In the 1848 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the second Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held for 10 of the state senate's 19 seats. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
The general election took place in 1848.
Following the previous election in 1846, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 11 seats to Whigs' eight seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Whigs needed to net two Senate seats.
Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1848 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Democrats holding 11 seats and Whigs having eight seats. Democratic Senator John Jackson Selman was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the second General Assembly.
Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are unlisted on this table.
Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st Jacob Huner Dem Thomas Stevenson Espy Dem Dem Hold 2nd John McCormick Whitaker Dem George Grover Wright WhigWhig Gain 3rd John Jackson Selman Dem John Jackson Selman Dem Dem Hold 4th James Davis Whig Barney Royston DemDem Gain 5th Thomas Baker Dem Phineas M. Casady Dem Dem Hold 6th Samuel Fullenwider Whig Alfred S. Fear DemDem Gain8th Robert Brown DemJohn HowellDemDem Hold John Howell Dem 11th Thomas Hughes Dem Freeman Alger Dem Dem Hold 13th Samuel Augustus Bissell Dem John Parsons Cook WhigWhig Gain 15th Thomas Hart Benton Dem John G. Shields Dem Dem Hold
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Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1848.
See also Elections in Iowa
External links District boundaries for the Iowa Senate in 1848: Iowa Senate Districts 1846-1849 map
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