1889 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1889 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1887 Iowa Senate election 1887 1891 Iowa Senate election 1891 22 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 5, 1889 Republican Party (United States) 32 4 28 Democratic Party (United States) 16 4 20 Independent (politician) 2 1 1 Union Labor Party (United States) 0 1 1 1889 Iowa State Senate election.svg #92c5de Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#0671B0 Democratic gain #6004A4 Union Labor gain In the 1889 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-third Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 22 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 1889 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The general election took place on November 5, 1889.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860863.pdf#page=84 Roll of Members of the Twenty-Third General Assembly. SENATE. Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 32 seats to Democrats' 16 seats and two Independents. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 10 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1889 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 28 seats, Democrats having 20 seats, one Independent, and one member of the Union Labor Party (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats and 1 seat for the Union Labor Party). 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 William Gustavus Kent Dem Dem Hold 7th Talton Embrey Clark Rep George Willard Perkins Rep Rep Hold 9th William W. Dodge Dem William W. Dodge Dem Dem Hold 10th John S. Woolson Rep John S. WoolsonWoolson Senator Woolson resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=23&personID=4096 Senator John Simpson Woolson: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 Rep Rep Hold 12th James Dooley Dem Joel Stewart Dem Dem Hold 13th Joseph G. Hutchison Rep Peter G. BallingallBallingall On March 7, 1891, Peter G. Ballingall died during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=23&personID=4270 Senator Peter G. Ballingall: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 DemDem Gain 18th Lafayette Young Rep William Fiske Cleveland DemDem Gain 20th Samuel Tyler Chesebro Dem John M. Gobble Dem Dem Hold 21st William O. Schmidt Dem William O. Schmidt Dem Dem Hold 22nd Patrick Bernard Wolfe Dem Patrick Bernard WolfeWolfe Senator Wolfe resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=23&personID=4094 Senator Patrick Bernard Wolfe: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 Dem Dem Hold 29th Malcolm P. Doud Rep Perry EngleEngle Senator Perry Engle switched parties from Union Labor to People's Party after the election.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=23&personID=3950 Senator Perry Engle: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 Union LaborUnion Labor Gain 30th Conduce H. Gatch Rep Conduce H. Gatch Rep Rep Hold 34th Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Dem Hold 35th William J. Knight Dem James Hannibal Shields Dem Dem Hold 37th Nicholas F. Weber Rep William Callum Smith Rep Rep Hold 38th Mathies Parrott Rep Mathies Parrott Rep Rep Hold 39th39th There was not an election in the thirty-ninth senatorial district in 1889. Instead, incumbent Senator Lewis S. Hanchett switched parties. Lewis S. HanchettHanchett Senator Lewis S. Hanchett switched parties from Independent to Republican.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=22&personID=4038 Senator Lewis S. Hanchett: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 Independent Lewis S. HanchettHanchett RepRep Gain 41stVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Joseph Henry SweneySweney Senator Sweeney 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=22&personID=4159 Senator Joseph Henry Sweney: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 26, 2021 Rep Jefferson Fern Clyde Rep Rep Hold 42nd Samuel Ambrose Converse Rep Ansel Kinne Bailey Rep Rep Hold 44th Robert George Reiniger Rep Robert George Reiniger Rep Rep Hold 45th Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Jacob J. Mosnat DemDem Gain 48th John Kelsey Deal Rep Thomas Rich DemDem Gain 50th Abraham Oscar Garlock Rep Edgar Eugene Mack Rep Rep Hold Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 26, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1889. See also Elections in Iowa References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections Category:November 1889 in the United States