1897 Iowa Senate election
November 2, 1897
21 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 43 7
Seats after 39 11
Seat change Decrease4 Increase4

In the 1897 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-seventh Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 21 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 1897 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The 1897 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by the Primary Election Law in 1907.[1] The general election took place on November 2, 1897.[2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 43 seats to Democrats' 7 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1897 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 39 seats and Democrats having 11 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results

  • Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party Outcome
1st John Downey Dem David Arthur Young Dem Dem Hold
7th William Eaton Rep William Eaton Rep Rep Hold
9th Thomas G. Harper Dem William Corse McArthur Rep Rep Gain
10th David James Palmer Rep David James Palmer Rep Rep Hold
12th John A. Riggen Rep William Robinson Lewis Rep Rep Hold
13th Harrison Lyman Waterman Rep William Anderson McIntire Dem Dem Gain
18th Julian Phelps Rep Joseph Martin Emmert Dem Dem Gain
20th Charles Albert Carpenter Rep George Marion Titus Rep Rep Hold
21st Charles G. Hipwell Dem William C. Hayward Rep Rep Gain
22nd Lyman A. Ellis Rep John Lowry Wilson Dem Dem Gain
29th Joseph R. Gorrell Rep Joseph R. Gorrell[lower-alpha 1] Dem Dem Gain
30th Thomas Abbott Cheshire Rep Thomas Abbott Cheshire Rep Rep Hold
34th Rudolph C. H. Lehfeldt Rep Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Dem Gain
35th Robert Bonson Dem Francis Edward Malloy[lower-alpha 2] Dem Dem Hold
37th John English Rowen Rep Joseph Wallace Rep Rep Hold
38th Elbert Marion Sargent Rep Charles W. Mullan Rep Rep Hold
42nd Clark C. Upton Rep Dennis Aloysius Lyons Dem Dem Gain
44th William Burton Perrin Rep William Burton Perrin Rep Rep Hold
45th Emlen G. Penrose Rep Emlen G. Penrose Rep Rep Hold
48th Warren Garst Rep Warren Garst Rep Rep Hold
50th George W. Henderson Rep Parley Finch Rep Rep Hold
  1. ↑ Senator Gorrell was elected to the senate from the twenty-ninth district in 1893 as a Republican. He was then re-elected in 1897 on the Democratic ticket.[3]
  2. ↑ On January 31, 1899, Malloy died during his term.[4]

Source:[5]

Detailed Results

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "General Election 1897 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Senator Joseph R. Gorrell: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Senator Francis Edward Malloy: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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