1879 Iowa Senate election

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1879 Iowa Senate election
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
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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.

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The general election took place on October 14, 1879. [1]

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

Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorPartyOutcome
2nd Horatio A. Wonn Dem Henry Clay Traverse [lower-alpha 1] Rep Rep Gain
3rd Joshua Miller Rep Jesse J. Wall Greenbacker Greenback Gain
4th Henry Laurens Dashiell Rep David M. Clark Greenbacker Greenback 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 McCoid [lower-alpha 2] Rep Sanford M. Boling Rep Rep Hold
14th William Wilson Dem John Wesley Prizer Rep Rep Gain
15th Thomas R. Gilmore Rep John Kelly Johnson Rep Rep Hold
16th John L. McCormack Dem James F. Greenlee Rep Rep 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 Hedges [lower-alpha 3] Rep Rep Hold
27th Stephen Leland Dows Rep John Wimberly Henderson [lower-alpha 4] Dem Dem 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 Rep Rep Gain
39th Merritt W. Harmon Rep Merritt W. Harmon Rep Rep Hold
40th John Thompson Stoneman Dem Martin Garber Rep Rep Gain
41st Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Henry Nielander Rep Rep Gain
43rd William Larrabee Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold
46th William Wallace Blackman Rep Wilberforce P. Gaylord [lower-alpha 5] Rep Rep Hold
47th Lemuel Dwelle Rep Frank M. Goodykoontz [lower-alpha 6] Rep Rep Hold
49th Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Rep Hold
  1. ↑ Senator Traverse resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [2]
  2. ↑ Senator McCoid resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy. [3]
  3. ↑ Senator Hedges resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [4]
  4. ↑ Senator Henderson was elected Senator in 1879 running on the Democratic ticket. He switched parties from Democratic to Independent in the next term, however.
  5. ↑ Senator Gaylord died on April 27, 1880 during the next term, causing a vacancy. [5]
  6. ↑ Senator Goodykoontz resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [6]

Source: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "General Assembly: 18 (01/12/1880 - 01/08/1882)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Senator Henry Clay Traverse: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Senator Moses Ayres McCoid: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Senator Christian Hedges: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Senator Wilberforce P. Gaylord: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Senator Frank M. Goodykoontz: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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