1879 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 1879 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 1877 Iowa Senate election 1877 1881 Iowa Senate election 1881 29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 October 14, 1879 Republican Party (United States) 38 3 41 Democratic Party (United States) 12 5 7 Greenback Party 0 2 2 In the 1879 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 29 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 14, 1879.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate General Assembly: 18 (01/12/1880 - 01/08/1882) Iowa Legislature June 28, 2021 Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 14 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1879 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats, Democrats having 7 seats, and 2 Greenbackers (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans and 2 for Greenbackers). Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table. Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 2nd Horatio A. Wonn Dem Henry Clay TraverseTraverse Senator Traverse resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=18&personID=4592 Senator Henry Clay Traverse: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 28, 2021 RepRep Gain 3rd Joshua Miller Rep Jesse J. Wall GreenbackerGreenback Gain 4th Henry Laurens Dashiell Rep David M. Clark GreenbackerGreenback Gain 5th Samuel L. Bestow Rep William M. Wilson Rep Rep Hold 6th Frederick Joseph Teale Rep Isaac W. Keller Rep Rep Hold 8th Alfred Hebard Rep Alfred Hebard Rep Rep Hold 11th Moses Ayres McCoidMcCoid Senator McCoid resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=17&personID=4670 Senator Moses Ayres McCoid: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 28, 2021 Rep Sanford M. Boling Rep Rep Hold 14th William Wilson Dem John Wesley Prizer RepRep Gain 15th Thomas R. Gilmore Rep John Kelly Johnson Rep Rep Hold 16th John L. McCormack Dem James F. Greenlee RepRep Gain 17th William Graham Rep Mark Antony Dashiell Rep Rep Hold 19th George Franklin Wright Rep George Franklin Wright Rep Rep Hold 23rd Henry C. Carr Rep John Russell Rep Rep Hold 24th William A. Maginnis Dem Pierce Mitchell Dem Dem Hold 25th Ezekiel Clark Rep John Clinton Shrader Rep Rep Hold 26th John Nicholas William Rumple Rep Christian HedgesHedges Senator Hedges resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=18&personID=4514 Senator Christian Hedges: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 28, 2021 Rep Rep Hold 27th Stephen Leland Dows Rep John Wimberly HendersonHenderson Senator Henderson was elected Senator in 1879 running on the Democratic ticket. He switched parties from Democratic to Independent in the next term, however. DemDem Gain 28th John David Nichols Rep John David Nichols Rep Rep Hold 31st Samuel D. Nichols Rep Samuel D. Nichols Rep Rep Hold 32nd Delos Arnold Rep Delos Arnold Rep Rep Hold 33rd William Harrison Gallup Rep John Dudley Gillett Rep Rep Hold 36th Charles E. Bronson Dem Rodney W. Tirrill RepRep Gain 39th Merritt W. Harmon Rep Merritt W. Harmon Rep Rep Hold 40th John Thompson Stoneman Dem Martin Garber RepRep Gain 41st Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Henry Nielander RepRep Gain 43rd William Larrabee Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold 46th William Wallace Blackman Rep Wilberforce P. GaylordGaylord Senator Gaylord died on April 27, 1880 during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=18&personID=5142 Senator Wilberforce P. Gaylord: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 28, 2021 Rep Rep Hold 47th Lemuel Dwelle Rep Frank M. GoodykoontzGoodykoontz Senator Goodykoontz resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=18&personID=4502 Senator Frank M. Goodykoontz: Compiled Historical Information Iowa Official Register June 28, 2021 Rep Rep Hold 49th Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Rep Hold Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate June 28, 2021 Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1879. See also Elections in Iowa References External links Iowa Senate Districts 1878-1883 map Iowa Senate Iowa Category:Iowa Senate elections