1893 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1893 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1891 Iowa Senate election 1891 1895 Iowa Senate election 1895 24 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 7, 1893 Republican Party (United States) 24 10 34 Democratic Party (United States) 25 9 16 People's Party (US) 1 1 0 In the 1893 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-fifth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 24 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1893 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The general election took place on November 7, 1893.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860868.pdf#page=34 The Twenty-Fifth General Assembly. SENATE. Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 25 seats to Republicans' 24 seats and one seat held by the People's Party. To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats. Republicans claimed control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1893 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 34 seats, Democrats having 16 seats, and the People's Party losing its lone seat (a net gain of 10 seats for Republicans). Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st William Gustavus Kent Dem John Downey Dem Dem Hold 7th George Willard Perkins Rep William Eaton Rep Rep Hold 9th William W. Dodge Dem Thomas G. Harper Dem Dem Hold 10th David James Palmer Rep David James Palmer Rep Rep Hold 12th Joel Stewart Dem John A. Riggen RepRep Gain 13th James Joseph Smith Dem Harrison Lyman Waterman RepRep Gain 16thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Alva Lysander HagerHager On March 3, 1893, Alva Lysander Hager resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate to go to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=24&personID=3964 Senator Alva Lysander Hager: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Rep Lucien Moody Kilburn Rep Rep Hold 18th William Fiske Cleveland Dem Julian Phelps RepRep Gain 20th John M. Gobble Dem Charles Albert Carpenter RepRep Gain 21st William O. Schmidt Dem Charles G. Hipwell Dem Dem Hold 22nd Silas Wright Gardiner Dem Lyman A. Ellis RepRep Gain 29th Perry Engle People's Joseph R. GorrellGorrell Senator Gorrell was elected to the senate from the twenty-ninth district in 1893 as a Republican. He was then re-elected in 1897 on the Democratic ticket.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=27&personID=3641 Senator Joseph R. Gorrell: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 RepRep Gain 30th Conduce H. Gatch Rep Thomas Abbott Cheshire Rep Rep Hold 31stVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Thomas Clifton McCallMcCall On August 11, 1892, Senator T. C. McCall died, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=24&personID=3979 Senator Thomas Clifton McCall: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Rep H. C. Boardman Rep Rep Hold 34th Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Rudolph C. H. Lehfeldt RepRep Gain 35th James Hannibal Shields Dem Isaac W. Baldwin Dem Dem Hold 37th William Callum Smith Rep John English Rowen Rep Rep Hold 38th Mathies Parrott Rep John Morris ReaRea On August 25, 1895, John Morris Rea died during the term.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=25&personID=3895 Senator John Morris Rea: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Rep Rep Hold 39thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Robert S. SmithSmith On August 27, 1893, Robert S. Smith died causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=24&personID=4000 Senator Robert S. Smith: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Dem George M. Craig RepRep Gain 42nd Ansel Kinne Bailey Rep Clark C. Upton Rep Rep Hold 44th Robert George Reiniger Rep William Burton Perrin Rep Rep Hold 45th Jacob J. Mosnat Dem Emlen G. Penrose RepRep Gain 48th Thomas Rich Dem Warren Garst RepRep Gain 50th Edgar Eugene Mack Rep George W. Henderson Rep Rep Hold Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 25, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1893. See also Elections in Iowa References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections