1840 Iowa Council election

none January 2025 1840 Iowa Council election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1839 Iowa Council election 1839 1841 Iowa Council election 1841 All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council 7 1840 Jonathan W. ParkerParker Councilor Parker of Scott County.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=-6&personID=16500 Councilor Jonathan W. Parker Iowa Legislature July 14, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) 9th-Scott County 7 7 Mortimer Phillips BainbridgeBainbridge Councilor Bainbridge of Dubuque County was chosen to be the President of the third Iowa Territory Council.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=-6&personID=16412 Councilor Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge Iowa Legislature July 14, 2021 Whig Party (US) 10th-Dubuque County 6 6 1840 Iowa Territorial Council election.svg #92c5de Democratic hold #fdb863 Whig hold#0671B0 Democratic gain #e08214 Whig gain President of the Iowa Territory Council Stephen Hempstead Democratic Party (United States) Mortimer Phillips BainbridgeBainbridge Whig Party (US) In the 1840 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the third Iowa Territory Council. All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected.Size At the time, the Council had several multi-member districts.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislative Assembly: 3 (11/02/1840 - 12/05/1841) Iowa Legislature July 14, 2021 Councilors served one-year terms. The Iowa Territory existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted to the Union as a state. At the 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). Following the previous election in 1839, Democrats held a majority with seven seats to Whigs' six seats. To claim a majority of seats, the Whigs needed to net one seat from the Democrats. The Democrats maintained a majority of seats in the Council following the 1840 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with the Democrats holding seven seats and the Whigs having six seats. Whig Councilor Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge was chosen as the President of the third Territory Council to succeed Democratic Councilor Stephen P. Hempstead in that leadership position.Bainbridge Summary of Results Iowa Territory Council DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Councilor PartyOutcome1st1st The 1st transitioned from a 3- to 2-member district. George Hepner Dem Jesse B. BrowneBrowne Councilor Browne was an incumbent Councilor redistricted from district 2 to 1.WhigWhig Gain Arthur Inghram Dem Edward Johnstone Dem Dem Hold Robert Ralston DemObsolete subdistrict2nd2nd The 2nd transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district. Jesse B. BrowneBrowne Whig Gideon Smith Bailey DemDem GainNewly created subdistrict James Hall DemDem Gain3rd3rd The 3rd transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district. Lawson B. Hughes Whig Joseph C. Hawkins Whig Whig Hold Jesse D. Payne DemObsolete subdistrict4th4th The 4th transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district. Isham Keith Whig William Henson Wallace Whig Whig Hold E. A. M. Swazy DemObsolete subdistrict 5th5th The 5th was a 1-member district. James M. Clark Whig William Greyer Coop DemDem Gain 6th6th The 6th was a 1-member district. Charles Whittlesey Whig Francis Springer Whig Whig Hold 7th7th The 7th was a 1-member district. Jonathan W. ParkerJWParker Councilor Parker was an incumbent Councilor redistricted from district 7 to 9. Dem Serranus Clinton Hastings Dem Dem Hold8th8th The 8th transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district. Stephen Hempstead Dem George Greene Dem Dem Hold Warner Lewis DemObsolete subdistrict 9th9th The 9th was a newly created 1-member district.Newly created subdistrict Jonathan W. ParkerJWParker DemDem Gain10th10th The 10th was a newly created 2-member district.Newly created subdistrict Mortimer Phillips BainbridgeBainbridgeWhigWhig GainNewly created subdistrict Joseph S. KirkpatrickWhigWhig Gain Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate July 14, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not contain detailed vote totals for Territory Council elections in 1840. See also Elections in Iowa External links District boundaries for the council were redrawn before the 1840 general election: Iowa Territory Council Districts 1838-1840 map Iowa Territory Council Districts 1840-1844 map References Iowa Council Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections