John Scott resigned on January 18, 1862, causing a vacancy in his seat.[5] Democrat Edwin B. Potter succeeded Senator Scott, flipping the seat to Democratic control.[6] Therefore, by election day in 1863, the Republicans held 31 seats, the Democrats held 17 seats, and one seat was vacant (the seat that had been held by Republican Senator Hagans).

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net seven Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats and Democrats having five seats (a net gain of 10 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results

Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyOutcome
3rdCyrus BusseyDemSamuel Alphonso MooreRepRep Gain
James PollardDem
4thNathan UdellDemNathan UdellDemDem Hold
5thElijah F. EstebDemZiba BrownRepRep Gain
William E. TaylorDemObsolete subdistrict
6thJames Conrad HagansRepC. G. BridgesRepRep Hold
Vacancy upon Senator Hagans' death.
7thHarvey W. EnglishDemL. W. HillyerRepRep Gain
8thJohn G. FooteRepLewis Williams RossRepRep Hold
9thTheron Webb WoolsonRepJohn G. FooteRepRep Hold
10thJoshua Monroe ShafferRepTheron Webb WoolsonRepRep Hold
11thJacob W. DixonRepDaniel P. StubbsRepRep Hold
12thWarren S. DunganRepJacob W. DixonRepRep Hold
13thJames Simpson HurleyRepWilliam Castlebury ShippenRepRep Hold
14thWilliam G. WoodwardRepJames Simpson HurleyRepRep Hold
15thWilliam B. LewisRepJohn Abbott ParvinRepRep Hold
16thIsaac Pearl TeterRepJohn Ferguson McJunkinRepRep Hold
17thHenry H. WilliamsDemJohn Chrisfield HoginRepRep Gain
18thJairus Edward NealDemJ. A. L. CrookhamRepRep Gain
19thJoseph B. LeakeRepThomas McMillanRepRep Hold
Benjamin F. GueRepObsolete subdistrict
20thNorman BoardmanRepPhilo Gould Camp MerrillRepRep Hold
21stJohn M. KentRepBenjamin F. RobertsRepRep Hold
22ndJesse BowenRepBenjamin F. GueRepRep Hold
Newly created subdistrictThomas Jefferson SaundersRepRep Gain
23rdJoshua H. HatchRepNorman BoardmanRepRep Hold
24thGeorge F. GreenDemHenry WhartonRepRep Gain
25thWilliam H. HolmesRepEzekiel ClarkRepRep Hold
26thH. Gates AngleRepMarsena Edgar CuttsRepRep Hold
27thGeorge W. TrumbullDemElisha FlaughRepRep Gain
John D. JenningsDemObsolete subdistrict
28thDavid HammerDemJoshua H. HatchRepRep Gain
29thJohn KernDemJohn HilsingerRepRep Gain
Paris Perrin HendersonRepObsolete subdistrict
30thMarquis Lafayette McPhersonRepEzekiel CutlerRepRep Hold
31stJames RedfieldRepJoseph Barris YoungRepRep Hold
32ndJohn F. DuncombeDemWilliam B. KingRepRep Gain
33rdJoseph J. WatsonRepHenry Clay HendersonRepRep Hold
34thAndrew Mateer PattisonRepJohn D. JenningsDemDem Gain
Newly created subdistrictFrederick M. KnollDemDem Gain
35thJoseph DysartRepJohn M. BraytonRepRep Hold
36thAlfred Francis BrownRepLeonard Wells HartRepRep Hold
37thDavid C. HastingsRepBenjamin T. HuntRepRep Hold
38thLucien Lester AinsworthDemHarvey Southmit BrunsonRepRep Gain
39thGeorge W. GrayDemCoker F. ClarksonRepRep Gain
40thGeorge W. HowardRepGeorge W. GrayDemDem Gain
Julius Henry PowersRepObsolete subdistrict
41stJohn ScottRepMartin V. BurdickRepRep Gain
Edwin B. PotterDem
42ndMartin V. BurdickRepJohn G. PattersonRepRep Hold
43rdSherman Griswold SmithRepGeorge W. BassettRepRep Hold

Source:[7]

Detailed Results

See also

External links

District boundaries were redrawn before the 1863 general election for the Iowa Senate:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Assembly: 10 (01/11/1864 - 01/07/1866). . July 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: Senator Cyrus Bussey. . July 23, 2021.
  3. Web site: Senator James Pollard: Compiled Historical Information . . July 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: Senator James Conrad Hagans. . July 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: Senator John Scott: Compiled Historical Information . . July 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: Senator Edwin B. Potter: Compiled Historical Information . . July 23, 2021.
  7. Web site: Legislators . . July 23, 2021.

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