In the 1887 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-second Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 32 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 1887 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The general election took place on November 8, 1887.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 31 seats to Democrats' 19 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 7 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1887 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 32 seats, Democrats having 16 seats, and two Independents (a net gain of 1 seat for Republicans and 2 seats for Independents).

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

Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st Joseph M. Casey Dem William Gustavus Kent Dem Dem Hold 2nd John Wesley Carr Dem Benjamin Rex Vale RepRep Gain 3rd Edward J. Gault Dem William Henry Taylor Dem Dem Hold 4th Lewis Miles Rep Warren S. Dungan Rep Rep Hold 5th John McDonough Rep James B. Harsh Rep Rep Hold 6th Anson P. Stephens Rep George L. Finn Rep Rep Hold 8th James S. Hendrie Dem Thomas Weidman RepRep Gain 11th Francis Alexander Duncan Rep James Henry Barnett IndInd. Gain 12th Joseph G. Hutchison Rep James Dooley DemDem Gain 13th James Dooley Dem Joseph G. Hutchison RepRep Gain 14th Benjamin McCoy Rep Benjamin McCoy Rep Rep Hold 15th Edward R. Cassatt Dem Edward R. Cassatt Dem Dem Hold 16th Eli Wilkin Rep Richard Price Rep Rep Hold 17th Timothy Jordan Caldwell Rep Timothy Jordan Caldwell Rep Rep Hold 19th George Carson Rep William Groneweg DemDem Gain 23rd Gilman Lewis Johnson Dem August George Kegler Dem Dem Hold 24th John C. Chambers Rep Erastus B. Bills DemDem Gain 25th Moses Bloom Dem Michael Joseph Kelly Dem Dem Hold 26th John Wimberly Henderson Dem Jesse H. Smith RepRep Gain 27th John Ryder Dem Josiah D. McVay RepRep Gain 28th Preston M. Sutton Rep William D. Mills Rep Rep Hold 31st John Scott Rep Defiance Barnes Davidson Rep Rep Hold 32nd Myron Underwood Rep Joseph S. Lawrence Rep Rep Hold 33rd William G. Donnan Rep Edward Paxson Seeds Rep Rep Hold 36th Frank Davis Bayless Dem Frank Davis Bayless Dem Dem Hold 39th Alvin Manley Whaley Rep Lewis S. Hanchett IndInd. Gain 40th Willard Chauncey Earle Dem Leslie B. Mattoon Dem Dem Hold 41st Joseph Henry Sweney Rep Joseph Henry Sweney Rep Rep Hold 42nd Theodore Weld Burdick Rep Samuel Ambrose Converse Rep Rep Hold 43rd John D. Glass Rep Norman Vaughan Brower Rep Rep Hold 46th Charles Edwin Whiting Dem Adolph Freeland Meservey RepRep Gain 47th Charles C. Chubb Rep Abraham B. Funk Rep Rep Hold 49th Orsmond M. Barrett Rep Orsmond M. Barrett Rep Rep Hold 50th Gifford Simeon Robinson Rep Abraham Oscar Garlock 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 1887.

See also Elections in Iowa

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