1875 Iowa Senate election explained

Election Name:1875 Iowa Senate election
Country:Iowa
Flag Image:Flag of Iowa (variant).svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1873 Iowa Senate election
Previous Year:1873
Next Election:1877 Iowa Senate election
Next Year:1877
Seats For Election:30 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
Majority Seats:26
Election Date:October 12, 1875
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:36
Seat Change1:4
Seats After1:40
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:10
Seats After2:10
Party3:Anti-Monopoly Party (US)
Last Election3:4
Seat Change3:4
Seats After3:0

In the 1875 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the sixteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 30 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place on October 12, 1875.[1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to Democrats' 10 seats and four members of the Anti-Monopoly Party.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1875 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats and Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results

Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorPartyOutcome
2ndJames Blakeny PeaseAnti-MonopolyJames Blakeny PeaseDemDem Gain
3rdHoratio A. WonnDemHoratio A. WonnDemDem Hold
4thEdward J. GaultDemJoshua MillerRepRep Gain
5thLloyd SelbyDemHenry Laurens DashiellRepRep Gain
6thRobert A. DagueRepSamuel L. BestowRepRep Hold
7thElisha Todd SmithRepFrederick Joseph TealeRepRep Hold
8thJames Stormant McIntyreRepAlfred HebardRepRep Hold
9thJohn Young StoneRepGeorge Franklin WrightRepRep Hold
11thJohn Patterson WestRepJohn S. WoolsonRepRep Hold
12thMoses Ayres McCoidRepMoses Ayres McCoidRepRep Hold
14thHosea N. NewtonAnti-MonopolyHosea N. NewtonRepRep Gain
15thJoseph Decker MilesRepWilliam WilsonDemDem Gain
16thHenry ThornburghDemHenry ThornburghRepRep Gain
18thJames Addison YoungRepThomas R. GilmoreRepRep Hold
19thJohn L. McCormackDemJohn L. McCormackDemDem Hold
20thMark Antony DashiellRepWilliam GrahamRepRep Hold
21stGilbert H. WoodAnti-MonopolyGilbert H. WoodRepRep Gain
24thJohn C. ChambersRepHenry C. CarrRepRep Hold
25thSamuel Husband FairallDemEzekiel ClarkRepRep Gain
26thJohn Nicholas William RumpleRepJohn Nicholas William RumpleRepRep Hold
30thLewis W. StuartDemWilliam A. MaginnisDemDem Hold
31stGeorge W. LovellAnti-MonopolyGeorge W. LovellDemDem Gain
32ndEzekiel Boring KephartRepStephen Leland DowsRepRep Hold
33rdJohn ShaneRepJohn ShaneRepRep Hold
34thRobert Howe TaylorRepDelos ArnoldRepRep Hold
36thAlbert BoomerRepLewis Greenleaf HerseyRepRep Hold
37thGeorge Washington BemisRepMerritt W. HarmonRepRep Hold
39thOliver Wolcott CraryRepJohn Thompson StonemanDemDem Gain
40thWilliam LarrabeeRepWilliam LarrabeeRepRep Hold
41stSamuel Horace KinneDemSamuel Horace KinneDemDem Hold
43rdAlonzo ConverseRepArad HitchcockRepRep Hold
45thGeorge M. MaxwellRepWilliam Harrison GallupRepRep Hold
46thElisha A. HowlandRepLemuel DwelleRepRep Hold
47thWilliam H. FitchRepElden J. HartshornRepRep Hold
49thJohn J. RussellRepSamuel D. NicholsRepRep Hold
Source:[2]

Detailed Results

See also

External links

District boundaries for the Iowa Senate in 1875:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Assembly: 16 (01/10/1876 - 01/13/1878). . July 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: Legislators . . July 12, 2021.

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