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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 | ||
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| 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[a] | 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[b] | 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 | ||
- ^ 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]
- ^ On January 31, 1899, Malloy died during his term.[4]
Source:[5]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1897.
See also
References
- ^ "Primary Election Law" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 1897 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Joseph R. Gorrell: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Francis Edward Malloy: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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