1838 Iowa Council election

In the 1838 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the first Iowa Territory Council. All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected. Councilors served one-year terms.

The Iowa Territory existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted to the Union as a state. At the time, the Iowa Territory had a Legislative Assembly consisting of an upper chamber (i.e., the Territory Council) and a lower chamber (i.e., the Territory House of Representatives).

Following the organization of the first Territory Council, Whig Councilor Jesse B. Browne of Lee County was chosen as the President of the Territory Council. Democrats held a majority of seats in the first Iowa Territory Council following the 1838 general election with seven seats to Whigs' six seats.

Summary of Results Iowa Territory Council DistrictElected Councilor Party1st George HepnerDem Arthur InghramDem Robert RalstonDem 2nd Jesse B. BrowneWhig3rd Lawson B. HughesWhig Jesse D. PayneWhig4th E. A. M. SwazyDem Isham KeithWhig 5th James M. ClarkWhig 6th Charles WhittleseyWhig 7th Jonathan W. ParkerDem8th Stephen HempsteadDem Warner LewisDem

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Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not contain detailed vote totals for Territory Council elections in 1838.

1838 Iowa Council election

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