1891 Iowa Senate election
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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
[edit]- Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
- ^ a b c d e f Senator Perry Engle switched parties from Union Labor to People's Party after the election.
- ^ a b c Election was held to fill a vacancy.
- ^ Senator Woolson resigned, causing a vacancy.[2]
- ^ On March 7, 1891, Peter G. Ballingall died causing a vacancy.[3]
- ^ 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]
- ^ Senator Wolfe resigned, causing a vacancy.[5]
- ^ There was not an election in the twenty-ninth senatorial district in 1891. Instead, incumbent Senator Perry Engle switched parties.
- ^ On August 11, 1892, Senator T. C. McCall died during the term.[6]
- ^ Senator Seeds resigned on November 3, 1890, causing a vacancy.[7]
- ^ On August 27, 1893, Robert S. Smith died during his term.[8]
Source:[9]
Detailed Results
[edit]- NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1891.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Twenty-Fourth General Assembly. SENATE" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senator John Simpson Woolson: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Peter G. Ballingall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Alva Lysander Hager: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Patrick Bernard Wolfe: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Thomas Clifton McCall: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Edward Paxson Seeds: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Robert S. Smith: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 26, 2021.