1881 Iowa Senate election

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In the 1881 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the nineteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 25 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

Quick facts 25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
1881 Iowa Senate election
← 1879
October 11, 1881
1883 â†’
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Greenback
Last election 41 7 2
Seats after 45 2 2
Seat change Increase4 Decrease5 Steady
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase1
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The general election took place on October 11, 1881.[1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 41 seats to Democrats' seven seats and two Greenbackers.

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 1881 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 45 seats, Democrats having two seats, two Greenbackers, and one Independent (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans and 1 Independent seat).

Summary of Results

  • Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
More information Senate District, Incumbent ...
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party Outcome
1st James Madison Shelley Dem Henry W. Rothert Rep Rep Gain
2nd[a] Henry Clay Traverse[b] Rep Alexander Brown Rep Rep Hold
7th Philip W. Lewellen Rep Talton Embrey Clark Rep Rep Hold
9th John Patterson Rep Benton J. Hall[c] Dem Dem Gain
10th John Simpson Woolson Rep Lot Abraham Rep Rep Hold
12th Sanford S. Harned Dem Cassius M. Brown Rep Rep Gain
13th Gregg A. Madison Dem Joseph G. Hutchison Rep Rep Gain
18th Lafayette Young Rep Cephas B. Hunt Rep Rep Hold
20th Thomas Hanna Rep Pliny Nichols Rep Rep Hold
21st William A. Foster Rep John Carver Bills Rep Rep Hold
22nd Nathaniel Anson Merrell Dem Wickliffe A. Cotton Rep Rep Gain
26th[a] Christian Hedges[d] Rep William Aitken Patrick Rep Rep Hold
27th[e] John Wimberly Henderson[f] Dem John Wimberly Henderson[f] Ind Ind. Gain
29th John Meyer Rep Egbert C. Sudlow Rep Rep Hold
30th Robert C. Webb Rep Hiram Ypsilanti Smith[g] Rep Rep Hold
34th Augustin W. Ford Rep Thomas M. C. Logan Rep Rep Hold
35th Moses M. Ham Dem Julius Kingman Graves Rep Rep Gain
37th Daniel Darrow Chase Rep John L. Kamrar Rep Rep Hold
38th Herman C. Hemenway Rep Herman C. Hemenway Rep Rep Hold
42nd Martin Nelson Johnson Rep Henry A. Baker Rep Rep Hold
44th Aaron Kimball Rep Chapman A. Marshall Rep Rep Hold
45th Robert M. Haines Rep Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Rep Hold
46th[a] Wilberforce P. Gaylord[h] Rep Alvin Manley Whaley[i] Rep Rep Hold
47th[a] Frank M. Goodykoontz[j] Rep Horace G. Parker[k] Rep Rep Hold
48th John J. Russell Rep John J. Russell Rep Rep Hold
50th Albert Henry Lawrence Rep Gifford Simeon Robinson Rep Rep Hold
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  1. [a]
    Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  2. [b]
    Senator Traverse resigned, causing a vacancy.[2]
  3. [c]
    During the next term, Senator Hall resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[3]
  4. [d]
    Senator Hedges resigned, causing a vacancy.[4]
  5. [e]
    There was not an election in the twenty-seventh senatorial district in 1881. Instead, incumbent Senator John Wimberly Henderson switched parties.
  6. [f]
    Senator Henderson was an incumbent Senator who was not up for election in 1881. Instead, he switched parties from Democratic to Independent.
  7. [g]
    During the next term, Senator Smith resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[5]
  8. [h]
    Senator Gaylord died on April 27, 1880, causing a vacancy.[6]
  9. [i]
    Senator Whaley filled the vacancy caused by Senator Gaylord's death.[7]
  10. [j]
    Senator Goodykoontz resigned, causing a vacancy.[8]
  11. [k]
    Senator Parker filled the vacancy caused by Senator Goodykoontz's resignation.[9]

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