1877 Iowa Senate election

In the 1877 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the seventeenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 24 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 9, 1877.

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1877 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 38 seats and Democrats having 12 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Democrats).

Summary of Results Note: Redistricting occurred before the 1877 general election. Any holdover Senators not up for re-election and whose district numbers did not change are unlisted on this table.

Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome 1st Henry W. Rothert Rep James Madison Shelley DemDem Gain 2nd James Blakeny Pease Dem Horatio A. Wonn Dem Dem Hold 3rd Horatio A. Wonn Dem Joshua Miller RepRep Gain 4th Joshua Miller Rep Henry Laurens Dashiell Rep Rep Hold 5th Henry Laurens Dashiell Rep Samuel L. Bestow Rep Rep Hold 6th Samuel L. Bestow Rep Frederick Joseph Teale Rep Rep Hold 7th Frederick Joseph Teale Rep Philip W. Lewellen Rep Rep Hold 9th George Franklin Wright Rep John Patterson Rep Rep Hold 10th John Wilson Williams Rep John Simson Woolson Rep Rep Hold 11th John Simson Woolson Rep Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Rep Hold 12th Moses Ayres McCoid Rep Sanford S. Harned DemDem Gain 13th Joseph Henry Merrill Rep Gregg A. Madison DemDem Gain 14th Hosea N. Newton Rep William Wilson DemDem Gain 15th William Wilson Dem Thomas R. Gilmore RepRep Gain 16th Henry Thornburgh Rep John L. McCormack DemDem Gain 17th Lafayette Young Rep William Graham Rep Rep Hold 18th Thomas R. Gilmore Rep Lafayette Young Rep Rep Hold 19th John L. McCormack Dem George Franklin Wright RepRep Gain 20th William Graham Rep Thomas Hanna Rep Rep Hold 21st Gilbert H. Wood Rep William A. Foster Rep Rep Hold 22nd Jeremiah Henry Murphy Dem Nathaniel Anson Merrell Dem Dem Hold 23rd Nathaniel Anson Merrell Dem Henry C. Carr RepRep Gain 24th Henry C. Carr Rep William A. Maginnis DemDem Gain 27th Frank T. Campbell Rep Stephen Leland Dows Rep Rep Hold 28th Thomas Mitchell Rep John David Nichols Rep Rep Hold 29th Elias Jessup Rep John Meyer Rep Rep Hold 30th William A. Maginnis Dem Robert C. Webb RepRep Gain 31st George W. Lovell Dem Samuel D. Nichols RepRep Gain 32nd Stephen Leland Dows Rep Delos Arnold Rep Rep Hold 33rd John Shane Rep William Harrison Gallup Rep Rep Hold 34th Delos Arnold Rep Augustin W. Ford Rep Rep Hold 35th Dennis Nelson Cooley Rep Moses M. Ham DemDem Gain 36th Lewis Greenleaf Hersey Rep Charles E. Bronson DemDem Gain 37th Merritt W. Harmon Rep Daniel Darrow Chase Rep Rep Hold 38th John Conaway Rep Herman C. Hemenway Rep Rep Hold 39th John Thompson Stoneman Dem Merritt W. Harmon RepRep Gain 40th William Larrabee Rep John Thompson Stoneman DemDem Gain 42nd George R. Willett Rep Martin Nelson Johnson Rep Rep Hold 43rd Arad Hitchcock Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold 44th Edward Gee Miller Rep Aaron Kimball Rep Rep Hold 45th William Harrison Gallup Rep Robert M. Haines Rep Rep Hold 46th Lemuel Dwelle Rep William Wallace Blackman Rep Rep Hold 47th Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Lemuel Dwelle Rep Rep Hold 48th Hiram Bailey Rep John J. Russell Rep Rep Hold 49th Samuel D. Nichols Rep Elden J. Hartshorn Rep Rep Hold 50th George Douglas Perkins Rep Albert Henry Lawrence Rep Rep Hold Source:

Detailed Results NOTE: The Iowa Official Register does not contain detailed vote totals for state senate elections in 1877.

1877 Iowa Senate election

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