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1891 Iowa Senate election

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1891 Iowa Senate election

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32 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Last election 20 28 0
Seats after 25 24 1[a]
Seat change Increase5 Decrease4 Increase1

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Union Labor Independent
Last election 1 1
Seats after 0[a] 0
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1

In the 1891 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-fourth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 32 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1891 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The general election took place on November 3, 1891.[1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 20 seats, one seat for the Union Labor Party[a] and one Independent.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.

Democrats claimed control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1891 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 25 seats, Republicans having 24 seats, and a lone seat for the People's Party[a] (a net gain of 5 seats for Democrats and 1 seat for the People's Party).

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
2nd Benjamin Rex Vale Rep Benjamin Rex Vale Rep Rep Hold
3rd William Henry Taylor Dem Ephraim M. Reynolds Rep Rep Gain
4th Warren S. Dungan Rep Lester W. Lewis Rep Rep Hold
5th James B. Harsh Rep James B. Harsh Rep Rep Hold
6th George L. Finn Rep George L. Finn Rep Rep Hold
8th Thomas Weidman Rep Allen Joseph Chantry Rep Rep Hold
10th[b] John Simpson Woolson[c] Rep David James Palmer Rep Rep Hold
11th James Henry Barnett Ind James H. Jamison Rep Rep Gain
13th[b] Peter G. Ballingall[d] Dem James Joseph Smith Dem Dem Hold
14th Benjamin McCoy Rep Alpheus Barto Conaway Rep Rep Hold
15th Edward R. Cassatt Dem Theodore Bolivar Perry Dem Dem Hold
16th Richard Price Rep Alva Lysander Hager[e] Rep Rep Hold
17th Timothy Jordan Caldwell Rep Henry Franklin Andrews Rep Rep Hold
19th William Groneweg Dem William Groneweg Dem Dem Hold
22nd[b] Patrick Bernard Wolfe[f] Dem Silas Wright Gardiner Dem Dem Hold
23rd August George Kegler Dem Alfred Hurst Dem Dem Hold
24th Erastus B. Bills Dem John Aloysius Green Dem Dem Hold
25th Michael Joseph Kelly Dem Michael Joseph Kelly Dem Dem Hold
26th Jesse H. Smith Rep John McClure Terry Dem Dem Gain
27th Josiah D. McVay Rep Olaf Martin Oleson Dem Dem Gain
28th William D. Mills Rep George A. Turner Rep Rep Hold
29th[g] Perry Engle[a] Union Labor Perry Engle[a] People's People's Gain
31st Defiance Barnes Davidson Rep Thomas Clifton McCall[h] Rep Rep Hold
32nd Joseph S. Lawrence Rep James D. Yeomans Dem Dem Gain
33rd Edward Paxson Seeds[i] Rep Merritt W. Harmon Rep Rep Hold
36th Frank Davis Bayless Dem John Everall Dem Dem Hold
39th Lewis S. Hanchett Rep Robert S. Smith[j] Dem Dem Gain
40th Leslie B. Mattoon Dem Leslie B. Mattoon Dem Dem Hold
41st Jefferson Fern Clyde Rep Charles Fred Jewett Rep Rep Hold
43rd Norman Vaughan Brower Rep Norman Vaughan Brower Rep Rep Hold
46th Adolph Freeland Meservey Rep William Hamilton Dent Dem Dem Gain
47th Abraham B. Funk Rep Abraham B. Funk Rep Rep Hold
49th Orsmond M. Barrett Rep Luther H. Bishop Dem Dem Gain
  1. ^ a b c d e f Senator Perry Engle switched parties from Union Labor to People's Party after the election.
  2. ^ a b c Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  3. ^ Senator Woolson resigned, causing a vacancy.[2]
  4. ^ On March 7, 1891, Peter G. Ballingall died causing a vacancy.[3]
  5. ^ 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.[4]
  6. ^ Senator Wolfe resigned, causing a vacancy.[5]
  7. ^ There was not an election in the twenty-ninth senatorial district in 1891. Instead, incumbent Senator Perry Engle switched parties.
  8. ^ On August 11, 1892, Senator T. C. McCall died during the term.[6]
  9. ^ Senator Seeds resigned on November 3, 1890, causing a vacancy.[7]
  10. ^ On August 27, 1893, Robert S. Smith died during his term.[8]

Source:[9]

Detailed Results

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Twenty-Fourth General Assembly. SENATE" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senator John Simpson Woolson: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator Peter G. Ballingall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Senator Alva Lysander Hager: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Senator Patrick Bernard Wolfe: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Senator Thomas Clifton McCall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Senator Edward Paxson Seeds: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Senator Robert S. Smith: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 26, 2021.