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1867 Iowa Senate election

In the 1867 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twelfth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 48 to 49 seats in 1867, elections were held for 34 of the state senate's 49 seats.[e] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

1867 Iowa Senate election
← 1865 October 8, 1867 1869 →
34 out of 49 seats in the Iowa State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Last election 42 6 0
Seats after 40[a] 8[a] 1[a]
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Increase1
President of the Iowa Senate[b] before election

Benjamin F. Gue[c]
Republican

Elected President of the Iowa Senate[b]

John Scott[d]
Republican

The general election took place on October 8, 1867.[6]

Following the previous election in 1865, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 42 seats to Democrats' six seats.

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 election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats, Democrats having eight seats, and a lone seat for the People's Party (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats and 1 seat for the People's Party).[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
3rd[f] Samuel Alphonso Moore Rep Henry Clay Traverse Rep Rep Hold
4th[g] Nathan Udell Dem Madison Miner Walden Rep Rep Gain
5th[h] Eugene Edgar Edwards Rep James D. Wright Rep Rep Hold
6th[i] C. G. Bridges Rep Edward M. Bill Rep Rep Hold
7th[j] L. W. Hillyer Rep Isaac W. Keller Rep Rep Hold
8th[k] Lewis Williams Ross Rep Napoleon Bonaparte Moore Rep Rep Hold
9th[l] Fitz Henry Warren Rep Jefferson P. Casady Dem Dem Gain
10th[m] Theron Webb Woolson[n] Rep Charles Leopold Matthies[o] Rep Rep Hold
11th[p] Daniel P. Stubbs Rep Theron Webb Woolson[n] Rep Rep Hold
12th[q] Edward Holcomb Stiles Rep Abial Richmond Pierce Rep Rep Hold
13th[r] William Castlebury Shippen Rep Augustus Harvey Hamilton Rep Rep Hold
15th[s] John Abbott Parvin[t] Rep Granville Gaylord Bennett Rep Rep Hold
16th[u] John Ferguson McJunkin Rep John Abbott Parvin[t] Rep Rep Hold
17th[v] Ezekiel Silas Sampson Rep John C. Johnson Rep Rep Hold
18th[w] J. A. L. Crookham Rep John R. Needham[x] Rep Rep Hold
19th[y] Thomas McMillan Rep Thomas McMillan Rep Rep Hold
20th[z] William McMarshman Rep George E. Griffith Rep Rep Hold
22nd[aa] Joseph B. Leake Rep W. W. Cones People's People's Gain
24th[ab] Henry Wharton Rep William Penn Wolf[ac] Rep Rep Hold
25th[ad] Ezekiel Clark Rep Samuel Husband Fairall Dem Dem Gain
26th[ae] Marsena Edgar Cutts Rep Matthew Long Rep Rep Hold
29th[af] John Hilsinger Rep Lewis Brigham Dunham Dem Dem Gain
31st[ag] Joseph Barris Young Rep Robert Smyth Rep Rep Hold
32nd[ah] William B. King Rep James Chapin Rep Rep Hold
33rd[ai] Henry Clay Henderson Rep Wells Sylvanus Rice Rep Rep Hold
34th[aj] Frederick M. Knoll Dem Frederick M. Knoll Dem Dem Hold
35th[ak] John M. Brayton Rep Joseph Grimes Rep Rep Hold
36th[al] Leonard Wells Hart Rep William G. Donnan Rep Rep Hold
37th[am] Benjamin T. Hunt Rep Homer E. Newell Rep Rep Hold
38th[an] William Benjamin Lakin Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold
39th[ao] Coker F. Clarkson Rep Marcus Tuttle Rep Rep Hold
41st[ap] Charles Paulk Dem Liberty E. Fellows Dem Dem Hold
43rd[aq] John G. Patterson Rep John G. Patterson Rep Rep Hold
44th[ar] George W. Bassett[as] Rep Isaac J. Mitchell Rep Rep Hold
45th[at] Addison Oliver[au] Rep Theodore Hawley Rep Rep Hold
46th[av] Newly created district Addison Oliver[au] Rep Rep Gain

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  1. ^ a b c d The Iowa Senate expanded from 48 seats to 49 seats following the 1867 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, Benjamin F. Gue was the twelfth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eleventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Enoch W. Eastman in that leadership position.[3]
  4. ^ As the next Lieutenant Governor, John Scott was the thirteenth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the twelfth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Benjamin F. Gue in that leadership position.[4]
  5. ^ At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.[5]
  6. ^ The third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  7. ^ The fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  8. ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  9. ^ The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  10. ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  11. ^ The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  12. ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  13. ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  14. ^ a b Senator Woolson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 11.
  15. ^ During the next term, Senator Matties died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[7]
  16. ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  17. ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  18. ^ The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  19. ^ The fifteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  20. ^ a b Senator Parvin was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 16.
  21. ^ The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  22. ^ The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  23. ^ The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  24. ^ During the next term, Senator Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[8]
  25. ^ The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  26. ^ The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  27. ^ The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Larimer was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
  28. ^ The twenty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  29. ^ During the next term, Senator Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat.[9]
  30. ^ The twenty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  31. ^ The twenty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  32. ^ The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  33. ^ The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  34. ^ The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  35. ^ The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  36. ^ The thirty-fourth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Richards was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
  37. ^ The thirty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  38. ^ The thirty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  39. ^ The thirty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  40. ^ The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  41. ^ The thirty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  42. ^ The forty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  43. ^ The forty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  44. ^ The forty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  45. ^ Senator Bassett was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 44 to 45.
  46. ^ The forty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  47. ^ a b Senator Oliver was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 45 to 46.
  48. ^ The forty-sixth 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 1867 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 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Benjamin F. Gue". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "John Scott". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "General Assembly: 12 (01/13/1868 - 01/09/1870)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "General Assembly: 12 (01/13/1868 - 01/09/1870)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Senator Charles Leopold Matthies". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Senator John R. Needham". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Senator William Penn Wolf". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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