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1899 Iowa Senate election

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1899 Iowa Senate election

← 1897 November 7, 1899 1901 →

31 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 39 11
Seats after 35 15
Seat change Decrease4 Increase4

In the 1899 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators in 31 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 1899 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The 1899 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by the Primary Election Law in 1907.[1] The general election took place on November 7, 1899.[2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats to Democrats' 11 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 15 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1899 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 35 seats and Democrats having 15 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).

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
2nd Thomas Bell Rep Henry H. Brighton Rep
3rd Beryl F. Carroll Rep Claude R. Porter Dem
4th Harvey L. Byers Rep Alexander Mardis Rep
5th George S. Allyn Rep George S. Allyn Rep
6th William O. Mitchell Rep Franklin L. Arthaud Rep
8th Joseph McKenna Junkin Rep Joseph McKenna Junkin Rep
10th[a] David James Palmer Rep Amos Norris Alberson Dem
11th William Henry Berry Rep William Bell Tallman Dem
14th Lucian C. Blanchard Rep Lucian C. Blanchard Rep
15th Samuel Druet Rep Frederick Townsend Dem
16th Lucien Moody Kilburn Rep James Judson Crossley Rep
17th Albert C. Hotchkiss Rep Frank M. Hopkins Rep
19th Nathan Marsh Pusey Rep Arthur Sargent Hazelton Rep
23rd Alfred Hurst Dem Thomas Lambert Dem
24th Frederick O. Ellison Rep John T. Moffit Rep
25th Cyrus S. Ranck Dem George W. Ball Dem
26th Jeremiah Smyth Alexander Rep Jeremiah Smyth Alexander Rep
27th Thomas D. Healy Rep Thomas D. Healy Rep
28th James Loring Carney Rep John B. Classen Rep
31st Charles J. A. Ericson Rep Joseph Andrew Fitchpatrick Rep
32nd John Stillman Lothrop Rep Elbert Hamilton Hubbard Rep
33rd Daniel Hiel Young Rep Henry Joseph Griswold Rep
35th[a] Francis Edward Malloy Dem Thomas Francis Nolan Dem
36th John Everall Dem Hiram Crusan Bishop Dem
39th George M. Craig Rep George M. Craig Rep
40th James Henry Trewin Rep James Henry Trewin Rep
41st Gilbert S. Gilbertson Rep James Albert Smith Rep
43rd William F. Harriman Rep William F. Harriman Rep
46th Alva C. Hobart Rep Alva C. Hobart Rep
47th Abraham B. Funk Rep Edsil Walter Bachman Rep
49th Henry Hospers Rep George William Lister Rep

Source:[3]

