1883 Iowa Senate election

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1883 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 1883 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twentieth 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 9, 1883. [1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' two seats, two Greenbackers, and one Independent.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1883 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 39 seats and Democrats having 11 seats (a net gain of 9 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorPartyOutcome
2nd Alexander Brown Rep John Wesley Carr Dem Dem Gain
3rd Jesse J. Wall Greenbacker Edward J. Gault Dem Dem Gain
4th David M. Clark Greenbacker Thomas Weidman Rep Rep Gain
5th William M. Wilson Rep John McDonough Rep Rep Hold
6th Isaac W. Keller Rep Anson P. Stephens Rep Rep Hold
8th Alfred Hebard Rep James S. Hendrie Dem Dem Gain
11th Sanford M. Boling Rep Francis Alexander Duncan Rep Rep Hold
14th John Wesley Prizer Rep Benjamin McCoy Rep Rep Hold
15th John Kelly Johnson Rep Edward R. Cassatt Dem Dem Gain
16th James F. Greenlee Rep Eli Wilkin Rep Rep Hold
17th Mark Antony Dashiell Rep Timothy Jordan Caldwell Rep Rep Hold
19th George Franklin Wright Rep George Carson Rep Rep Hold
23rd John Russell Rep Gilman Lewis Johnson Dem Dem Gain
24th Pierce Mitchell Dem John C. Chambers Rep Rep Gain
25th John Clinton Shrader Rep Moses Bloom Dem Dem Gain
26th [lower-alpha 1] William Aitken Patrick Rep John Wimberly Henderson [lower-alpha 2] Dem Dem Gain
27th [lower-alpha 1] John Wimberly Henderson [lower-alpha 2] Ind John Ryder Dem Dem Gain
28th John David Nichols Rep Preston M. Sutton Rep Rep Hold
31st Samuel D. Nichols Rep John Dudley Gillett [lower-alpha 3] Rep Rep Hold
32nd Delos Arnold Rep Enoch W. Eastman [lower-alpha 4] Rep Rep Hold
33rd John Dudley Gillett [lower-alpha 3] Rep William G. Donnan Rep Rep Hold
36th Rodney W. Tirrill Rep Frank Davis Bayless Dem Dem Gain
39th [lower-alpha 1] Merritt W. Harmon Rep Alvin Manley Whaley [lower-alpha 5] Rep Rep Hold
40th [lower-alpha 1] Martin Garber Rep William Larrabee [lower-alpha 6] Rep Rep Hold
41st Henry Nielander Rep Joseph Henry Sweney Rep Rep Hold
43rd [lower-alpha 1] William Larrabee [lower-alpha 6] Rep John D. Glass Rep Rep Hold
46th [lower-alpha 1] Alvin Manley Whaley [lower-alpha 5] Rep Charles Edwin Whiting Dem Dem Gain
47th Horace G. Parker Rep Charles C. Chubb Rep Rep Hold
49th Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Orsmond M. Barrett Rep Rep Hold
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Districts in the Iowa Senate were redrawn in advance of the 1883 election. Several incumbents were redistricted to new district numbers between the 19th and 20th Iowa General Assemblies. Use these links to compare the districts:19th (1878-1883) and 20th (1884-1885).
  2. 1 2 Senator Henderson was an incumbent Senator running for re-election. He switched parties from Independent to Democratic. Senator Henderson also was redistricted from district 27 to 26. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 26th district as a Democrat in 1883.
  3. 1 2 Senator Gillett was an incumbent Senator running for re-election. Senator Gillett was redistricted from district 33 to 31. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 31st district in 1883. Senator Gillett resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [2]
  4. ↑ On January 9, 1885, Senator Eastman died during the next term, causing a vacancy. [3]
  5. 1 2 Senator Whaley was an incumbent Senator running for re-election. Senator Whaley was redistricted from district 46 to 39. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 39th district in 1883.
  6. 1 2 Senator Larrabee was an incumbent Senator running for re-election. Senator Larrabee was redistricted from district 43 to 40. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 40th district in 1883. Senator Larrabee was elected Governor of Iowa during the next term in 1885, causing a vacancy in the Iowa Senate. [4]

Source: [5]

Detailed Results

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References

  1. ↑ "General Assembly: 20 (01/14/1884 - 01/10/1886)". Iowa Legislature . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Senator John Dudley Gillett: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Senator Enoch W. Eastman: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Senator William Larrabee: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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