In the 1885 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-first Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 24 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 November 3, 1885.[1]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats to Democrats' 11 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 15 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1885 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 31 seats and Democrats having 19 seats (a net gain of 8 seats for Democrats).
Summary of Results
edit- Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
- ^ Senator Casey resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[2]
- ^ Senator Hall resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[3]
- ^ a b Districts in the Iowa Senate were redrawn in advance of the 1885 election. Several incumbents were redistricted to new district numbers between the 20th and 21st Iowa General Assemblies. Use these links to compared the districts:20th (1884-1885) and 21st (1886-1887).
- ^ a b Senator Hutchison was redistricted from district 13 to 12. He was re-elected to the Senate to the new 12th district in 1885.
- ^ Senator Smith resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[4]
- ^ a b c Election was held to fill a vacancy.
- ^ Senator Gillett resigned, causing a vacancy.[5]
- ^ On January 9, 1885, Senator Eastman died, causing a vacancy.[6]
- ^ Senator Larrabee was elected Governor of Iowa in 1885, causing a vacancy in the Iowa Senate.[7]
- ^ Senator Burdick resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[8]
- ^ Senator Robinson resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.[9]
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Detailed Results
edit- NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1885.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roll of Members of the Twenty-First General Assembly. SENATE" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Joseph M. Casey: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Benton J. Hall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Hiram Ypsilanti Smith: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator John Dudley Gillett: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Enoch W. Eastman: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator William Larrabee: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Theodore Weld Burdick: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Gifford Simeon Robinson: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 27, 2021.