In the 1885 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-first Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 24 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place on November 3, 1885.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats to Democrats' 11 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 15 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1885 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 31 seats and Democrats having 19 seats (a net gain of 8 seats for Democrats).

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

Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st Henry W. Rothert Rep Joseph M. Casey DemDem Gain 7th Talton Embrey Clark Rep Talton Embrey Clark Rep Rep Hold 9th Benton J. Hall Dem William W. Dodge Dem Dem Hold 10th Lot Abraham Rep John Simson Woolson Rep Rep Hold 12th Cassius M. Brown Rep Joseph G. Hutchison Rep Rep Hold 13th Joseph G. Hutchison Rep James Dooley DemDem Gain 18th Cephas B. Hunt Rep Lafayette Young Rep Rep Hold 20th Pliny Nichols Rep Samuel Tyler Chesebro DemDem Gain 21st John Carver Bills Rep William O. Schmidt DemDem Gain 22nd Wickliffe A. Cotton Rep Patrick Bernard Wolfe DemDem Gain 29th Egbert C. Sudlow Rep Malcolm P. Doud Rep Rep Hold 30th Hiram Ypsilanti Smith Rep Conduce H. Gatch Rep Rep Hold 31st John Dudley Gillett Rep John Scott Rep Rep Hold 32nd Enoch W. Eastman Rep Myron Underwood Rep Rep Hold 34th Thomas M. C. Logan Rep Lemuel Rose Bolter DemDem Gain 35th Julius Kingman Graves Rep William J. Knight DemDem Gain 37th John L. Kamrar Rep Nicholas F. Weber Rep Rep Hold 38th Herman C. Hemenway Rep Mathies Parrott Rep Rep Hold 40th William Larrabee Rep Willard Chauncey Earle DemDem Gain 42nd Henry A. Baker Rep Theodore Weld Burdick Rep Rep Hold 44th Chapman A. Marshall Rep Robert George Reiniger Rep Rep Hold 45th Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Alfred Nelson Poyneer Rep Rep Hold 48th John J. Russell Rep John Kelsey Deal Rep Rep Hold 50th Gifford Simeon Robinson Rep Gifford Simeon Robinson 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 1885.

See also Elections in Iowa

References

External links Iowa Senate Districts 1886-1887 map