1867 Iowa Senate election

1867 Iowa Senate election

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34 out of 49 seats in the Iowa State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Populist Last election 42 6 0 Seats after 40 [lower-alpha 1] 8 [lower-alpha 1] 1 [lower-alpha 1] Seat change 2 2 1
President of the Iowa Senate [lower-alpha 2] before election Benjamin F. Gue [lower-alpha 3] Republican Elected President of the Iowa Senate [lower-alpha 2] John Scott [lower-alpha 4] Republican

In the 1867 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twelfth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 48 to 49 seats in 1867, elections were held for 34 of the state senate's 49 seats. ^{[lower-alpha 5]} State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place on October 8, 1867. ^[7]

Following the previous election in 1865, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 42 seats to Democrats' six seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats, Democrats having eight seats, and a lone seat for the People's Party (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats and 1 seat for the People's Party). ^{[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
3rd [lower-alpha 6]	Samuel Alphonso Moore		Rep	Henry Clay Traverse		Rep	Rep Hold
4th [lower-alpha 7]	Nathan Udell		Dem	Madison Miner Walden		Rep	Rep Gain
5th [lower-alpha 8]	Eugene Edgar Edwards		Rep	James D. Wright		Rep	Rep Hold
6th [lower-alpha 9]	C. G. Bridges		Rep	Edward M. Bill		Rep	Rep Hold
7th [lower-alpha 10]	L. W. Hillyer		Rep	Isaac W. Keller		Rep	Rep Hold
8th [lower-alpha 11]	Lewis William Ross		Rep	Napoleon Bonaparte Moore		Rep	Rep Hold
9th [lower-alpha 12]	Fitz Henry Warren		Rep	Jefferson P. Casady		Dem	Dem Gain
10th [lower-alpha 13]	Theron Webb Woolson [lower-alpha 14]		Rep	Charles Leopold Matthies [lower-alpha 15]		Rep	Rep Hold
11th [lower-alpha 16]	Daniel P. Stubbs		Rep	Theron Webb Woolson [lower-alpha 14]		Rep	Rep Hold
12th [lower-alpha 17]	Edward Holcomb Stiles		Rep	Abial Richmond Pierce		Rep	Rep Hold
13th [lower-alpha 18]	William Castlebury Shippen		Rep	Augustus Harvey Hamilton		Rep	Rep Hold
15th [lower-alpha 19]	John Abbott Parvin [lower-alpha 20]		Rep	Granville Gaylord Bennett		Rep	Rep Hold
16th [lower-alpha 21]	John Ferguson McJunkin		Rep	John Abbott Parvin [lower-alpha 20]		Rep	Rep Hold
17th [lower-alpha 22]	Ezekiel Silas Sampson		Rep	John C. Johnson		Rep	Rep Hold
18th [lower-alpha 23]	J. A. L. Crookham		Rep	John R. Needham [lower-alpha 24]		Rep	Rep Hold
19th [lower-alpha 25]	Thomas McMillan		Rep	Thomas McMillan		Rep	Rep Hold
20th [lower-alpha 26]	William McMarshman		Rep	George E. Griffith		Rep	Rep Hold
22nd [lower-alpha 27]	Joseph B. Leake		Rep	W. W. Cones		People's	People's Gain
24th [lower-alpha 28]	Henry Wharton		Rep	William Penn Wolf [lower-alpha 29]		Rep	Rep Hold
25th [lower-alpha 30]	Ezekiel Clark		Rep	Samuel Husband Fairall		Dem	Dem Gain
26th [lower-alpha 31]	Marsena Edgar Cutts		Rep	Matthew Long		Rep	Rep Hold
29th [lower-alpha 32]	John Hilsinger		Rep	Lewis Brigham Dunham		Dem	Dem Gain
31st [lower-alpha 33]	Joseph Barris Young		Rep	Robert Smyth		Rep	Rep Hold
32nd [lower-alpha 34]	William B. King		Rep	James Chapin		Rep	Rep Hold
33rd [lower-alpha 35]	Henry Clay Henderson		Rep	Wells Sylvanus Rice		Rep	Rep Hold
34th [lower-alpha 36]	Frederick M. Knoll		Dem	Frederick M. Knoll		Dem	Dem Hold
35th [lower-alpha 37]	John M. Brayton		Rep	Joseph Grimes		Rep	Rep Hold
36th [lower-alpha 38]	Leonard Wells Hart		Rep	William G. Donnan		Rep	Rep Hold
37th [lower-alpha 39]	Benjamin T. Hunt		Rep	Homer E. Newell		Rep	Rep Hold
38th [lower-alpha 40]	William Benjamin Lakin		Rep	William Larrabee		Rep	Rep Hold
39th [lower-alpha 41]	Coker F. Clarkson		Rep	Marcus Tuttle		Rep	Rep Hold
41st [lower-alpha 42]	Charles Paulk		Dem	Liberty E. Fellows		Dem	Dem Hold
43rd [lower-alpha 43]	John G. Patterson		Rep	John G. Patterson		Rep	Rep Hold
44th [lower-alpha 44]	George W. Bassett [lower-alpha 45]		Rep	Isaac J. Mitchell		Rep	Rep Hold
45th [lower-alpha 46]	Addison Oliver [lower-alpha 47]		Rep	Theodore Hawley		Rep	Rep Hold
46th [lower-alpha 48]	Newly created district			Addison Oliver [lower-alpha 47]		Rep	Rep Gain

Source: ^[11]

1. The Iowa Senate expanded from 48 seats to 49 seats following the 1867 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, 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. ^[3]
4. As the next Lieutenant Governor, John Scott was the thirteenth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the twelfth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Benjamin F. Gue in that leadership position. ^[5]
5. At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts. ^[6]
6. The third district was a 1-member district at the time.
7. The fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
8. The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
9. The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
10. The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
11. The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
12. The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
13. The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
14. Senator Woolson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 11.
15. During the next term, Senator Matties died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat. ^[8]
16. The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
17. The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
18. The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
19. The fifteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
20. Senator Parvin was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 16.
21. The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
22. The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
23. The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
24. During the next term, Senator Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat. ^[9]
25. The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
26. The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
27. The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Larimer was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
28. The twenty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
29. During the next term, Senator Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat. ^[10]
30. The twenty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
31. The twenty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
32. The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
33. The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
34. The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
35. The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
36. The thirty-fourth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Richards was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
37. The thirty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
38. The thirty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
39. The thirty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
40. The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
41. The thirty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
42. The forty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
43. The forty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
44. The forty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
45. Senator Bassett was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 44 to 45.
46. The forty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
47. Senator Oliver was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 45 to 46.
48. The forty-sixth 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 1867.

See also

• Elections in Iowa

External links

District boundaries were redrawn before the 1867 general election for the Iowa Senate:

• Iowa Senate Districts 1866-1867 map
• Iowa Senate Districts 1868-1869 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. "Benjamin F. Gue". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
5. "John Scott". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
6. "General Assembly: 12 (01/13/1868 - 01/09/1870)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
7. "General Assembly: 12 (01/13/1868 - 01/09/1870)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
8. "Senator Charles Leopold Matthies". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
9. "Senator John R. Needham". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
10. "Senator William Penn Wolf". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
11. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved July 23, 2021.