In the 1893 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-fifth 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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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1893 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The general election took place on November 7, 1893.[1]
Following the previous election, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 25 seats to Republicans' 24 seats and one seat held by the People's Party.
To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 2 Senate seats.
Republicans claimed control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1893 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 34 seats, Democrats having 16 seats, and the People's Party losing its lone seat (a net gain of 10 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results
edit- Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
- ^ a b c Election was held to fill a vacancy.
- ^ On March 3, 1893, Alva Lysander Hager resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate to go to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.[2]
- ^ Senator Gorrell was elected to the senate from the twenty-ninth district in 1893 as a Republican. He was then re-elected in 1897 on the Democratic ticket.[3]
- ^ On August 11, 1892, Senator T. C. McCall died, causing a vacancy.[4]
- ^ On August 25, 1895, John Morris Rea died during the term.[5]
- ^ On August 27, 1893, Robert S. Smith died 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 1893.
See also
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edit- ^ "The Twenty-Fifth General Assembly. SENATE" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Alva Lysander Hager: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Joseph R. Gorrell: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Thomas Clifton McCall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator John Morris Rea: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Robert S. Smith: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2021.