1859 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1859 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1857 Iowa Senate election 1857 1861 Iowa Senate election 1861 27 out of 43 seats in the Iowa State Senate 22 1859 Republican Party (United States) 22 22Seats The Iowa Senate expanded from 36 seats to 43 seats following the 1859 general election.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 22, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) 14 7 21Seats President of the Iowa SenatePrez Article IV, section 18, of the Constitution of Iowa at that time established that the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa shall perform the duties of the President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor performed the duties of President of the Senate from January 11, 1858 through January 14, 1991. As of 1991, duties of Iowa's Lieutenant Governor no longer include presiding over the state Senate.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/informationOnLegislators/historicalInformation?searchGA=ALL&lastName=&firstName=&chamberID=S&leadershipPositionID=10&partyID=&districtID=&countyID= Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President Iowa Legislature July 21, 2021 Oran FavilleFaville As Lieutenant Governor, Oran Faville was the eighth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the seventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Senator William W. Hamilton in that leadership position.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/person?ga=7&personID=6771 Oran Faville Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 Republican Party (United States) Nicholas J. RuschRusch As the next Lieutenant Governor, Nicholas J. Rusch was the ninth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eighth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Oran Faville in that leadership position.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/person?ga=8&personID=5687 Nicholas Rusch Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 Republican Party (United States) In the 1859 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 36 to 43 seats in 1859, elections were held for 27 of the state senate's 43 seats.Size At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 8 (01/09/1860 - 01/12/1862) Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The general election took place in 1859.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 8 (01/09/1860 - 01/12/1862) Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 Following the previous election in 1857, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 22 seats to Democrats' 14 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net eight Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 22 seats and Democrats having 21 seats (a net gain of 7 seats for Democrats).Seats Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1stFirst The first was a 2-member district at the time. However, only one of the seats in the district was contested in the election. The other was held by a holdover senator not up for re-election. John R. Allen Dem Valentine Buechel Dem Dem Hold 2ndSecond The second district was a 1-member district at the time. David Trowbridge Brigham Dem Gideon Smith BaileyBailey Senator Bailey was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 3 to 2. Dem Dem Hold 3rdThird The third district was a 1-member district at the time. Gideon Smith BaileyBailey Dem Cyrus Bussey Dem Dem Hold4thFourth The fourth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district. Lyman Cook Rep Nathan Udell DemDem Gain William Findlay CoolbaughCoolbaugh Senator Coolbaugh was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 4 to 8. DemObsolete subdistrict 5thFifth The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time. Henry Hoffman Trimble Dem William E. Taylor Dem Dem Hold 6thSixth The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time. William M. Reed Rep James Conrad Hagans Rep Rep Hold 7thSeventh The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time. Alvin SaundersSaunders Senator Saunders was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 7 to 9. During the next term, Senator Saunders resigned on May 14, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=8&personID=5606 Senator Alvin Saunders Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 Rep Harvey W. English DemDem Gain 8thEighth The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time. John A. JohnsonJohnson Senator Johnson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 8 to 11. Dem William Findlay CoolbaughCoolbaugh Dem Dem Hold 9thNinth The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time. Daniel A. AndersonAnderson Senator Anderson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 9 to 12. Rep Alvin SaundersSaunders Rep Rep Hold 10thTenth The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time. John Wesley Warner Dem James Falconer WilsonJFWilson During the next term, Senator Wilson resigned on October 7, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=8&personID=5620 Senator James Falconer Wilson Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 RepRep Gain 11thEleventh The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time. Samuel Dale Dem John A. JohnsonJohnson Dem Dem Hold 12thTwelfth The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time. William H. M. PuseyPusey