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1875 Iowa Senate election

In the 1875 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the sixteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 30 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

1875 Iowa Senate election
← 1873 October 12, 1875 1877 →
30 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Anti-Monopoly
Last election 36 10 4
Seats after 40 10 0
Seat change Increase4 Steady Decrease4
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     Democratic gain      Republican gain

The general election took place on October 12, 1875.[1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to Democrats' 10 seats and four members of the Anti-Monopoly Party.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1875 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats and Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans).

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
2nd[a] James Blakeny Pease Anti-Monopoly James Blakeny Pease[b] Dem Dem Gain
3rd Horatio A. Wonn Dem Horatio A. Wonn Dem Dem Hold
4th Edward J. Gault Dem Joshua Miller Rep Rep Gain
5th Lloyd Selby Dem Henry Laurens Dashiell Rep Rep Gain
6th Robert A. Dague Rep Samuel L. Bestow Rep Rep Hold
7th Elisha Todd Smith Rep Frederick Joseph Teale Rep Rep Hold
8th James Stormant McIntyre Rep Alfred Hebard Rep Rep Hold
9th John Young Stone Rep George Franklin Wright Rep Rep Hold
11th[c] John Patterson West[d] Rep John S. Woolson Rep Rep Hold
12th Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Rep Hold
14th[a] Hosea N. Newton Anti-Monopoly Hosea N. Newton[e] Rep Rep Gain
15th Joseph Decker Miles Rep William Wilson Dem Dem Gain
16th[a] Henry Thornburgh Dem Henry Thornburgh[f] Rep Rep Gain
18th James Addison Young[g] Rep Thomas R. Gilmore Rep Rep Hold
19th John L. McCormack Dem John L. McCormack Dem Dem Hold
20th Mark Antony Dashiell Rep William Graham Rep Rep Hold
21st[a] Gilbert H. Wood Anti-Monopoly Gilbert H. Wood[h] Rep Rep Gain
24th John C. Chambers Rep Henry C. Carr Rep Rep Hold
25th Samuel Husband Fairall Dem Ezekiel Clark Rep Rep Gain
26th John Nicholas William Rumple Rep John Nicholas William Rumple Rep Rep Hold
30th Lewis W. Stuart Dem William A. Maginnis Dem Dem Hold
31st[a] George W. Lovell Anti-Monopoly George W. Lovell[i] Dem Dem Gain
32nd Ezekiel Boring Kephart Rep Stephen Leland Dows Rep Rep Hold
33rd John Shane Rep John Shane Rep Rep Hold
34th Robert Howe Taylor Rep Delos Arnold Rep Rep Hold
36th Albert Boomer Rep Lewis Greenleaf Hersey Rep Rep Hold
37th George Washington Bemis Rep Merritt W. Harmon Rep Rep Hold
39th Oliver Wolcott Crary Rep John Thompson Stoneman Dem Dem Gain
40th William Larrabee Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold
41st Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Dem Hold
43rd Alonzo Converse Rep Arad Hitchcock[j] Rep Rep Hold
45th George M. Maxwell Rep William Harrison Gallup Rep Rep Hold
46th Elisha A. Howland Rep Lemuel Dwelle Rep Rep Hold
47th William H. Fitch Rep Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Rep Hold
49th John J. Russell Rep Samuel D. Nichols Rep Rep Hold

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  1. ^ a b c d e There was not an election in this senatorial district in 1875. Instead, the incumbent switched parties.
  2. ^ Senator Pease switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Democratic.[2]
  3. ^ Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  4. ^ Senator West resigned, causing a vacancy.[3]
  5. ^ Senator Newton switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Republican.[4]
  6. ^ Senator Thornburgh switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[5]
  7. ^ On March 9, 1875, Senator Young died, causing a vacancy.[6]
  8. ^ Senator Wood switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Republican.[7]
  9. ^ Senator Lovell switched parties from Anti-Monopoly to Democratic.[8]
  10. ^ On March 16, 1876, Senator Hitchcock died during the next term, causing a vacancy in his new 46th district.[9]

Detailed Results

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See also

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District boundaries for the Iowa Senate in 1875:

References

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  1. ^ "General Assembly: 16 (01/10/1876 - 01/13/1878)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senator James Blakeny Pease: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator John Patterson West: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Senator Hosea N. Newton: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Senator Henry Thornburgh: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Senator James Addison Young: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Senator Gilbert H. Wood: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Senator George W. Lovell: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Senator Arad Hitchcock: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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