Detailed Results

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  • NOTE: The districts that did not hold elections in 1899 are not listed here.
District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
2nd Republican Thomas Bell Republican Hold Republican Henry H. Brighton 4300 58.83%
Unknown[b] Wiley A. Jones 3007 41.14%
Unknown[b] John A. Ireland 1 0.01%
Unknown[b] Cummings 1 0.01%
3rd Republican Beryl F. Carroll Democratic Gain Democratic Claude R. Porter 4599 51.01%
Unknown[b] Ellsworth Rominger 4359 48.35%
Unknown[b] Zachariah T. Barker 57 0.63%
4th Republican Harvey L. Byers Republican Hold Republican Alexander Mardis 3792 54.25%
Unknown[b] Walter H. Dewey 2980 42.63%
Unknown[b] J. M. Greenlee 218 3.12%
5th Republican George S. Allyn Republican Hold Republican George S. Allyn (incumbent) 6202 55.52%
Unknown[b] V. R. McGinnis 4967 44.46%
Unknown[b] D. C. Cowles 2 0.02%
6th Republican William O. Mitchell Republican Hold Republican F. L. Arthaud 3811 54.06%
Unknown[b] M. M. Miller 3238 45.94%
8th Republican Joseph M. Junkin Republican Hold Republican Joseph M. Junkin (incumbent) 4258 59.70%
Unknown[b] Nelson C. Field 2874 40.30%
10th[a] Republican David James Palmer Democratic Gain Democratic Amos Norris Alberson Unknown[c] Unknown
11th Republican William Henry Berry Democratic Gain Democratic W. B. Tallman 3788 51.37%
Republican W. H. Berry (incumbent) 3586 48.63%
14th Republican Lucian C. Blanchard Republican Hold Republican Lucian C. Blanchard (incumbent) Unknown[c] Unknown
15th Republican Samuel Druet Democratic Gain Democratic Fred Townsend 4266 48.83%
Unknown[b] William A. Nichol 4166 47.68%
Unknown[b] A. H. Humiston 252 2.88%
Unknown[b] J. R. Norman 53 0.61%
16th Republican Lucien Moody Kilburn Republican Hold Republican J. J. Crossley 4263 53.37%
Unknown[b] K. R. Madden 3725 46.63%
17th Republican Albert C. Hotchkiss Republican Hold Republican Frank M. Hopkins 6637 60.11%
Unknown[b] W. J. Thompson 4404 39.88%
Unknown[b] Nate Wright 1 0.01%
19th Republican Nathan Marsh Pusey Republican Hold Republican Arthur Sargent Hazelton Unknown[c] Unknown
23rd Democratic Alfred Hurst Democratic Hold Democratic Thomas Lambert Unknown[c] Unknown
24th Republican Frederick O. Ellison Republican Hold Republican John G. Moffit 5105 54.44%
Unknown[b] Charles A. Leffingwell 4273 45.56%
25th Democratic Cyrus S. Ranck Democratic Hold Democratic George W. Ball 5132 52.08%
Unknown[b] C. S. Ranck (incumbent) 4687 47.56%
Unknown[b] William Spurrier 35 0.36%
26th Republican Jeremiah Smyth Alexander Republican Hold Republican Jeremiah Smyth Alexander (incumbent) Unknown[c] Unknown
27th Republican Thomas D. Healy Republican Hold Republican Thomas D. Healy (incumbent) 5300 67.03%
Unknown[b] B. F. Freeburger 2606 32.96%
Unknown[b] C. J. Cole 1 0.01%
28th Republican James Loring Carney Republican Hold Republican John B. Classen Unknown[c] Unknown
31st Republican Charles J. A. Ericson Republican Hold Republican J. A. Fitchpatrick 5784 65.80%
Unknown[b] Clark McClain 2687 30.57%
Unknown[b] John W. John 319 3.63%
32nd Republican John Stillman Lothrop Republican Hold Republican Elbert H. Hubbard Unknown[c] Unknown
33rd Republican Daniel Hiel Young Republican Hold Republican H. J. Griswold 4534 59.51%
Unknown[b] T. J. Prowse 3085 40.49%
35th[a] Democratic Francis Edward Malloy Democratic Hold Democratic Thomas Francis Nolan Unknown[c] Unknown
36th Democratic John Everall Democratic Hold Democratic Hiram Crusan Bishop Unknown[c] Unknown
39th Republican George M. Craig Republican Hold Republican George M. Craig (incumbent) 3657 55.13%
Unknown[b] C. W. Miller 2976 44.87%
40th Republican J. H. Trewin Republican Hold Republican J. H. Trewin (incumbent) 5602 56.15%
Unknown[b] Douglas Deremere 4374 43.85%
41st Republican Gilbert S. Gilbertson Republican Hold Republican James A. Smith 4305 76.98%
Unknown[b] Edward Swensrud 1287 23.02%
43rd Republican W. F. Harriman Republican Hold Republican W. F. Harriman (incumbent) 5874 73.72%
Unknown[b] J. N. Mallon 2092 26.26%
Unknown[b] F. A. Coggswell 2 0.03%
46th Republican A. C. Hobart Republican Hold Republican A. C. Hobart (incumbent) 5156 51.88%
Unknown[b] William Mulvaney 4489 45.17%
Unknown[b] H. A. Maltby 293 2.95%
Unknown[b] H. Washburn 1 0.01%
47th Republican Abraham B. Funk Republican Hold Republican E. W. Bachman 7917 65.18%
Unknown[b] Vernon W. Buck 4229 34.82%
49th Republican Henry Hospers Republican Hold Republican George W. Lister 6287 55.80%
Unknown[b] Charles Bangert 4980 44.20%
  1. ^ a b c d Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Iowa Official Register does not list a party for this candidate.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Iowa Official Register does not include data on this race.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election 1899 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2021.