In the 1889 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-third Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 22 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 1889 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The general election took place on November 5, 1889.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 32 seats to Democrats' 16 seats and two Independents.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 10 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1889 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 28 seats, Democrats having 20 seats, one Independent, and one member of the Union Labor Party (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats and 1 seat for the Union Labor Party).
Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st William Gustavus Kent Dem William Gustavus Kent Dem Dem Hold 7th Talton Embrey Clark Rep George Willard Perkins Rep Rep Hold 9th William W. Dodge Dem William W. Dodge Dem Dem Hold 10th John S. Woolson Rep John S. Woolson Rep Rep Hold 12th James Dooley Dem Joel Stewart Dem Dem Hold 13th Joseph G. Hutchison Rep Peter G. Ballingall DemDem Gain 18th Lafayette Young Rep William Fiske Cleveland DemDem Gain 20th Samuel Tyler Chesebro Dem John M. Gobble Dem Dem Hold 21st William O. Schmidt Dem William O. Schmidt Dem Dem Hold 22nd Patrick Bernard Wolfe Dem Patrick Bernard Wolfe Dem Dem Hold 29th Malcolm P. Doud Rep Perry Engle Union LaborUnion Labor Gain 30th Conduce H. Gatch Rep Conduce H. Gatch Rep Rep Hold 34th Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Lemuel Rose Bolter Dem Dem Hold 35th William J. Knight Dem James Hannibal Shields Dem Dem Hold 37th Nicholas F. Weber Rep William Callum Smith Rep Rep Hold 38th Mathies Parrott Rep Mathies Parrott Rep Rep Hold 39th Lewis S. Hanchett Independent Lewis S. Hanchett RepRep Gain 41st Joseph Henry Sweney Rep Jefferson Fern Clyde Rep Rep Hold 42nd Samuel Ambrose Converse Rep Ansel Kinne Bailey Rep Rep Hold 44th Robert George Reiniger Rep Robert George Reiniger Rep Rep Hold 45th Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Jacob J. Mosnat DemDem Gain 48th John Kelsey Deal Rep Thomas Rich DemDem Gain 50th Abraham Oscar Garlock Rep Edgar Eugene Mack Rep Rep Hold
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Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1889.
See also Elections in Iowa
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