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1859 Iowa Senate election

In the 1859 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 36 to 43 seats in 1859, elections were held for 27 of the state senate's 43 seats.[e] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

1859 Iowa Senate election
← 1857 1859 1861 →
27 out of 43 seats in the Iowa State Senate
22 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 22 14
Seats after 22[a] 21[a]
Seat change Steady Increase7
President of the Iowa Senate[b] before election

Oran Faville[c]
Republican

Elected President of the Iowa Senate[b]

Nicholas J. Rusch[d]
Republican

The general election took place in 1859.[6]

Following the previous election in 1857, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 22 seats to Democrats' 14 seats.

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

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 22 seats and Democrats having 21 seats (a net gain of 7 seats for Democrats).[a]

Summary of Results

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  • Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party Outcome
1st[f] John R. Allen Dem Valentine Buechel Dem Dem Hold
2nd[g] David Trowbridge Brigham Dem Gideon Smith Bailey[h] Dem Dem Hold
3rd[i] Gideon Smith Bailey[h] Dem Cyrus Bussey Dem Dem Hold
4th[j] Lyman Cook Rep Nathan Udell Dem Dem Gain
William Findlay Coolbaugh[k] Dem Obsolete subdistrict
5th[l] Henry Hoffman Trimble Dem William E. Taylor Dem Dem Hold
6th[m] William M. Reed Rep James Conrad Hagans Rep Rep Hold
7th[n] Alvin Saunders[o] Rep Harvey W. English Dem Dem Gain
8th[p] John A. Johnson[q] Dem William Findlay Coolbaugh[k] Dem Dem Hold
9th[r] Daniel A. Anderson[s] Rep Alvin Saunders[o] Rep Rep Hold
10th[t] John Wesley Warner Dem James Falconer Wilson[u] Rep Rep Gain
11th[v] Samuel Dale Dem John A. Johnson[q] Dem Dem Hold
12th[w] William H. M. Pusey[x] Dem Daniel A. Anderson[s] Rep Rep Gain
14th[y] Charles Foster Rep Andrew Oliphant Patterson[z] Dem Dem Gain
15th[aa] Oliver P. Sherraden[ab] Rep William B. Lewis Dem Dem Gain
16th[ac] William A. Loughridge Rep Oliver P. Sherraden[ab] Rep Rep Hold
17th[ad] Jairus Edward Neal[ae] Dem Henry H. Williams Dem Dem Hold
18th[af] Marquis Lafayette McPherson[ag] Rep Jairus Edward Neal[ae] Dem Dem Gain
19th[ah] Andrew Oliphant Patterson[z] Dem John W. Thompson Rep Rep Gain
20th[ai] Samuel Jordan Kirkwood Rep George M. Davis[aj] Rep Rep Hold
21st[ak] Nicholas John Rusch Rep John M. Kent Rep Rep Hold
22nd[al] Jonathan Wright Cattell Rep Jesse Bowen Rep Rep Hold
23rd[am] George M. Davis[aj] Rep William P. Davis[an] Rep Rep Hold
24th[ao] William George Thompson Rep George F. Green Dem Dem Gain
25th[ap] George McCoy Rep Joseph Mann[aq] Dem Dem Gain
26th[ar] Josiah Bushnell Grinnell Rep H. Gates Angle Rep Rep Hold
27th[as] William P. Davis[an] Rep David S. Wilson[at] Dem Dem Gain
Newly created subdistrict George W. Trumbull Dem Dem Gain
28th[au] Jeremiah W. Jenkins Rep David Hammer Dem Dem Gain
29th[av] Joseph Mann[aq] Dem Paris Perrin Henderson Rep Rep Gain
30th[aw] William G. Stewart Dem Marquis Lafayette McPherson[ag] Rep Rep Gain
31st[ax] David S. Wilson[at] Dem William H.M. Pusey[x] Dem Dem Hold
32nd[ay] Henry B. Carter Rep John F. Duncombe Dem Dem Gain
33rd[az] Aaron Brown Rep Joseph J. Watson Rep Rep Hold
34th[ba] Jeremiah T. Atkins Rep Andrew Mateer Pattison Rep Rep Hold
35th[bb] Newly created district Thomas Drummond[bc] Rep Rep Gain
36th[bd] Newly created district Alfred Francis Brown Rep Rep Gain
37th[be] Newly created district David C. Hastings Rep Rep Gain
38th[bf] Newly created district Lucien Lester Ainsworth Dem Dem Gain
39th[bg] Newly created district George W. Gray Dem Dem Gain
40th[bh] Newly created district Julius Henry Powers Rep Rep Gain
41st[bi] Newly created district John Scott Rep Rep Gain

