1852 Iowa Senate election

In the 1852 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fourth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 19 to 31 seats in 1852, elections were held for 22 of the state senate's 31 seats. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1852.

Following the previous election in 1850, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 14 seats to Whigs' five seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Whigs needed to net 11 Senate seats.

Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1852 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 20 seats and Whigs having 11 seats (a net gain of 6 seats for both Democrats and Whigs). Democratic Senator William E. Leffingwell was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the fourth General Assembly, succeeding Democratic Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position.

Summary of Results Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome1st Nathan Baker Dem Salmon Cowles Dem Dem Hold Thomas Stevenson Espy Dem James M. Love Dem Dem HoldNewly created subdistrict Calvin J. Price DemDem Gain2nd John Brice Spees Whig George Hepner DemDem Gain George Grover Wright Whig Milton D. Browning Whig Whig Hold3rd John Jackson Selman Dem George Schramm WhigWhig GainNewly created subdistrict John Brice Spees WhigWhig Gain4th Henry Benham Hendershott Dem William Greyer Coop Dem Dem HoldNewly created subdistrict John Park WhigWhig Gain 5th Phineas M. Casady Dem Archibald McKinney WhigWhig Gain6th Enos Lowe Dem John Wesley Hedrick WhigWhig Gain George Hepner DemObsolete subdistrict 7th John Tillison Morton Whig Henry Benham Hendershott DemDem Gain 8th John Howell Dem Samuel Goslee McAchran WhigWhig Gain 9th Norman Everson Whig Amos Harris DemDem Gain 10th Joseph Lowe Dem Hadley Douglas Johnson Dem Dem Hold 11th Freeman Alger Dem George Washington Lucas Dem Dem Hold 12th William E. Leffingwell Dem Norman Everson WhigWhig Gain 13th John Parsons Cook Whig Joseph Lowe DemDem Gain 14th Nathan G. Sales Dem John R. Needham WhigWhig Gain15th John G. Shields Dem Jefferson David Hillis WhigWhig Gain Warner Lewis DemObsolete subdistrict 16thNewly created district Eli Snow Wing DemDem Gain 17thNewly created district Jonathan Emerson Fletcher DemDem Gain 18thNewly created district William E. Leffingwell DemDem Gain 19thNewly created district George D. Crosthwait WhigWhig Gain 20thNewly created district Andrew Young Hull DemDem Gain 21stNewly created district Elisha F. Clark DemDem Gain 22ndNewly created district Nathan G. Sales DemDem Gain 23rdNewly created district Isaac Mosher Preston DemDem Gain 24thNewly created subdistrict Warner Lewis DemDem GainNewly created subdistrict John G. Shields DemDem GainNewly created subdistrict Maturin L. Fisher DemDem Gain

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Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1852.

1852 Iowa Senate election

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