1873 Iowa Senate election

1873 Iowa Senate election

←  1871 October 14, 1873 1875  →
23 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Anti-Monopoly Last election 42 8 0 Seats after 36 10 4 Seat change 6 2 4
Democratic hold     Republican hold      Democratic gain     Republican gain     Anti-Monopoly gain

In the 1873 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fifteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 23 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, 1873. ^[1]

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

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 18 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1873 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 36 seats, Democrats having 10 seats, and four Anti-Monopoly members (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats and 4 seats for the Anti-Monopoly Party).

Summary of Results

• Note: Redistricting occurred before the 1873 general election. Any holdover Senators not up for re-election and whose district numbers did not change are unlisted on this table.

Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party		Outcome
1st	Exum Sumner McCulloch		Dem	Henry W. Rothert		Rep	Rep Gain
2nd	Jacob Garretson Vale		Rep	James Blakeny Pease		Anti-Monopoly	Anti-Monopoly Gain
5th [lower-alpha 1]	Martin Read [lower-alpha 2]		Rep	Lloyd Selby		Dem	Dem Gain
10th	Charles Beardsley		Rep	John Wilson Williams		Rep	Rep Hold
11th	John Patterson West		Rep	John Patterson West		Rep	Rep Hold
13th	Joseph Henry Merrill		Rep	Joseph Henry Merrill		Rep	Rep Hold
14th	James Simpson Hurley		Rep	Hosea N. Newton		Anti-Monopoly	Anti-Monopoly Gain
16th	Samuel McNutt		Rep	Henry Thornburgh		Dem	Dem Gain
17th	Joseph W. Havens		Rep	Lafayette Young		Rep	Rep Hold
21st	Benjamin Franklin Murray		Rep	Gilbert H. Wood		Anti-Monopoly	Anti-Monopoly Gain
22nd [lower-alpha 3]	Hans Reimer Claussen		Rep	Jeremiah Henry Murphy		Dem	Dem Gain
	Robert Lowry		Rep
23rd	Alexander Baird Ireland		Rep	Nathaniel Anson Merrell		Dem	Dem Gain
26th [lower-alpha 1]	James P. Ketcham [lower-alpha 4]		Rep	John Nicholas William Rumple		Rep	Rep Hold
27th	Joseph Dysart		Rep	Frank T. Campbell [lower-alpha 5]		Rep	Rep Hold
28th	Frank T. Campbell [lower-alpha 5]		Rep	Thomas Mitchell		Rep	Rep Hold
29th	Benjamin Franklin Allen		Rep	Elias Jessup		Rep	Rep Hold
31st	John McKean [lower-alpha 6]		Rep	George W. Lovell [lower-alpha 7]		Anti-Monopoly	Anti-Monopoly Gain
35th	Benjamin Billings Richards		Dem	Dennis Nelson Cooley		Rep	Rep Gain
38th	John Hooker Leavitt		Rep	John Conaway		Rep	Rep Hold
42nd	George R. Willett		Rep	George R. Willett		Rep	Rep Hold
44th	John E. Burke		Rep	Edward Gee Miller		Rep	Rep Hold
48th	Charles Atkins		Rep	Hiram Bailey		Rep	Rep Hold
50th [lower-alpha 8]	Newly created district			George Douglas Perkins		Rep	Rep Gain

Source: ^[5]

1. Election was held to fill a vacancy.
2. Senator Read resigned, causing a vacancy. ^[2]
3. The 22nd transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
4. Senator Ketcham resigned, causing a vacancy. ^[3]
5. Senator Campbell was an incumbent Senator running for re-election. He was redistricted from district 28 to 27.
6. On January 14, 1873, Senator McKean resigned, causing a vacancy. Senator Lovell originally filled the vacancy as a Republican. However, Lovell would switch party affiliation to Anti-Monopoly during his term. ^[4]
7. Senator Lovell switched parties from Republican to Anti-Monopoly.
8. The 50th district was newly created following redistricting.

Detailed Results

• NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1873.

See also

• Elections in Iowa

External links

District boundaries in the Iowa Senate were redrawn before the 1873 general election.

• Iowa Senate Districts 1872-1873 map
• Iowa Senate Districts 1874-1877 map

References

1. "General Assembly: 15 (01/12/1874 - 01/09/1876)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved July 13, 2021.
2. "Senator Martin Read: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved July 13, 2021.
3. "Senator James P. Ketcham: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved July 13, 2021.
4. "Senator John McKean: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved July 13, 2021.
5. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved July 13, 2021.