1895 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1895 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1893 Iowa Senate election 1893 1897 Iowa Senate election 1897 31 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 5, 1895 Republican Party (United States) 34 9 43 Democratic Party (United States) 16 9 7 In the 1895 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-sixth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 31 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 1895 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here. The general election took place on November 5, 1895.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860870.pdf#page=41 The Twenty-Sixth General Assembly. SENATE. Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 34 seats to Democrats' 16 seats. 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 1895 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 43 seats and Democrats having 7 seats (a net gain of 9 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 2nd Benjamin Rex Vale Rep Thomas Bell Rep Rep Hold 3rd Ephraim M. Reynolds Rep Beryl F. Carroll Rep Rep Hold 4th Lester W. Lewis Rep Harvey L. Byers Rep Rep Hold 5th James B. Harsh Rep George S. Allyn Rep Rep Hold 6th George L. Finn Rep William O. Mitchell Rep Rep Hold 8th Allen Joseph Chantry Rep Joseph McKenna Junkin Rep Rep Hold 11th James H. Jamison Rep William Henry Berry Rep Rep Hold 14th Alpheus Barto Conaway Rep Lucian C. Blanchard Rep Rep Hold 15th Theodore Bolivar Perry Dem Samuel Druet RepRep Gain 16th Lucien Moody Kilburn Rep Lucien Moody Kilburn Rep Rep Hold 17th Henry Franklin Andrews Rep Albert C. Hotchkiss Rep Rep Hold 19th William Groneweg Dem Nathan Marsh Pusey RepRep Gain 23rd Alfred Hurst Dem Alfred Hurst Dem Dem Hold 24th John Aloysius Green Dem Frederick O. Ellison RepRep Gain 25th Michael Joseph Kelly Dem Cyrus S. Ranck Dem Dem Hold 26th John McClure Terry Dem Jeremiah Smyth Alexander RepRep Gain 27th Olaf Martin Oleson Dem Thomas D. Healy RepRep Gain 28th George A. Turner Rep James Loring Carney Rep Rep Hold 31st H. C. Boardman Rep Charles J. A. Ericson Rep Rep Hold 32nd James D. Yeomans Dem John Stillman Lothrop RepRep Gain 33rd Merritt W. Harmon Rep Daniel Hiel Young Rep Rep Hold 35thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Isaac W. BaldwinBaldwin On February 9, 1895, Isaac W. Baldwin died causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=25&personID=4173 Senator Isaac W. Baldwin: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 25, 2021 Dem Robert Bonson Dem Dem Hold 36th John Everall Dem John Everall Dem Dem Hold 38thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. John Morris ReaRea On August 25, 1895, John Morris Rea died causing a vacancy.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 Elbert Marion Sargent Rep Rep Hold 39th George M. Craig Rep George M. Craig Rep Rep Hold 40th Leslie B. Mattoon Dem James Henry Trewin RepRep Gain 41st Charles Fred Jewett Rep Gilbert S. Gilbertson Rep Rep Hold 43rd Norman Vaughan Brower Rep William F. Harriman Rep Rep Hold 46th William Hamilton Dent Dem Alva C. Hobart RepRep Gain 47th Abraham B. Funk Rep Abraham B. Funk Rep Rep Hold 49th Luther H. Bishop Dem Henry Hospers RepRep Gain 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 1895. See also Elections in Iowa References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections