1865 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1865 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1863 Iowa Senate election 1863 1867 Iowa Senate election 1867 23 out of 48 seats in the Iowa State Senate 25 1865 Republican Party (United States) 41 1 42Seats The Iowa Senate expanded from 46 seats to 48 seats following the 1865 general election.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/BB/696310.pdf#page=7 The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980 Iowa General Assembly July 23, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) 5 1 6Seats President of the Iowa SenatePrez Article IV, section 18, of the Constitution of Iowa at that time established that the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa shall perform the duties of the President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor performed the duties of President of the Senate from January 11, 1858 through January 14, 1991. As of 1991, duties of Iowa's Lieutenant Governor no longer include presiding over the state Senate.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/informationOnLegislators/historicalInformation?searchGA=ALL&lastName=&firstName=&chamberID=S&leadershipPositionID=10&partyID=&districtID=&countyID= Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President Iowa Legislature July 21, 2021 Enoch W. EastmanEastman As Lieutenant Governor, Enoch W. Eastman was the eleventh President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the tenth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican John R. Needham in that leadership position.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/person?ga=10&personID=4286 Enoch W. Eastman Iowa Legislature July 23, 2021 Republican Party (United States) Benjamin F. GueGue As the next Lieutenant Governor, Benjamin F. Gue was the twelfth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eleventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Enoch W. Eastman in that leadership position.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/person?ga=11&personID=5352 Benjamin F. Gue Iowa Legislature July 23, 2021 Republican Party (United States) In the 1865 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eleventh Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 46 to 48 seats in 1865, elections were held for 23 of the state senate's 48 seats.Size At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 11 (01/08/1866 - 01/12/1868) Iowa Legislature July 23, 2021 State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The general election took place in 1865.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 11 (01/08/1866 - 01/12/1868) Iowa Legislature July 23, 2021 Following the previous election in 1863, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 41 seats to Democrats' five seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 20 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 42 seats and Democrats having six seats (a net gain of 1 seat each for Republicans and Democrats).Seats Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome1stFirst The first was a 2-member district at the time. Frederick Hesser Dem Nathaniel Gates Hedges Dem Dem Hold George Washington McCrary Rep Joseph Hollman DemDem Gain 2ndSecond The second district was a 1-member district at the time. Abner Harrison McCrary Rep Eliab Doud Rep Rep Hold 5thFifth The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time. Ziba Brown Rep Eugene Edgar Edwards Rep Rep Hold 9thNinth The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time. John G. Foote Rep Fitz Henry Warren Rep Rep Hold 10thTenth The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time. Theron Webb Woolson Rep Theron Webb Woolson Rep Rep Hold 12thTwelfth The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time. Jacob W. Dixon Rep Edward Holcomb Stiles Rep Rep Hold 14thFourteenth The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time. James Simpson Hurley Rep James M. Robertson Rep Rep Hold 17thSeventeenth The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time. John Chrisfield Hogin Rep Ezekiel Silas Sampson Rep Rep Hold 20thTwentieth The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time. Philo Gould Camp Merrill Rep William McMarshman Rep Rep Hold 21stTwenty-first The twenty-first district was a 1-member district at the time. Benjamin F. Roberts Rep Joseph Rea Reed Rep Rep Hold22ndTwenty-second The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time. Benjamin F. Gue Rep Andrew McCune Larimer Rep Rep Hold Thomas Jefferson Saunders Rep Joseph B. Leake Rep Rep Hold 23rdTwenty-third The twenty-third district was a 1-member district at the time. Norman Boardman Rep John Henry Smith Rep Rep Hold 27thTwenty-seventh The twenty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time. Elisha Flaugh Rep John Meyer Rep Rep Hold 28thTwenty-eighth The twenty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time. Joshua H. Hatch Rep Jonathan Wright Cattell Rep Rep Hold 30thThirtieth The thirtieth district was a 1-member district at the time. Ezekiel Cutler Rep Sewall Spaulding Farwell Rep Rep Hold 34thThirty-fourth The thirty-fourth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Knoll was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election. John D. Jennings Dem Benjamin Billings Richards Dem Dem Hold 38thThirty-eighth The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time. Harvey Southmit Brunson Rep William Benjamin Lakin Rep Rep Hold 40thFortieth The fortieth district was a 1-member district at the time. George W. Gray Dem James B. Powers RepRep Gain 41stForty-first The forty-first district was a 1-member district at the time. Martin V. Burdick Rep Charles Paulk DemDem Gain 42ndForty-second The forty-second district was a 1-member district at the time. John G. PattersonPatterson Senator Patterson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 42 to 43. Rep Henry Clay Bulis Rep Rep Hold 43rdForty-third The forty-third district was a 1-member district at the time. George W. BassettBassett Senator Bassett was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 43 to 44. Rep John G. PattersonPatterson Rep Rep Hold 44thForty-fourth The forty-fourth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district George W. BassettBassett RepRep Gain 45thForty-fifth The forty-fifth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district Addison Oliver RepRep Gain Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate July 23, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1865. See also Elections in Iowa External links District boundaries were redrawn before the 1865 general election for the Iowa Senate: Iowa Senate Districts 1864-1865 map Iowa Senate Districts 1866-1867 map References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections