1879 Iowa Senate election

In the 1879 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 29 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 14, 1879.^[1]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 14 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1879 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats, Democrats having 7 seats, and 2 Greenbackers (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans and 2 for Greenbackers).

Summary of Results

Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.

Senate District	Incumbent		Elected Senator		Outcome
2nd	Horatio A. Wonn	Dem	Henry Clay Traverse^[a]	Rep	Rep Gain
3rd	Joshua Miller	Rep	Jesse J. Wall	Greenbacker	Greenback Gain
4th	Henry Laurens Dashiell	Rep	David M. Clark	Greenbacker	Greenback Gain
5th	Samuel L. Bestow	Rep	William M. Wilson	Rep	Rep Hold
6th	Frederick Joseph Teale	Rep	Isaac W. Keller	Rep	Rep Hold
8th	Alfred Hebard	Rep	Alfred Hebard	Rep	Rep Hold
11th	Moses Ayres McCoid^[b]	Rep	Sanford M. Boling	Rep	Rep Hold
14th	William Wilson	Dem	John Wesley Prizer	Rep	Rep Gain
15th	Thomas R. Gilmore	Rep	John Kelly Johnson	Rep	Rep Hold
16th	John L. McCormack	Dem	James F. Greenlee	Rep	Rep Gain
17th	William Graham	Rep	Mark Antony Dashiell	Rep	Rep Hold
19th	George Franklin Wright	Rep	George Franklin Wright	Rep	Rep Hold
23rd	Henry C. Carr	Rep	John Russell	Rep	Rep Hold
24th	William A. Maginnis	Dem	Pierce Mitchell	Dem	Dem Hold
25th	Ezekiel Clark	Rep	John Clinton Shrader	Rep	Rep Hold
26th	John Nicholas William Rumple	Rep	Christian Hedges^[c]	Rep	Rep Hold
27th	Stephen Leland Dows	Rep	John Wimberly Henderson^[d]	Dem	Dem Gain
28th	John David Nichols	Rep	John David Nichols	Rep	Rep Hold
31st	Samuel D. Nichols	Rep	Samuel D. Nichols	Rep	Rep Hold
32nd	Delos Arnold	Rep	Delos Arnold	Rep	Rep Hold
33rd	William Harrison Gallup	Rep	John Dudley Gillett	Rep	Rep Hold
36th	Charles E. Bronson	Dem	Rodney W. Tirrill	Rep	Rep Gain
39th	Merritt W. Harmon	Rep	Merritt W. Harmon	Rep	Rep Hold
40th	John Thompson Stoneman	Dem	Martin Garber	Rep	Rep Gain
41st	Samuel Horace Kinne	Dem	Henry Nielander	Rep	Rep Gain
43rd	William Larrabee	Rep	William Larrabee	Rep	Rep Hold
46th	William Wallace Blackman	Rep	Wilberforce P. Gaylord^[e]	Rep	Rep Hold
47th	Lemuel Dwelle	Rep	Frank M. Goodykoontz^[f]	Rep	Rep Hold
49th	Elden J. Hartshorn	Rep	Elden J. Hartshorn	Rep	Rep Hold

^ Senator Traverse resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[2]
^ Senator McCoid resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.^[3]
^ Senator Hedges resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[4]
^ Senator Henderson was elected Senator in 1879 running on the Democratic ticket. He switched parties from Democratic to Independent in the next term, however.
^ Senator Gaylord died on April 27, 1880 during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[5]
^ Senator Goodykoontz resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[6]

Source:^[7]

Detailed Results

NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1879.

References

^ "General Assembly: 18 (01/12/1880 - 01/08/1882)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Senator Henry Clay Traverse: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Senator Moses Ayres McCoid: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Senator Christian Hedges: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Senator Wilberforce P. Gaylord: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Senator Frank M. Goodykoontz: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

External links

Iowa Senate Districts 1878-1883 map

[Traverse-3] Senator Traverse resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[2]

[McCoid-5] Senator McCoid resigned his seat in the Iowa Senate after being elected to the United States House of Representatives, causing a vacancy.^[3]

[Hedges-7] Senator Hedges resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[4]

[Henderson-8] Senator Henderson was elected Senator in 1879 running on the Democratic ticket. He switched parties from Democratic to Independent in the next term, however.

[Gaylord-10] Senator Gaylord died on April 27, 1880 during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[5]

[Goodykoontz-12] Senator Goodykoontz resigned during the next term, causing a vacancy.^[6]

[1] "General Assembly: 18 (01/12/1880 - 01/08/1882)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[2] "Senator Henry Clay Traverse: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[4] "Senator Moses Ayres McCoid: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[6] "Senator Christian Hedges: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[9] "Senator Wilberforce P. Gaylord: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[11] "Senator Frank M. Goodykoontz: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[13] "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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Summary of Results

Detailed Results

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