In the 1875 Iowa State Senate elections,
Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the sixteenth
Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 30 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 12, 1875.
Following the previous election,
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
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had control of the Iowa Senate with 36 seats to
Democrats' 10 seats and four members of the
Anti-Monopoly Party
The Anti-Monopoly Party was a short-lived American political party. The party nominated Benjamin F. Butler for President of the United States in 1884, as did the Greenback Party, which ultimately supplanted the organization.
Organizational hi ...
.
To claim control of the chamber from
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, the
Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
maintained control of the
Iowa State Senate following the 1875 general election with the balance of power shifting to
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
holding 40 seats and
Democrats having 10 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results
* Note: The ''holdover'' Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:
Detailed Results
*NOTE: The
Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1875.
See also
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Elections in Iowa
The number of elections in Iowa varies from year to year. Presidential elections are held every four years.
Since 1972, Iowa has been the first state to vote in presidential primaries, with their cau ...
External links
District boundaries for the
Iowa Senate in 1875:
Iowa Senate Districts 1874-1877 map
References
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Iowa Senate elections