In the 1879 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 29 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 October 14, 1879.[1]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 14 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1879 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats, Democrats having 7 seats, and 2 Greenbackers (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans and 2 for Greenbackers).
Summary of Results
edit- Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
- ^ Senator Traverse resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[2]
- ^ Senator McCoid resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[3]
- ^ Senator Hedges resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[4]
- ^ Senator Henderson was elected Senator in 1879 running on the Democratic ticket. He switched parties from Democratic to Independent in the next term, however.
- ^ Senator Gaylord died on April 27, 1880 during the next term, causing a vacancy.[5]
- ^ Senator Goodykoontz resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[6]
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Detailed Results
edit- NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1879.
See also
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edit- ^ "General Assembly: 18 (01/12/1880 - 01/08/1882)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Henry Clay Traverse: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Moses Ayres McCoid: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Christian Hedges: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Wilberforce P. Gaylord: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Frank M. Goodykoontz: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 28, 2021.