1875 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1875 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1873 Iowa Senate election 1873 1877 Iowa Senate election 1877 30 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 October 12, 1875 Republican Party (United States) 36 4 40 Democratic Party (United States) 10 10 Anti-Monopoly Party (US) 4 4 0 1875 Iowa State Senate election.svg #92c5de Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain In the 1875 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the sixteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 30 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 12, 1875.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 16 (01/10/1876 - 01/13/1878) Iowa Legislature July 12, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to Democrats' 10 seats and four members of the Anti-Monopoly Party. 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 1875 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats and Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans). Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 2ndSwitch There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1875. Instead, the incumbent switched parties. James Blakeny Pease Anti-Monopoly James Blakeny PeasePease Senator Pease switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Democratic.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=15&personID=4777 Senator James Blakeny Pease: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 DemDem Gain 3rd Horatio A. Wonn Dem Horatio A. Wonn Dem Dem Hold 4th Edward J. Gault Dem Joshua Miller RepRep Gain 5th Lloyd Selby Dem Henry Laurens Dashiell RepRep Gain 6th Robert A. Dague Rep Samuel L. Bestow Rep Rep Hold 7th Elisha Todd Smith Rep Frederick Joseph Teale Rep Rep Hold 8th James Stormant McIntyre Rep Alfred Hebard Rep Rep Hold 9th John Young Stone Rep George Franklin Wright Rep Rep Hold 11thVacancy Election was held to fill a vacancy. John Patterson WestWest Senator West resigned, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=13&personID=4905 Senator John Patterson West: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 13, 2021 Rep John S. Woolson Rep Rep Hold 12th Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Rep Hold 14thSwitch Hosea N. Newton Anti-Monopoly Hosea N. NewtonNewton Senator Newton switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Republican.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=15&personID=4774 Senator Hosea N. Newton: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 RepRep Gain 15th Joseph Decker Miles Rep William Wilson DemDem Gain 16thSwitch Henry Thornburgh Dem Henry ThornburghThornburgh Senator Thornburgh switched parties from Democratic to Republican.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=15&personID=4797 Senator Henry Thornburgh: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 RepRep Gain 18th James Addison YoungJAYoung On March 9, 1875, Senator Young died, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=15&personID=4909 Senator James Addison Young: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 Rep Thomas R. Gilmore Rep Rep Hold 19th John L. McCormack Dem John L. McCormack Dem Dem Hold 20th Mark Antony Dashiell Rep William Graham Rep Rep Hold 21stSwitch There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1875. Instead, the incumbent switched parties. Gilbert H. Wood Anti-Monopoly Gilbert H. WoodWood Senator Wood switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Republican.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=15&personID=4805 Senator Gilbert H. Wood: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 RepRep Gain 24th John C. Chambers Rep Henry C. Carr Rep Rep Hold 25th Samuel Husband Fairall Dem Ezekiel Clark RepRep Gain 26th John Nicholas William Rumple Rep John Nicholas William Rumple Rep Rep Hold 30th Lewis W. Stuart Dem William A. Maginnis Dem Dem Hold 31stSwitch George W. Lovell Anti-Monopoly George W. LovellLovell Senator Lovell switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Democratic.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=15&personID=4757 Senator George W. Lovell: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register July 12, 2021 DemDem Gain 32nd Ezekiel Boring Kephart Rep Stephen Leland Dows Rep Rep Hold 33rd John Shane Rep John Shane Rep Rep Hold 34th Robert Howe Taylor Rep Delos Arnold Rep Rep Hold 36th Albert Boomer Rep Lewis Greenleaf Hersey Rep Rep Hold 37th George Washington Bemis Rep Merritt W. Harmon Rep Rep Hold 39th Oliver Wolcott Crary Rep John Thompson Stoneman DemDem Gain 40th William Larrabee Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold 41st Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Dem Hold 43rd Alonzo Converse Rep Arad HitchcockHitchcock On March 16, 1876, Senator Hitchcock died during the next term, 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 Rep Hold 45th George M. Maxwell Rep William Harrison Gallup Rep Rep Hold 46th Elisha A. Howland Rep Lemuel Dwelle Rep Rep Hold 47th William H. Fitch Rep Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Rep Hold 49th John J. Russell Rep Samuel D. Nichols 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 1875. See also Elections in Iowa External links District boundaries for the Iowa Senate in 1875: Iowa Senate Districts 1874-1877 map References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections