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1875 Iowa Senate election

1875 Iowa Senate election

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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.

Quick Facts 30 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

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

  • Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
More information Senate District, Incumbent ...

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  1. 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

See also

District boundaries for the Iowa Senate in 1875:

References

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