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1877 Iowa Senate Election
In the 1877 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the seventeenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 24 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. The general election took place on October 9, 1877. Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats. 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 1877 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats). Summary of Results *Note: Redistricting occurred before the 1877 general election. Any ''holdover'' Senators not up for re-election ''and whose district numbers did not change'' are unlisted on this table. Source: Detailed Results *NOTE: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa State Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Unlike the lower house, the Iowa House of Representatives, Senators serve four-year terms, with no term limits. Terms are staggered so that half the Senate is up for reelection every two years. Leadership The President of the Senate presides over the body, whose powers include referring bills to committee, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. Unlike the more powerful Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, the Senate President cannot appoint committee chairmanships or shuffle committee memberships. The Lieutenant Governor of Iowa was the presiding officer of the Senate until 1988, when an am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position (ex; when a new electoral division is created), in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patterson (Iowa Politician)
John Patterson may refer to: Military *John Patterson (Medal of Honor) (1838–1922), Medal of Honor recipient *John Henry Patterson (Medal of Honor) (1843–1920), Medal of Honor recipient *John Henry Patterson (author) (1867–1947), Anglo-Irish soldier and writer Politics *John Patterson (Ohio congressman) (1771–1848), U.S. congressman from Ohio *John Patterson (Ohio state representative) (born 1956) *John J. Patterson (1830–1912), U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1873–1879 * John M. Patterson (1921–2021), U.S. politician from Alabama *John Paterson (New York politician) (often spelled Patterson, 1744–1808), New York congressman *John Patterson (Southern Maori politician) (1821–1899), New Zealand Māori member of Parliament *John Patterson (Auckland politician) (1855–1923), Auckland city councillor, 1900–1903 and 1908–1911 Sports *John W. Patterson (1872–1940), nicknamed Pat, African American baseball player and team manager 1893–1907 *John Patterson (in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Franklin Wright
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Senate, District 9
The 9th District of the Iowa Senate is located in southwestern Iowa, and is currently composed of Adams County, Iowa, Adams, Cass County, Iowa, Cass, Montgomery County, Iowa, Montgomery, Page County, Iowa, Page, Ringgold County, Iowa, Ringgold, Taylor County, Iowa, Taylor, and part of Union County, Iowa, Union counties. Current elected officials Tom Shipley (politician) is the senator currently representing the 9th District. The area of the 9th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: *The Iowa House of Representatives, District 17, 17th District (represented by Devon Wood) *The Iowa House of Representatives, District 18, 18th District (represented by Tom Moore (politician)) The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn. List of representatives Historical District Boundaries Source: See also *Iowa General Assembly *Iowa Senate References Iowa Senate districts, 09 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |