1845 Iowa Council election

none September 2023 1845 Iowa Council election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1844 Iowa Council election 1844 1846 Iowa Senate election 1846Statehood On December 28, 1846, Iowa was granted statehood as the twenty-ninth state in the Union. The 1845 Iowa Territory Council general election was the last held for seats in the Territorial Council. Starting in 1846, the legislative branch of the new state of Iowa would be the Iowa General Assembly, organized with the Iowa Senate as the upper chamber and Iowa House of Representatives as the lower chamber. The Territory Council with its councilors served as the precursor of the Iowa State Senate and its senators. Therefore, the 1846 Iowa Senate election determined the Senators to serve in the first Iowa General Assembly.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 15, 2021 All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council 7 1845 Democratic Party (United States) 11 11 Whig Party (US) 2 2 President of the Iowa Territory Council Serranus Clinton Hastings Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Hempstead Democratic Party (United States) In the 1845 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the eighth and final Iowa Territory Council before Iowa attained statehood in 1846.Statehood All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected,Size At the time, the Iowa Territory Council had several multi-member districts.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislative Assembly: 8 (12/01/1845 - 11/29/1846) Iowa Legislature July 15, 2021 and councilors served until the organization of the Iowa General Assembly in 1846 as the legislative branch of the new state of Iowa. The Iowa Territory existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted to the Union as a state. At that time, the Iowa Territory had a Legislative Assembly consisting of an upper chamber (i.e., the Territory Council) and a lower chamber (i.e., the Territory House of Representatives). Since lowa attained statehood in 1846, the General Assembly has served as the legislative branch of Iowa. The Territory Council was the predecessor to the Iowa State Senate, the upper chamber of the Iowa state legislature. Following the previous election in 1844, the Democrats held a majority with 11 seats compared to the Whigs' two seats. To claim a majority of seats, the Whigs needed to net five seats from Democrats. After the 1845 general election, the Democrats maintained a majority of seats in the Council, with the balance of power unchanged, with Democrats holding 11 seats and Whigs having two seats. Democratic Councilor Stephen P. Hempstead was elected as the President of the eighth Territory Council to succeed Democratic Councilor Serranus Clinton Hastings in that leadership position. Summary of results Iowa Territory Council DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Councilor PartyOutcome1st1st The 1st was a 2-member district. James Brierly Dem James Brierly Dem Dem Hold John Thompson Dem John Thompson Dem Dem Hold2nd2nd The 2nd was a 2-member district. Paul Brattain Dem Paul Brattain Dem Dem Hold Henry M. Shelby Dem Henry M. Shelby Dem Dem Hold 3rd3rd The 3rd was a 1-member district. Shepherd Leffler Dem Shepherd Leffler Dem Dem Hold 4th4th The 4th was a 1-member district. John Stephenson Whig John Stephenson Whig Whig Hold 5th5th The 5th was a 1-member district. William Greyer Coop Dem William Greyer Coop Dem Dem Hold 6th6th The 6th was a 1-member district. Enoch Ross Whig Enoch Ross Whig Whig Hold 7th7th The 7th was a 1-member district. Serranus Clinton Hastings Dem Serranus Clinton Hastings Dem Dem Hold 8th8th The 8th was a 1-member district. William Abbe Dem William Abbe Dem Dem Hold 9th9th The 9th was a 1-member district. Laurel Summers Dem Laurel Summers Dem Dem Hold10th10th The 10th was a 2-member district. Philip Burr Bradley Dem Philip Burr Bradley Dem Dem Hold Stephen Hempstead Dem Stephen Hempstead Dem Dem Hold Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate July 15, 2021 Detailed results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not contain detailed vote totals for Territory Council elections in 1845. See also Elections in Iowa References External links District boundaries for the Iowa Territory Council in 1845: Iowa Territory Council Districts 1845-1846 map Iowa Council Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections