1869 Iowa Senate election

In the 1869 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the thirteenth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 49 to 50 seats in 1869, elections were held for 21 of the state senate's 50 seats.[f] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

1869 Iowa Senate election

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21 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Last election 40 8 1
Seats before 37[a] 8[a] 1[a]
Seats after 43[b] 7[b] 0[b]
Seat change Increase6 Decrease1 Decrease1

President of the Iowa Senate[c] before election

John Scott[d]
Republican

Elected President of the Iowa Senate[c]

Henry Clay Bulis[e]
Republican

The general election took place on October 12, 1869.[9]

Following the previous election in 1867, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' eight seats and a lone member from the People's Party. However, three changes occurred during the twelfth general assembly. In the tenth district, Republican Senator Charles Leopold Matthies died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[10] In the eighteenth district, Republican Senator John R. Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[11] In the twenty-fourth district, Republican Senator William Penn Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat.[12] All three seats were left vacant until the next election. Therefore, by election day in 1869, the Republicans held 37 seats, the Democrats held 8 seats, there was a lone People's Party member, and three seats were vacant (all the vacancies had been held by Republicans).

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 18 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 43 seats and Democrats having seven seats (a net gain of 6 seats for Republicans).[b]

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
1st[g] Nathaniel Hedges Dem Exum Sumner McCulloch Dem Dem Hold
Joseph Hollman Dem Obsolete subdistrict
2nd[h] Eliab Doud Rep Jacob Garretson Vale Rep Rep Hold
4th[i] Madison Miner Walden Rep William Fields Vermillion Rep Rep Hold
5th[j] James D. Wright[k] Rep Edward M. Bill[l] Rep Rep Hold
6th[m] Edward M. Bill[l] Rep James D. Wright[k] Rep Rep Hold
10th[n] Charles Leopold Matthies[o] Rep Charles Beardsley Rep Rep Hold
11th[p] Theron Webb Woolson Rep John Patterson West Rep Rep Hold
14th[q] James M. Robertson Rep James Simpson Hurley Rep Rep Hold
16th[r] John Abbott Parvin Rep Samuel McNutt Rep Rep Hold
17th[s] John C. Johnson Rep Joseph W. Havens Rep Rep Hold
18th[t] John R. Needham[u] Rep John Nicholas Dixon Rep Rep Hold
19th[v] Thomas McMillan Rep John M. Cathcart Rep Rep Hold
21st[w] Joseph Rea Reed Rep Benjamin Franklin Murray Rep Rep Hold
22nd[x] Andrew McCune Larimer Rep Hans Reimer Claussen Rep Rep Hold
W. W. Cones People's Robert Lowry Rep Rep Gain
23rd[y] John Henry Smith Rep Alexander Baird Ireland Rep Rep Hold
27th[z] John Meyer Rep Joseph Dysart Rep Rep Hold
28th[aa] Jonathan Wright Cattell Rep Frank T. Campbell Rep Rep Hold
29th[ab] Lewis Brigham Dunham[ac] Dem Benjamin Franklin Allen Rep Rep Gain
30th[ad] Sewall Spaulding Farwell Rep Lewis Brigham Dunham[ac] Dem Dem Gain
31st[ae] Robert Smyth[af] Rep John McKean Rep Rep Hold
32nd[ag] James Chapin[ah] Rep Robert Smyth[af] Rep Rep Hold
33rd[ai] Wells Sylvanus Rice[aj] Rep James Chapin[ah] Rep Rep Hold
34th[ak] Frederick M. Knoll[al] Dem Wells Sylvanus Rice[aj] Rep Rep Gain
Benjamin Billings Richards[am] Dem Obsolete subdistrict
35th[an] Joseph Grimes[ao] Rep Frederick M. Knoll[al] Dem Dem Gain
Newly created subdistrict Michael B. Mulkern[ap] Dem Dem Gain
36th[aq] William G. Donnan[ar] Rep Joseph Grimes[ao] Rep Rep Hold
37th[as] Homer E. Newell[at] Rep William G. Donnan[ar] Rep Rep Hold
38th[au] William Larrabee[av] Rep George William Couch Rep Rep Hold
39th[aw] Marcus Tuttle[ax] Rep Homer E. Newell[at] Rep Rep Hold
40th[ay] James B. Powers Rep William Larrabee[av] Rep Rep Hold
44th[az] Isaac J. Mitchell[ba] Rep Emmons Johnson Rep Rep Hold
45th[bb] Theodore Hawley[bc] Rep Isaac J. Mitchell[ba] Rep Rep Hold
46th[bd] Addison Oliver Rep Marcus Tuttle[ax] Rep Rep Hold
47th[be] Newly created district Theodore Hawley[bc] Rep Rep Gain
48th[bf] Newly created district Charles Atkins Rep Rep Gain

