1885 Iowa Senate election

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1885 Iowa Senate election
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24 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
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In the 1885 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-first Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 24 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 November 3, 1885. [1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats to Democrats' 11 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 15 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1885 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 31 seats and Democrats having 19 seats (a net gain of 8 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorPartyOutcome
1st Henry W. Rothert Rep Joseph M. Casey [lower-alpha 1] Dem Dem Gain
7th Talton Embrey Clark Rep Talton Embrey Clark Rep Rep Hold
9th Benton J. Hall [lower-alpha 2] Dem William W. Dodge Dem Dem Hold
10th Lot Abraham Rep John Simson Woolson Rep Rep Hold
12th [lower-alpha 3] Cassius M. Brown Rep Joseph G. Hutchison [lower-alpha 4] Rep Rep Hold
13th [lower-alpha 3] Joseph G. Hutchison [lower-alpha 4] Rep James Dooley Dem Dem Gain
18th Cephas B. Hunt Rep Lafayette Young Rep Rep Hold
20th Pliny Nichols Rep Samuel Tyler Chesebro Dem Dem Gain
21st John Carver Bills Rep William O. Schmidt Dem Dem Gain
22nd Wickliffe A. Cotton Rep Patrick Bernard Wolfe Dem Dem Gain
29th Egbert C. Sudlow Rep Malcolm P. Doud Rep Rep Hold
30th Hiram Ypsilanti Smith [lower-alpha 5] Rep Conduce H. Gatch Rep Rep Hold
31st [lower-alpha 6] John Dudley Gillett [lower-alpha 7] Rep John Scott Rep Rep Hold
32nd [lower-alpha 6] Enoch W. Eastman [lower-alpha 8] Rep Myron Underwood Rep Rep Hold
34th Thomas M. C. Logan Rep Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Dem Gain
35th Julius Kingman Graves Rep William J. Knight Dem Dem Gain
37th John L. Kamrar Rep Nicholas F. Weber Rep Rep Hold
38th Herman C. Hemenway Rep Mathies Parrott Rep Rep Hold
40th [lower-alpha 6] William Larrabee [lower-alpha 9] Rep Willard Chauncey Earle Dem Dem Gain
42nd Henry A. Baker Rep Theodore Weld Burdick [lower-alpha 10] Rep Rep Hold
44th Chapman A. Marshall Rep Robert George Reiniger Rep Rep Hold
45th Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Rep Hold
48th John J. Russell Rep John Kelsey Deal Rep Rep Hold
50th Gifford Simeon Robinson Rep Gifford Simeon Robinson [lower-alpha 11] Rep Rep Hold
  1. ↑ Senator Casey resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [2]
  2. ↑ Senator Hall resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy. [3]
  3. 1 2 Districts in the Iowa Senate were redrawn in advance of the 1885 election. Several incumbents were redistricted to new district numbers between the 20th and 21st Iowa General Assemblies. Use these links to compared the districts:20th (1884-1885) and 21st (1886-1887).
  4. 1 2 Senator Hutchison was redistricted from district 13 to 12. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 12th district in 1885.
  5. ↑ Senator Smith resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy. [4]
  6. 1 2 3 Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  7. ↑ Senator Gillett resigned, causing a vacancy. [5]
  8. ↑ On January 9, 1885, Senator Eastman died, causing a vacancy. [6]
  9. ↑ Senator Larrabee was elected Governor of Iowa in 1885, causing a vacancy in the Iowa Senate. [7]
  10. ↑ Senator Burdick resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [8]
  11. ↑ Senator Robinson resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy. [9]

Source: [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Roll of Members of the Twenty-First General Assembly. SENATE" (PDF). Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Senator Joseph M. Casey: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Senator Benton J. Hall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Senator Hiram Ypsilanti Smith: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Senator John Dudley Gillett: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Senator Enoch W. Eastman: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Senator William Larrabee: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Senator Theodore Weld Burdick: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Senator Gifford Simeon Robinson: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate . Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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