1865 Iowa Senate election

1865 Iowa Senate election

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23 out of 48 seats in the Iowa State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 41 5 Seats after 42 [lower-alpha 1] 6 [lower-alpha 1] Seat change 1 1
President of the Iowa Senate [lower-alpha 2] before election Enoch W. Eastman [lower-alpha 3] Republican Elected President of the Iowa Senate [lower-alpha 2] Benjamin F. Gue [lower-alpha 4] Republican

In the 1865 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eleventh Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 46 to 48 seats in 1865, elections were held for 23 of the state senate's 48 seats. ^{[lower-alpha 5]} State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1865. ^[7]

Following the previous election in 1863, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 41 seats to Democrats' five seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 20 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 42 seats and Democrats having six seats (a net gain of 1 seat each for Republicans and Democrats). ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Summary of Results

• Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.

Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party		Outcome
1st [lower-alpha 6]	Frederick Hesser		Dem	Nathaniel Gates Hedges		Dem	Dem Hold
	George Washington McCrary		Rep	Joseph Hollman		Dem	Dem Gain
2nd [lower-alpha 7]	Abner Harrison McCrary		Rep	Eliab Doud		Rep	Rep Hold
5th [lower-alpha 8]	Ziba Brown		Rep	Eugene Edgar Edwards		Rep	Rep Hold
9th [lower-alpha 9]	John G. Foote		Rep	Fitz Henry Warren		Rep	Rep Hold
10th [lower-alpha 10]	Theron Webb Woolson		Rep	Theron Webb Woolson		Rep	Rep Hold
12th [lower-alpha 11]	Jacob W. Dixon		Rep	Edward Holcomb Stiles		Rep	Rep Hold
14th [lower-alpha 12]	James Simpson Hurley		Rep	James M. Robertson		Rep	Rep Hold
17th [lower-alpha 13]	John Chrisfield Hogin		Rep	Ezekiel Silas Sampson		Rep	Rep Hold
20th [lower-alpha 14]	Philo Gould Camp Merrill		Rep	William McMarshman		Rep	Rep Hold
21st [lower-alpha 15]	Benjamin F. Roberts		Rep	Joseph Rea Reed		Rep	Rep Hold
22nd [lower-alpha 16]	Benjamin F. Gue		Rep	Andrew McCune Larimer		Rep	Rep Hold
	Thomas Jefferson Saunders		Rep	Joseph B. Leake		Rep	Rep Hold
23rd [lower-alpha 17]	Norman Boardman		Rep	John Henry Smith		Rep	Rep Hold
27th [lower-alpha 18]	Elisha Flaugh		Rep	John Meyer		Rep	Rep Hold
28th [lower-alpha 19]	Joshua H. Hatch		Rep	Jonathan Wright Cattell		Rep	Rep Hold
30th [lower-alpha 20]	Ezekiel Cutler		Rep	Sewall Spaulding Farwell		Rep	Rep Hold
34th [lower-alpha 21]	John D. Jennings		Dem	Benjamin Billings Richards		Dem	Dem Hold
38th [lower-alpha 22]	Harvey Southmit Brunson		Rep	William Benjamin Lakin		Rep	Rep Hold
40th [lower-alpha 23]	George W. Gray		Dem	James B. Powers		Rep	Rep Gain
41st [lower-alpha 24]	Martin V. Burdick		Rep	Charles Paulk		Dem	Dem Gain
42nd [lower-alpha 25]	John G. Patterson [lower-alpha 26]		Rep	Henry Clay Bulis		Rep	Rep Hold
43rd [lower-alpha 27]	George W. Bassett [lower-alpha 28]		Rep	John G. Patterson [lower-alpha 26]		Rep	Rep Hold
44th [lower-alpha 29]	Newly created district			George W. Bassett [lower-alpha 28]		Rep	Rep Gain
45th [lower-alpha 30]	Newly created district			Addison Oliver		Rep	Rep Gain

Source: ^[8]

1. The Iowa Senate expanded from 46 seats to 48 seats following the 1865 general election. ^[1]
2. 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. ^[2]
3. As Lieutenant Governor, Enoch W. Eastman was the eleventh President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the tenth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican John R. Needham in that leadership position. ^[3]
4. As the next Lieutenant Governor, Benjamin F. Gue was the twelfth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eleventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Enoch W. Eastman in that leadership position. ^[5]
5. At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts. ^[6]
6. The first was a 2-member district at the time.
7. The second district was a 1-member district at the time.
8. The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
9. The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
10. The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
11. The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
12. The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
13. The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
14. The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
15. The twenty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
16. The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time.
17. The twenty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
18. The twenty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
19. The twenty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
20. The thirtieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
21. The thirty-fourth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Knoll was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
22. The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
23. The fortieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
24. The forty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
25. The forty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
26. Senator Patterson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 42 to 43.
27. The forty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
28. Senator Bassett was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 43 to 44.
29. The forty-fourth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
30. The forty-fifth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.

Detailed Results

• NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1865.

See also

• Elections in Iowa

External links

District boundaries were redrawn before the 1865 general election for the Iowa Senate:

• Iowa Senate Districts 1864-1865 map
• Iowa Senate Districts 1866-1867 map

References

1. "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
2. "Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 21, 2021.
3. "Enoch W. Eastman". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
5. "Benjamin F. Gue". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
6. "General Assembly: 11 (01/08/1866 - 01/12/1868)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
7. "General Assembly: 11 (01/08/1866 - 01/12/1868)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
8. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved July 23, 2021.