Senator Pusey was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 12 to 31. Dem Daniel A. AndersonAnderson RepRep Gain 14thFourteenth The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time. Charles Foster Rep Andrew Oliphant PattersonPatterson Senator Patterson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 19 to 14. During the next term, Senator Patterson resigned on May 14, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=8&personID=5589 Senator Andrew Oliphant Patterson Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 DemDem Gain 15thFifteenth The fifteenth district was a 1-member district at the time. Oliver P. SherradenSherraden Senator Sherraden was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 15 to 16. Rep William B. Lewis DemDem Gain 16thSixteenth The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time. William A. Loughridge Rep Oliver P. SherradenSherraden Rep Rep Hold 17thSeventeenth The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time. Jairus Edward NealNeal Senator Neal was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 17 to 18. Dem Henry H. Williams Dem Dem Hold 18thEighteenth The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time. Marquis Lafayette McPhersonMcPherson Senator McPherson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 18 to 30. Rep Jairus Edward NealNeal DemDem Gain 19thNineteenth The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time. Andrew Oliphant PattersonPatterson Dem John W. Thompson RepRep Gain 20thTwentieth The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time. Samuel Jordan Kirkwood Rep George M. DavisGDavis Senator Davis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 23 to 20. Rep Rep Hold 21stTwenty-first The twenty-first district was a 1-member district at the time. Nicholas John Rusch Rep John M. Kent Rep Rep Hold 22ndTwenty-second The twenty-second district was a 1-member district at the time. Jonathan Wright Cattell Rep Jesse Bowen Rep Rep Hold 23rdTwenty-third The twenty-third district was a 1-member district at the time. George M. DavisGDavis Rep William P. DavisWDavis Senator Davis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 27 to 23. Rep Rep Hold 24thTwenty-fourth The twenty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time. William George Thompson Rep George F. Green DemDem Gain 25thTwenty-fifth The twenty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time. George McCoy Rep Joseph MannMann Senator Mann was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 29 to 25. DemDem Gain 26thTwenty-sixth The twenty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell Rep H. Gates Angle Rep Rep Hold27thTwenty-seventh The twenty-seventh district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district. William P. DavisWDavis Rep David S. WilsonDWilson Senator Wilson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 31 to 27. DemDem GainNewly created subdistrict George W. Trumbull DemDem Gain 28thTwenty-eighth The twenty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time. Jeremiah W. Jenkins Rep David Hammer DemDem Gain 29thTwenty-ninth The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time. Joseph MannMann Dem Paris Perrin Henderson RepRep Gain 30thThirtieth The thirtieth district was a 1-member district at the time. William G. Stewart Dem Marquis Lafayette McPhersonMcPherson RepRep Gain 31stThirty-first The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time. David S. WilsonDWilson Dem William H.M. PuseyPusey Dem Dem Hold 32ndThirty-second The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time. Henry B. Carter Rep John F. Duncombe DemDem Gain 33rdThirty-third The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time. Aaron Brown Rep Joseph J. Watson Rep Rep Hold 34thThirty-fourth The thirty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time. Jeremiah T. Atkins Rep Andrew Mateer Pattison Rep Rep Hold 35thThirty-fifth The thirty-fifth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district Thomas DrummondDrummond During the next term, Senator Drummond resigned on May 14, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=8&personID=5558 Senator Thomas Drummond Iowa Legislature July 22, 2021 RepRep Gain 36thThirty-sixth The thirty-sixth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district Alfred Francis Brown RepRep Gain 37thThirty-seventh The thirty-seventh district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district David C. Hastings RepRep Gain 38thThirty-eighth The thirty-eighth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district Lucien Lester Ainsworth DemDem Gain 39thThirty-ninth The thirty-ninth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district George W. Gray DemDem Gain 40thFortieth The fortieth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district Julius Henry Powers RepRep Gain 41stForty-first The forty-first district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.Newly created district John Scott RepRep Gain Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate July 22, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1859. See also Elections in Iowa External links District boundaries were redrawn before the 1859 general election for the Iowa Senate: Iowa Senate Districts 1856-1859 map Iowa Senate Districts 1860-1861 map References Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections