1877 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1877 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1875 Iowa Senate election 1875 1879 Iowa Senate election 1879 24 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 October 9, 1877 Republican Party (United States) 40 2 38 Democratic Party (United States) 10 2 12 In the 1877 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the seventeenth 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 October 9, 1877.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 17 (01/14/1878 - 01/11/1880) Iowa Legislature July 12, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1877 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats). Summary of Results Note: Redistricting occurred before the 1877 general election. Any holdover Senators not up for re-election and whose district numbers did not change are unlisted on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st Henry W. Rothert Rep James Madison Shelley DemDem Gain 2ndRedistrict There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number. James Blakeny Pease Dem Horatio A. WonnWonn Senator Wonn was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 3 to 2. Dem Dem Hold 3rdRedistrict There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number. Horatio A. WonnWonn Dem Joshua MillerMiller Senator Miller was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 4 to 3. RepRep Gain 4thRedistrict There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number. Joshua MillerMiller Rep Henry Laurens DashiellDashiell Senator Dashiell was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 5 to 4. Rep Rep Hold 5thRedistrict There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number. Henry Laurens DashiellDashiell Rep Samuel L. BestowBestow Senator Bestow was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 6 to 5. Rep Rep Hold 6thRedistrict There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number. Samuel L. BestowBestow Rep Frederick Joseph TealeTeale Senator Teale was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 7 to 6. Rep Rep Hold 7th Frederick Joseph TealeTeale Rep Philip W. Lewellen Rep Rep Hold 9th George Franklin WrightWright Senator Wright was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 9 to 19. Rep John Patterson Rep Rep Hold 10th John Wilson Williams Rep John Simson WoolsonWoolson Senator Woolson was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 11 to 10. Rep Rep Hold 11thRedistrict There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1877. Instead, the incumbent holdover senator was redistricted into a new district number. John Simson WoolsonWoolson Rep Moses Ayres McCoidMcCoid Senator McCoid was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 12 to 11. Rep Rep Hold 12th Moses Ayres McCoidMcCoid Rep Sanford S. Harned DemDem Gain 13th Joseph Henry Merrill Rep Gregg A. Madison DemDem Gain 14thRedistrict Hosea N. NewtonNewton Senator Newton was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 14 to 12. Rep William WilsonWilson Senator Wilson was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 15 to 14. DemDem Gain 15thRedistrict William WilsonWilson Dem Thomas R. GilmoreGilmore Senator Gilmore was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 18 to 15. RepRep Gain 16thRedistrict Henry ThornburghThornburgh Senator Thornburgh was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 16 to 31. Rep John L. McCormackMcCormack Senator McCormack was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 19 to 16. DemDem Gain 17thRedistrict Lafayette YoungYoung Senator Young was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 17 to 18. Rep William GrahamGraham Senator Graham was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 20 to 17. Rep Rep Hold 18th Thomas R. GilmoreGilmore Rep Lafayette YoungYoung Rep Rep Hold 19thRedistrict John L. McCormackMcCormack Dem George Franklin WrightWright RepRep Gain 20th William GrahamGraham Rep Thomas Hanna Rep Rep Hold 21st Gilbert H. Wood Rep William A. Foster Rep Rep Hold 22nd Jeremiah Henry MurphyMurphy Senator Murphy was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 22 to 21. Dem Nathaniel Anson MerrellMerrell Senator Merrell was an incumbent Senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 23 to 22. Dem Dem Hold 23rdRedistrict Nathaniel Anson MerrellMerrell Dem Henry C. CarrCarr Senator Carr was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 24 to 23. RepRep Gain 24thRedistrict Henry C. CarrCarr Rep William A. MaginnisMaginnis Senator Maginnis was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 30 to 24. DemDem Gain 27thRedistrict Frank T. CampbellCampbell Instead of running for re-election, Senator Campbell was elected Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 1877. Rep Stephen Leland DowsDows Senator Dows was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 32 to 27. Rep Rep Hold 28thVacancy Thomas MitchellMitchell Senator Mitchell was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 28 to 30. Rep John David Nichols Rep Rep Hold 29th Elias JessupJessup Senator Jessup was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 29 to 37. Rep John Meyer Rep Rep Hold 30th William A. MaginnisMaginnis Dem Robert C. Webb RepRep Gain 31stRedistrict George W. LovellLovell Senator Lovell was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 31 to 23. Dem Samuel D. NicholsSDNichols Senator Nichols was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 49 to 31. RepRep Gain 32ndRedistrict Stephen Leland DowsDows Rep Delos ArnoldArnold Senator Arnold was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 34 to 32. Rep Rep Hold 33rdRedistrict John ShaneShane Senator Shane was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 33 to 28. Rep William Harrison GallupGallup Senator Gallup was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 45 to 33. Rep Rep Hold 34th Delos ArnoldArnold Rep Augustin W. Ford Rep Rep Hold 35th Dennis Nelson Cooley Rep Moses M. Ham DemDem Gain 36thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. Lewis Greenleaf HerseyHersey Senator Hersey resigned, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=16&personID=4303 Senator Lewis Greenleaf Hersey: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 Rep Charles E. Bronson DemDem Gain 37th Merritt W. HarmonHarmon Senator Harmon was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 37 to 39. Rep Daniel Darrow Chase Rep Rep Hold 38th John ConawayConaway Senator Conaway was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 38 to 45. Rep Herman C. Hemenway Rep Rep Hold 39thRedistrict John Thompson StonemanStoneman Senator Stoneman was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 39 to 40. Dem Merritt W. HarmonHarmon RepRep Gain 40thRedistrict William LarrabeeLarrabee Senator Larrabee was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 40 to 43. Rep John Thompson StonemanStoneman DemDem Gain 42nd George R. Willett Rep Martin Nelson Johnson Rep Rep Hold 43rdRedistrict Arad HitchcockHitchcock Senator Hitchcock was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 43 to 46. On March 16, 1876, Senator Hitchcock died, causing a vacancy in his new 46th district.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=16&personID=4744 Senator Arad Hitchcock: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 Rep William LarrabeeLarrabee Rep Rep Hold 44th Edward Gee MillerEGMiller Senator Miller was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 44 to 38. Rep Aaron Kimball Rep Rep Hold 45th William Harrison GallupGallup Rep Robert M. Haines Rep Rep Hold 46thVacancyHitchcock Lemuel DwelleDwelle Senator Dwelle was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 46 to 47. Rep William Wallace Blackman Rep Rep Hold 47thRedistrict Elden J. HartshornHartshorn Senator Hartshorn was an incumbent holdover Senator. He was redistricted from district 47 to 49. Rep Lemuel DwelleDwelle Rep Rep Hold 48th Hiram BaileyBailey Senator Bailey was an incumbent Senator. He was redistricted from district 48 to 44. Rep John J. Russell Rep Rep Hold 49thRedistrict Samuel D. NicholsSDNichols Rep Elden J. HartshornHartshorn Rep Rep Hold 50th George Douglas Perkins Rep Albert Henry Lawrence Rep Rep Hold Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate July 12, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1877. See also Elections in Iowa External links District boundaries in the Iowa Senate were redrawn before the 1877 general election. Iowa Senate Districts 1874-1877 map Iowa Senate Districts 1878-1883 map References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections collapsed