1871 Iowa Senate election explained

Election Name:1871 Iowa Senate election
Country:Iowa
Flag Image:Flag of Iowa (variant).svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1869 Iowa Senate election
Previous Year:1869
Next Election:1873 Iowa Senate election
Next Year:1873
Seats For Election:34 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
Majority Seats:26
Election Date:October 10, 1871
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:43
Seat Change1:1
Seats After1:42
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:7
Seat Change2:1
Seats After2:8

In the 1871 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fourteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 34 of the state senate's 49 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place on October 10, 1871.[1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 43 seats to Democrats' seven seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1871 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 42 seats and Democrats having eight seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Democrats).

Summary of Results

Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyOutcome
3rdHenry Clay TraverseRepHoratio A. WonnDemDem Gain
4thWilliam Fields VermillionRepEdward J. GaultDemDem Gain
5thEdward M. BillRepMartin ReadRepRep Hold
6thJames D. WrightRepRobert A. DagueRepRep Hold
7thIsaac W. KellerRepElisha Todd SmithRepRep Hold
8thNapoleon Bonaparte MooreRepJames Stormant McIntyreRepRep Hold
9thJefferson P. CasadyDemJohn Young StoneRepRep Gain
12thAbial Richmond PierceRepMoses Ayres McCoidRepRep Hold
13thAugustus Harvey HamiltonRepJoseph Henry MerrillRepRep Hold
15thGranville Gaylord BennettRepJoseph Decker MilesRepRep Hold
18thJohn Nicholas DixonRepJames Addison YoungRepRep Hold
19thJohn M. CathcartRepJohn L. McCormackDemDem Gain
20thGeorge E. GriffithRepMark Antony DashiellRepRep Hold
24thWilliam Penn WolfRepJohn C. ChambersRepRep Hold
25thSamuel Husband FairallDemSamuel Husband FairallDemDem Hold
26thMatthew LongRepJames P. KetchamRepRep Hold
30thLewis Brigham DunhamDemLewis W. StuartDemDem Hold
32ndRobert SmythRepEzekiel Boring KephartRepRep Hold
33rdJames ChapinRepJohn ShaneRepRep Hold
34thWells Sylvanus RiceRepRobert Howe TaylorRepRep Hold
35thFrederick M. KnollDemBenjamin Billings RichardsDemDem Hold
Michael B. MulkernDem
36thJoseph GrimesRepAlbert BoomerRepRep Hold
37thWilliam G. DonnanRepGeorge Washington BemisRepRep Hold
38thGeorge William CouchRepJohn Hooker LeavittRepRep Hold
39thHomer E. NewellRepOliver Wolcott CraryRepRep Hold
40thWilliam LarrabeeRepWilliam LarrabeeRepRep Hold
41stLiberty E. FellowsDemSamuel Horace KinneDemDem Hold
42ndHenry Clay BulisRepGeorge R. WillettRepRep Hold
43rdJohn G. PattersonRepAlonzo ConverseRepRep Hold
44thEmmons JohnsonRepJohn E. BurkeRepRep Hold
45thIsaac J. MitchellRepGeorge M. MaxwellRepRep Hold
46thMarcus TuttleRepElisha A. HowlandRepRep Hold
47thTheodore HawleyRepWilliam H. FitchRepRep Hold
49thNewly created districtJohn J. RussellRepRep Gain
Source:[2]

Detailed Results

See also

External links

District boundaries in the Iowa Senate were redrawn before the 1871 general election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Assembly: 14 (01/08/1872 - 01/11/1874). . July 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Legislators . . July 13, 2021.

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