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  1. ^ a b c The Iowa Senate expanded from 36 seats to 43 seats following the 1859 general election.[1]
  2. ^ Article IV, section 18, of the Constitution of Iowa at that time established that the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa shall perform the duties of the President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor performed the duties of President of the Senate from January 11, 1858 through January 14, 1991. As of 1991, duties of Iowa's Lieutenant Governor no longer include presiding over the state Senate.[2]
  3. ^ As Lieutenant Governor, Oran Faville was the eighth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the seventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Senator William W. Hamilton in that leadership position.[3]
  4. ^ As the next Lieutenant Governor, Nicholas J. Rusch was the ninth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eighth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Oran Faville in that leadership position.[4]
  5. ^ At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.[5]
  6. ^ The first was a 2-member district at the time. However, only one of the seats in the district was contested in the election. The other was held by a holdover senator not up for re-election.
  7. ^ The second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  8. ^ a b Senator Bailey was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 3 to 2.
  9. ^ The third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  10. ^ The fourth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  11. ^ a b Senator Coolbaugh was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 4 to 8.
  12. ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  13. ^ The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  14. ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  15. ^ a b Senator Saunders was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 7 to 9. During the next term, Senator Saunders resigned on May 14, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.[7]
  16. ^ The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  17. ^ a b Senator Johnson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 8 to 11.
  18. ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  19. ^ a b Senator Anderson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 9 to 12.
  20. ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  21. ^ During the next term, Senator Wilson resigned on October 7, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.[8]
  22. ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  23. ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  24. ^ a b Senator Pusey was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 12 to 31.
  25. ^ The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  26. ^ a b Senator Patterson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 19 to 14. During the next term, Senator Patterson resigned on May 14, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.[9]
  27. ^ The fifteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  28. ^ a b Senator Sherraden was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 15 to 16.
  29. ^ The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  30. ^ The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  31. ^ a b Senator Neal was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 17 to 18.
  32. ^ The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  33. ^ a b Senator McPherson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 18 to 30.
  34. ^ The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  35. ^ The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  36. ^ a b Senator Davis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 23 to 20.
  37. ^ The twenty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  38. ^ The twenty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  39. ^ The twenty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  40. ^ a b Senator Davis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 27 to 23.
  41. ^ The twenty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  42. ^ The twenty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  43. ^ a b Senator Mann was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 29 to 25.
  44. ^ The twenty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  45. ^ The twenty-seventh district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
  46. ^ a b Senator Wilson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 31 to 27.
  47. ^ The twenty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  48. ^ The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  49. ^ The thirtieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  50. ^ The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  51. ^ The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  52. ^ The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  53. ^ The thirty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  54. ^ The thirty-fifth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  55. ^ During the next term, Senator Drummond resigned on May 14, 1861, causing a vacancy in his seat.[10]
  56. ^ The thirty-sixth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  57. ^ The thirty-seventh district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  58. ^ The thirty-eighth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  59. ^ The thirty-ninth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  60. ^ The fortieth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  61. ^ The forty-first district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.

Detailed Results

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See also

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District boundaries were redrawn before the 1859 general election for the Iowa Senate:

References

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  1. ^ "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Oran Faville". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Rusch". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "General Assembly: 8 (01/09/1860 - 01/12/1862)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "General Assembly: 8 (01/09/1860 - 01/12/1862)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Senator Alvin Saunders". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Senator James Falconer Wilson". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Senator Andrew Oliphant Patterson". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Senator Thomas Drummond". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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