1885 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1885 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1883 Iowa Senate election 1883 1887 Iowa Senate election 1887 24 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 3, 1885 Republican Party (United States) 39 8 31 Democratic Party (United States) 11 8 19 In the 1885 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-first 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. The general election took place on November 3, 1885.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860859.pdf#page=29 Roll of Members of the Twenty-First General Assembly. SENATE. Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats to Democrats' 11 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 15 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1885 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 31 seats and Democrats having 19 seats (a net gain of 8 seats for Democrats). Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st Henry W. Rothert Rep Joseph M. CaseyCasey Senator Casey resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=21&personID=4185 Senator Joseph M. Casey: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 DemDem Gain 7th Talton Embrey Clark Rep Talton Embrey Clark Rep Rep Hold 9th Benton J. HallHall Senator Hall resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=20&personID=4296 Senator Benton J. Hall: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Dem William W. Dodge Dem Dem Hold 10th Lot Abraham Rep John Simson Woolson Rep Rep Hold 12thNew Districts in the Iowa Senate were redrawn in advance of the 1885 election. Several incumbents were redistricted to new district numbers between the 20th and 21st Iowa General Assemblies. Use these links to compared the districts:20th (1884-1885) and 21st (1886-1887). Cassius M. Brown Rep Joseph G. HutchisonHutchison Senator Hutchison was redistricted from district 13 to 12. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 12th district in 1885. Rep Rep Hold 13thNew Joseph G. HutchisonHutchison Rep James Dooley DemDem Gain 18th Cephas B. Hunt Rep Lafayette Young Rep Rep Hold 20th Pliny Nichols Rep Samuel Tyler Chesebro DemDem Gain 21st John Carver Bills Rep William O. Schmidt DemDem Gain 22nd Wickliffe A. Cotton Rep Patrick Bernard Wolfe DemDem Gain 29th Egbert C. Sudlow Rep Malcolm P. Doud Rep Rep Hold 30th Hiram Ypsilanti SmithSmith Senator Smith resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=20&personID=4342 Senator Hiram Ypsilanti Smith: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Rep Conduce H. Gatch Rep Rep Hold 31stVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. John Dudley GillettGillett Senator Gillett resigned, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=20&personID=4290 Senator John Dudley Gillett: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Rep John Scott Rep Rep Hold 32ndVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Enoch W. EastmanEastman On January 9, 1885, Senator Eastman died, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=20&personID=4286 Senator Enoch W. Eastman: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Rep Myron Underwood Rep Rep Hold 34th Thomas M. C. Logan Rep Lemuel Rose Bolter DemDem Gain 35th Julius Kingman Graves Rep William J. Knight DemDem Gain 37th John L. Kamrar Rep Nicholas F. Weber Rep Rep Hold 38th Herman C. Hemenway Rep Mathies Parrott Rep Rep Hold 40thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. William LarrabeeLarrabee Senator Larrabee was elected Governor of Iowa in 1885, causing a vacancy in the Iowa Senate.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=20&personID=4315 Senator William Larrabee: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Rep Willard Chauncey Earle DemDem Gain 42nd Henry A. Baker Rep Theodore Weld BurdickBurdick Senator Burdick resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=21&personID=4180 Senator Theodore Weld Burdick: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Rep Rep Hold 44th Chapman A. Marshall Rep Robert George Reiniger Rep Rep Hold 45th Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Rep Hold 48th John J. Russell Rep John Kelsey Deal Rep Rep Hold 50th Gifford Simeon Robinson Rep Gifford Simeon RobinsonRobinson Senator Robinson resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=21&personID=4241 Senator Gifford Simeon Robinson: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 27, 2021 Rep Rep Hold Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 27, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1885. See also Elections in Iowa References External links Iowa Senate Districts 1886-1887 map Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections