1867 Iowa Senate election
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In the 1867 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twelfth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 48 to 49 seats in 1867, elections were held for 34 of the state senate's 49 seats.[e] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
The general election took place on October 8, 1867.[6]
Following the previous election in 1865, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 42 seats to Democrats' six seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 40 seats, Democrats having eight seats, and a lone seat for the People's Party (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats and 1 seat for the People's Party).[a]
Summary of Results
[edit]- Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:[10]
- ^ a b c d The Iowa Senate expanded from 48 seats to 49 seats following the 1867 general election.[1]
- ^ 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.[2]
- ^ As Lieutenant Governor, Benjamin F. Gue was the twelfth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the eleventh Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Republican Enoch W. Eastman in that leadership position.[3]
- ^ As the next 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.[4]
- ^ At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.[5]
- ^ The third district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Woolson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 11.
- ^ During the next term, Senator Matties died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[7]
- ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The fifteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Parvin was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 16.
- ^ The sixteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The seventeenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The eighteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ During the next term, Senator Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat.[8]
- ^ The nineteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twentieth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twenty-second district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Larimer was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
- ^ The twenty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ During the next term, Senator Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat.[9]
- ^ The twenty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twenty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The twenty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-second district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-fourth district was a 2-member district at the time. However, Senator Richards was a holdover incumbent and not up for re-election.
- ^ The thirty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-sixth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The thirty-ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The forty-first district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The forty-third district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ The forty-fourth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ Senator Bassett was an incumbent senator. However, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 44 to 45.
- ^ The forty-fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
- ^ a b Senator Oliver was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 45 to 46.
- ^ The forty-sixth district was a newly created 1-member district at the time.
Detailed Results
[edit]- NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1867.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]District boundaries were redrawn before the 1867 general election for the Iowa Senate:
References
[edit]- ^ "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Iowa Legislators Past and Present: Senate President". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin F. Gue". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "John Scott". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "General Assembly: 12 (01/13/1868 - 01/09/1870)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "General Assembly: 12 (01/13/1868 - 01/09/1870)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Charles Leopold Matthies". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Senator John R. Needham". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Senator William Penn Wolf". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 23, 2021.