1859 Iowa Senate election

In the 1859 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 36 to 43 seats in 1859, elections were held for 27 of the state senate's 43 seats. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1859.

Following the previous election in 1857, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 22 seats to Democrats' 14 seats.

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

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 22 seats and Democrats having 21 seats (a net gain of 7 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 John R. Allen Dem Valentine Buechel Dem Dem Hold 2nd David Trowbridge Brigham Dem Gideon Smith Bailey Dem Dem Hold 3rd Gideon Smith Bailey Dem Cyrus Bussey Dem Dem Hold4th Lyman Cook Rep Nathan Udell DemDem Gain William Findlay Coolbaugh DemObsolete subdistrict 5th Henry Hoffman Trimble Dem William E. Taylor Dem Dem Hold 6th William M. Reed Rep James Conrad Hagans Rep Rep Hold 7th Alvin Saunders Rep Harvey W. English DemDem Gain 8th John A. Johnson Dem William Findlay Coolbaugh Dem Dem Hold 9th Daniel A. Anderson Rep Alvin Saunders Rep Rep Hold 10th John Wesley Warner Dem James Falconer Wilson RepRep Gain 11th Samuel Dale Dem John A. Johnson Dem Dem Hold 12th William H. M. Pusey Dem Daniel A. Anderson RepRep Gain 14th Charles Foster Rep Andrew Oliphant Patterson DemDem Gain 15th Oliver P. Sherraden Rep William B. Lewis DemDem Gain 16th William A. Loughridge Rep Oliver P. Sherraden Rep Rep Hold 17th Jairus Edward Neal Dem Henry H. Williams Dem Dem Hold 18th Marquis Lafayette McPherson Rep Jairus Edward Neal DemDem Gain 19th Andrew Oliphant Patterson Dem John W. Thompson RepRep Gain 20th Samuel Jordan Kirkwood Rep George M. Davis Rep Rep Hold 21st Nicholas John Rusch Rep John M. Kent Rep Rep Hold 22nd Jonathan Wright Cattell Rep Jesse Bowen Rep Rep Hold 23rd George M. Davis Rep William P. Davis Rep Rep Hold 24th William George Thompson Rep George F. Green DemDem Gain 25th George McCoy Rep Joseph Mann DemDem Gain 26th Josiah Bushnell Grinnell Rep H. Gates Angle Rep Rep Hold27th William P. Davis Rep David S. Wilson DemDem GainNewly created subdistrict George W. Trumbull DemDem Gain 28th Jeremiah W. Jenkins Rep David Hammer DemDem Gain 29th Joseph Mann Dem Paris Perrin Henderson RepRep Gain 30th William G. Stewart Dem Marquis Lafayette McPherson RepRep Gain 31st David S. Wilson Dem William H.M. Pusey Dem Dem Hold 32nd Henry B. Carter Rep John F. Duncombe DemDem Gain 33rd Aaron Brown Rep Joseph J. Watson Rep Rep Hold 34th Jeremiah T. Atkins Rep Andrew Mateer Pattison Rep Rep Hold 35thNewly created district Thomas Drummond RepRep Gain 36thNewly created district Alfred Francis Brown RepRep Gain 37thNewly created district David C. Hastings RepRep Gain 38thNewly created district Lucien Lester Ainsworth DemDem Gain 39thNewly created district George W. Gray DemDem Gain 40thNewly created district Julius Henry Powers RepRep Gain 41stNewly created district John Scott RepRep Gain

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Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not provide detailed vote totals for Iowa State Senate elections in 1859.

1859 Iowa Senate election

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