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  1. ^ a b c Following the 1867 Iowa Senate election, Republicans held 40 seats to Democrats' 8 and a lone seat held by a People's Party member. However, three changes occurred during the twelfth general assembly. In the tenth district, Republican Senator Charles Leopold Matthies died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[1] In the eighteenth district, Republican Senator John R. Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[2] In the twenty-fourth district, Republican Senator William Penn Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat.[3] All three seats were left vacant until the next election. Therefore, by election day in 1869, the Republicans held 37 seats, the Democrats held 8 seats, there was a lone People's Party member, and three seats were vacant (all the vacancies had been held by Republicans).
  2. ^ a b c d The Iowa Senate expanded from 49 seats to 50 seats following the 1869 general election.[4]
  3. ^ Article IV, section 18, of the Constitution of Iowa at that time established that the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa shall perform the duties of the President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor performed the duties of President of the Senate from January 11, 1858 through January 14, 1991. As of 1991, duties of Iowa's Lieutenant Governor no longer include presiding over the state Senate.[5]
  4. ^ As Lieutenant Governor, John Scott was the thirteenth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the twelfth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Benjamin F. Gue in that leadership position.[6]
  5. ^ As the next Lieutenant Governor, Henry Clay Bulis was the fourteenth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the thirteenth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican John Scott in that leadership position.[7]
  6. ^ At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.[8]
  7. ^ The first district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  8. ^ The second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  9. ^ The fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  10. ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  11. ^ a b Senator Wright was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 5 to 6.
  12. ^ a b Senator Bill was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 6 to 5.
  13. ^ The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  14. ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  15. ^ In the tenth district, Republican Senator Charles Leopold Matthies died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[13]
  16. ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  17. ^ The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  18. ^ The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  19. ^ The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  20. ^ The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  21. ^ Senator Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[14]
  22. ^ The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  23. ^ The twenty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  24. ^ The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time.
  25. ^ The twenty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  26. ^ The twenty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  27. ^ The twenty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  28. ^ The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  29. ^ a b Senator Dunham was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 29 to 30.
  30. ^ The thirtieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  31. ^ The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
  32. ^ a b Senator Smyth was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 31 to 32.
  33. ^ The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
  34. ^ a b Senator Chapin was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 32 to 33.
  35. ^ The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
  36. ^ a b Senator Rice was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 33 to 34.
  37. ^ The thirty-fourth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  38. ^ a b Senator Knoll was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 34 to 35.
  39. ^ Senator Richards was an incumbent who was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 34 to 35.
  40. ^ The thirty-fifth district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district at the time.
  41. ^ a b Senator Grimes was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 35 to 36.
  42. ^ On February 8, 1871, Senator Mulkern died, causing a vacancy.[15]
  43. ^ The thirty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  44. ^ a b Senator Donnan was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 36 to 37.
  45. ^ The thirty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  46. ^ a b Senator Newell was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 37 to 39.
  47. ^ The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  48. ^ a b Senator Larrabee was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 38 to 40.
  49. ^ The thirty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  50. ^ a b Senator Tuttle was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 39 to 46.
  51. ^ The fortieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  52. ^ The forty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  53. ^ a b Senator Mitchell was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 44 to 45.
  54. ^ The forty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  55. ^ a b Senator Hawley was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 45 to 47.
  56. ^ The forty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  57. ^ The forty-seventh district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
  58. ^ The forty-eighth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.

Detailed Results

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See also

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District boundaries were redrawn before the 1869 general election for the Iowa Senate:

References

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  1. ^ "Senator Charles Leopold Matthies". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senator John R. Needham". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator William Penn Wolf". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "John Scott". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Henry Clay Bulis". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Assembly: 13 (01/10/1870 - 01/07/1872)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "General Assembly: 13 (01/10/1870 - 01/07/1872)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Senator Charles Leopold Matthies". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Senator John R. Needham". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Senator William Penn Wolf". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Senator Charles Leopold Matthies". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Senator John R. Needham". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Senator Michael B. Mulkern: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2021.