In the 1883 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twentieth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 29 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place on October 9, 1883.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 45 seats to Democrats' two seats, two Greenbackers, and one Independent.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1883 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 39 seats and Democrats having 11 seats (a net gain of 9 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 2nd Alexander Brown Rep John Wesley Carr DemDem Gain 3rd Jesse J. Wall Greenbacker Edward J. Gault DemDem Gain 4th David M. Clark Greenbacker Thomas Weidman RepRep Gain 5th William M. Wilson Rep John McDonough Rep Rep Hold 6th Isaac W. Keller Rep Anson P. Stephens Rep Rep Hold 8th Alfred Hebard Rep James S. Hendrie DemDem Gain 11th Sanford M. Boling Rep Francis Alexander Duncan Rep Rep Hold 14th John Wesley Prizer Rep Benjamin McCoy Rep Rep Hold 15th John Kelly Johnson Rep Edward R. Cassatt DemDem Gain 16th James F. Greenlee Rep Eli Wilkin Rep Rep Hold 17th Mark Antony Dashiell Rep Timothy Jordan Caldwell Rep Rep Hold 19th George Franklin Wright Rep George Carson Rep Rep Hold 23rd John Russell Rep Gilman Lewis Johnson DemDem Gain 24th Pierce Mitchell Dem John C. Chambers RepRep Gain 25th John Clinton Shrader Rep Moses Bloom DemDem Gain 26th William Aitken Patrick Rep John Wimberly Henderson DemDem Gain 27th John Wimberly Henderson Ind John Ryder DemDem Gain 28th John David Nichols Rep Preston M. Sutton Rep Rep Hold 31st Samuel D. Nichols Rep John Dudley Gillett Rep Rep Hold 32nd Delos Arnold Rep Enoch W. Eastman Rep Rep Hold 33rd John Dudley Gillett Rep William G. Donnan Rep Rep Hold 36th Rodney W. Tirrill Rep Frank Davis Bayless DemDem Gain 39th Merritt W. Harmon Rep Alvin Manley Whaley Rep Rep Hold 40th Martin Garber Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold 41st Henry Nielander Rep Joseph Henry Sweney Rep Rep Hold 43rd William Larrabee Rep John D. Glass Rep Rep Hold 46th Alvin Manley Whaley Rep Charles Edwin Whiting DemDem Gain 47th Horace G. Parker Rep Charles C. Chubb Rep Rep Hold 49th Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Orsmond M. Barrett 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 1883.

See also Elections in Iowa

References

External links Iowa Senate Districts 1884-1885