1838 Iowa Council election

none September 2023 1838 Iowa Council election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1839 Iowa Council election 1839 All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council 7 1838 Stephen Hempstead Democratic Party (United States) 8th-Dubuque County 7 Jesse B. BrowneBrowne Whig Party (US) 2nd-Lee County 6 President of the Iowa Territory Council Jesse B. BrowneBrowne Whig Party (US) In the 1838 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the first 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: 1 (11/12/1838 - 11/03/1839) 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 of Representatives). Following the organization of the first Territory Council, Whig Councilor Jesse B. BrowneBrowne of Lee County was chosen as the President of the Territory Council. Democrats held a majority of seats in the first Iowa Territory Council following the 1838 general election with seven seats to Whigs' six seats. Summary of Results Iowa Territory Council DistrictElected Councilor Party1st1st The 1st was a 3-member district. George HepnerDem Arthur InghramDem Robert RalstonDem 2nd2nd The 2nd was a 1-member district. Jesse B. BrowneBrowne Councilor Browne of Lee County was chosen to be the President of the first Iowa Territory Council.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=-8&personID=6026 Councilor Jesse B. Browne Iowa Legislature July 14, 2021Whig3rd3rd The 3rd was a 2-member district. Lawson B. HughesWhig Jesse D. PayneWhig4th4th The 4th was a 2-member district. E. A. M. SwazyDem Isham KeithWhig 5th5th The 5th was a 1-member district. James M. ClarkWhig 6th6th The 6th was a 1-member district. Charles WhittleseyWhig 7th7th The 7th was a 1-member district. Jonathan W. ParkerDem8th8th The 8th was a 2-member district. Stephen HempsteadDem Warner LewisDem 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 1838. See also Elections in Iowa External links District boundaries for the Territory Council in 1838: Iowa Territory Council Districts 1838-1840 map References Iowa Council Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections