In the 1879 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the eighteenth 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 14, 1879.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 38 seats to Democrats' 12 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 14 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1879 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 41 seats, Democrats having 7 seats, and 2 Greenbackers (a net gain of 3 seats for Republicans and 2 for Greenbackers).

Summary of Results Note: The holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.

Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 2nd Horatio A. Wonn Dem Henry Clay Traverse RepRep Gain 3rd Joshua Miller Rep Jesse J. Wall GreenbackerGreenback Gain 4th Henry Laurens Dashiell Rep David M. Clark GreenbackerGreenback Gain 5th Samuel L. Bestow Rep William M. Wilson Rep Rep Hold 6th Frederick Joseph Teale Rep Isaac W. Keller Rep Rep Hold 8th Alfred Hebard Rep Alfred Hebard Rep Rep Hold 11th Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Sanford M. Boling Rep Rep Hold 14th William Wilson Dem John Wesley Prizer RepRep Gain 15th Thomas R. Gilmore Rep John Kelly Johnson Rep Rep Hold 16th John L. McCormack Dem James F. Greenlee RepRep Gain 17th William Graham Rep Mark Antony Dashiell Rep Rep Hold 19th George Franklin Wright Rep George Franklin Wright Rep Rep Hold 23rd Henry C. Carr Rep John Russell Rep Rep Hold 24th William A. Maginnis Dem Pierce Mitchell Dem Dem Hold 25th Ezekiel Clark Rep John Clinton Shrader Rep Rep Hold 26th John Nicholas William Rumple Rep Christian Hedges Rep Rep Hold 27th Stephen Leland Dows Rep John Wimberly Henderson DemDem Gain 28th John David Nichols Rep John David Nichols Rep Rep Hold 31st Samuel D. Nichols Rep Samuel D. Nichols Rep Rep Hold 32nd Delos Arnold Rep Delos Arnold Rep Rep Hold 33rd William Harrison Gallup Rep John Dudley Gillett Rep Rep Hold 36th Charles E. Bronson Dem Rodney W. Tirrill RepRep Gain 39th Merritt W. Harmon Rep Merritt W. Harmon Rep Rep Hold 40th John Thompson Stoneman Dem Martin Garber RepRep Gain 41st Samuel Horace Kinne Dem Henry Nielander RepRep Gain 43rd William Larrabee Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold 46th William Wallace Blackman Rep Wilberforce P. Gaylord Rep Rep Hold 47th Lemuel Dwelle Rep Frank M. Goodykoontz Rep Rep Hold 49th Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Elden J. Hartshorn 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 1879.

See also Elections in Iowa

References

External links Iowa Senate Districts 1878-1883 map