In the 1901 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators traditionally serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. However, under the Biennial Elections law enacted in 1904 by the Iowa General Assembly, the senators elected in 1901 served an additional fifth year (until the 1906 elections) to accommodate the transition to holding elections on even-numbered years.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1901 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly.
The 1901 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by the Primary Election Law in 1907. The general election took place on November 5, 1901.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 35 seats to Democrats' 15 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 11 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1901 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 Republicans). However, during the twenty-ninth session of the Iowa General Assembly, the senators decided in March 1902 to decertify Democrat Joseph Martin Emmert of district eighteen and replace Emmert with Republican James E. Bruce, thus flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control. Therefore, Republicans held an advantage of 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats in 1902 following the installation of Mr. Bruce.
Summary of Results Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st David Arthur Young Dem David Arthur Young Dem 7th William Eaton Rep Lester W. Lewis Rep 9th William Corse McArthur Rep Frederick Norton Smith Dem 10th Amos Norris Alberson Dem John Alex Young Rep 12th William Robinson Lewis Rep John Tinley Brooks Rep 13th William Anderson McIntire Dem Samuel Houston Harper Rep18thJoseph Martin EmmertDem Joseph Martin Emmert Dem James E. Bruce Rep 20th George Marion Titus Rep Fred M. Molsberry Rep 21st William C. Hayward Rep William C. Hayward Rep 22nd John Lowry Wilson Dem John Lowry Wilson Dem 29th Joseph R. Gorrell Dem Frederick Louis Maytag Rep 30th Thomas Abbott Cheshire Rep Cassius Clay Dowell Rep 34th Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Ernest Lincoln Hogue Rep 35th Thomas Francis Nolan Dem Phineas W. Crawford Rep 37th Joseph Wallace Rep Fred Carlton Hartshorn Rep 38th Charles W. Mullan Rep Orlando Billings Courtright Rep 42nd Dennis Aloysius Lyons Dem Dennis Aloysius Lyons Dem 44th William Burton Perrin Rep Edmund Cole Spaulding Rep 45th Emlen G. Penrose Rep William Perry Whipple Rep 48th Warren Garst Rep Warren Garst Rep 50th Parley Finch Rep Edward King Winne Rep
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Detailed Results NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1901 are not listed here. District 1 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50__NOTOC__
District 1
District 7
District 9
District 10
District 12
District 13
District 18
J. M. Emmert received certificate of election. James E. Bruce contested the election of Mr. Emmert and the Senate, on March 14, 1902, decided the contest in favor of Mr. Bruce. Therefore, Mr. Emmert was unseated and Mr. Bruce was installed.
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 29
District 30
District 34
District 35
District 37
District 38
District 42
District 44
District 45
District 48
District 50
See also Elections in Iowa
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