1852 Iowa Senate election

1852 Iowa Senate election

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22 out of 31 seats in the Iowa State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Whig Last election 14 5 Seats after 20 [lower-alpha 1] 11 [lower-alpha 1] Seat change 6 6
President of the Iowa Senate before election Enos Lowe [lower-alpha 2] Democratic Elected President of the Iowa Senate William E. Leffingwell [lower-alpha 3] Democratic

In the 1852 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fourth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 19 to 31 seats in 1852, elections were held for 22 of the state senate's 31 seats. ^{[lower-alpha 4]} State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1852. ^[5]

Following the previous election in 1850, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 14 seats to Whigs' five seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Whigs needed to net 11 Senate seats.

Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1852 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 20 seats and Whigs having 11 seats (a net gain of 6 seats for both Democrats and Whigs). ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Democratic Senator William E. Leffingwell was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the fourth General Assembly, succeeding Democratic Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position. ^{[lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 2]}

Summary of Results

Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party		Outcome
1st [lower-alpha 5]	Nathan Baker [lower-alpha 6]		Dem	Salmon Cowles [lower-alpha 7]		Dem	Dem Hold
	Thomas Stevenson Espy		Dem	James M. Love		Dem	Dem Hold
	Newly created subdistrict			Calvin J. Price		Dem	Dem Gain
2nd [lower-alpha 8]	John Brice Spees [lower-alpha 9]		Whig	George Hepner [lower-alpha 10]		Dem	Dem Gain
	George Grover Wright		Whig	Milton D. Browning		Whig	Whig Hold
3rd [lower-alpha 11]	John Jackson Selman		Dem	George Schramm		Whig	Whig Gain
	Newly created subdistrict			John Brice Spees [lower-alpha 9]		Whig	Whig Gain
4th [lower-alpha 12]	Henry Benham Hendershott [lower-alpha 13]		Dem	William Greyer Coop		Dem	Dem Hold
	Newly created subdistrict			John Park		Whig	Whig Gain
5th [lower-alpha 14]	Phineas M. Casady		Dem	Archibald McKinney		Whig	Whig Gain
6th [lower-alpha 15]	Enos Lowe [lower-alpha 16]		Dem	John Wesley Hedrick		Whig	Whig Gain
	George Hepner [lower-alpha 10]		Dem	Obsolete subdistrict
7th [lower-alpha 17] [lower-alpha 7]	John Tillison Morton [lower-alpha 18]		Whig	Henry Benham Hendershott [lower-alpha 13]		Dem	Dem Gain
8th [lower-alpha 19]	John Howell		Dem	Samuel Goslee McAchran		Whig	Whig Gain
9th [lower-alpha 20]	Norman Everson [lower-alpha 21]		Whig	Amos Harris		Dem	Dem Gain
10th [lower-alpha 22]	Joseph Lowe [lower-alpha 23]		Dem	Hadley Douglas Johnson		Dem	Dem Hold
11th [lower-alpha 24]	Freeman Alger		Dem	George Washington Lucas		Dem	Dem Hold
12th [lower-alpha 25]	William E. Leffingwell [lower-alpha 26]		Dem	Norman Everson [lower-alpha 21]		Whig	Whig Gain
13th [lower-alpha 27]	John Parsons Cook		Whig	Joseph Lowe [lower-alpha 23]		Dem	Dem Gain
14th [lower-alpha 28]	Nathan G. Sales [lower-alpha 29]		Dem	John R. Needham		Whig	Whig Gain
15th [lower-alpha 30]	John G. Shields [lower-alpha 31]		Dem	Jefferson David Hillis		Whig	Whig Gain
	Warner Lewis [lower-alpha 32]		Dem	Obsolete subdistrict
16th [lower-alpha 33]	Newly created district			Eli Snow Wing		Dem	Dem Gain
17th [lower-alpha 34]	Newly created district			Jonathan Emerson Fletcher		Dem	Dem Gain
18th [lower-alpha 35]	Newly created district			William E. Leffingwell [lower-alpha 26]		Dem	Dem Gain
19th [lower-alpha 36]	Newly created district			George D. Crosthwait		Whig	Whig Gain
20th [lower-alpha 37]	Newly created district			Andrew Young Hull		Dem	Dem Gain
21st [lower-alpha 38]	Newly created district			Elisha F. Clark		Dem	Dem Gain
22nd [lower-alpha 39]	Newly created district			Nathan G. Sales [lower-alpha 29]		Dem	Dem Gain
23rd [lower-alpha 40]	Newly created district			Isaac Mosher Preston		Dem	Dem Gain
24th [lower-alpha 41]	Newly created subdistrict			Warner Lewis [lower-alpha 32]		Dem	Dem Gain
	Newly created subdistrict			John G. Shields [lower-alpha 31]		Dem	Dem Gain
	Newly created subdistrict			Maturin L. Fisher		Dem	Dem Gain

Source: ^[9]

1. The Iowa Senate expanded from 19 seats to 31 seats following the 1852 general election. ^[1]
2. Senator Enos Lowe of Des Moines County was chosen to be the fourth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the third Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator John Jackson Selman in that leadership position. ^[2]
3. Senator William E. Leffingwell of Clinton County was chosen to be the fifth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the fourth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position. ^[3]
4. At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts. ^[4]
5. The first district transitioned from a 2- to 3-member district. Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy filled by special election. Senator Espy was up for a regularly-scheduled re-election to a four-year term. The third seat from the first district was newly created.
6. In 1851, Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election. ^[6]
7. Election was held to fill a vacancy.
8. The second district was a 2-member district at the time.
9. Senator Spees was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 2 to 3.
10. Senator Hepner was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 6 to 2.
11. The third district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
12. The fourth district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
13. Senator Hendershott was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 4 to 7.
14. The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
15. The sixth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
16. Senator Lowe resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election. ^[7]
17. The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
18. Senator Morton resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election. ^[8]
19. The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
20. The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
21. Senator Everson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 9 to 12.
22. The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
23. Senator Lowe was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 13.
24. The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
25. The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
26. Senator Leffingwell was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 12 to 18.
27. The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
28. The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
29. Senator Sales was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 14 to 22.
30. The fifteenth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
31. Senator Shields was an incumbent senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 24.
32. Senator Lewis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 15 to 24.
33. The sixteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
34. The seventeenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
35. The eighteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
36. The nineteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
37. The twentieth district was a newly created 1-member district.
38. The twenty-first district was a newly created 1-member district.
39. The twenty-second district was a newly created 1-member district.
40. The twenty-third district was a newly created 1-member district.
41. The twenty-fourth district was a newly created 3-member district.

Detailed Results

• NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1852.

See also

• Elections in Iowa

External links

District boundaries were redrawn before the 1852 general election for the Iowa Senate:

• Iowa Senate Districts 1850-1851 map
• Iowa Senate Districts 1852-1855 map

References

1. "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
2. "Senator Enos Lowe". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
3. "Senator William E. Leffingwell". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
4. "General Assembly: 4 (12/06/1852 - 12/03/1854)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
5. "General Assembly: 4 (12/06/1852 - 12/03/1854)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
6. "Senator Nathan Baker: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
7. "Senator Enos Lowe: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
8. "Senator John Tillison Morton: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
9. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved July 20, 2021.