1869 Iowa Senate election

In the 1869 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the thirteenth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 49 to 50 seats in 1869, elections were held for 21 of the state senate's 50 seats. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place on October 12, 1869.

Following the previous election in 1867, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 40 seats to Democrats' eight seats and a lone member from the People's Party. However, three changes occurred during the twelfth general assembly. In the tenth district, Republican Senator Charles Leopold Matthies died on October 16, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat. In the eighteenth district, Republican Senator John R. Needham died on July 9, 1868, causing a vacancy in his seat. In the twenty-fourth district, Republican Senator William Penn Wolf resigned on March 3, 1869, causing a vacancy in his seat. All three seats were left vacant until the next election. Therefore, by election day in 1869, the Republicans held 37 seats, the Democrats held 8 seats, there was a lone People's Party member, and three seats were vacant (all the vacancies had been held by Republicans).

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 18 Senate seats.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 43 seats and Democrats having seven seats (a net gain of 6 seats for Republicans).

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

Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator PartyOutcome1st Nathaniel Hedges Dem Exum Sumner McCulloch Dem Dem Hold Joseph Hollman DemObsolete subdistrict 2nd Eliab Doud Rep Jacob Garretson Vale Rep Rep Hold 4th Madison Miner Walden Rep William Fields Vermillion Rep Rep Hold 5th James D. Wright Rep Edward M. Bill Rep Rep Hold 6th Edward M. Bill Rep James D. Wright Rep Rep Hold 10th Charles Leopold Matthies Rep Charles Beardsley Rep Rep Hold 11th Theron Webb Woolson Rep John Patterson West Rep Rep Hold 14th James M. Robertson Rep James Simpson Hurley Rep Rep Hold 16th John Abbott Parvin Rep Samuel McNutt Rep Rep Hold 17th John C. Johnson Rep Joseph W. Havens Rep Rep Hold 18th John R. Needham Rep John Nicholas Dixon Rep Rep Hold 19th Thomas McMillan Rep John M. Cathcart Rep Rep Hold 21st Joseph Rea Reed Rep Benjamin Franklin Murray Rep Rep Hold22nd Andrew McCune Larimer Rep Hans Reimer Claussen Rep Rep Hold W. W. Cones People's Robert Lowry RepRep Gain 23rd John Henry Smith Rep Alexander Baird Ireland Rep Rep Hold 27th John Meyer Rep Joseph Dysart Rep Rep Hold 28th Jonathan Wright Cattell Rep Frank T. Campbell Rep Rep Hold 29th Lewis Brigham Dunham Dem Benjamin Franklin Allen RepRep Gain 30th Sewall Spaulding Farwell Rep Lewis Brigham Dunham DemDem Gain 31st Robert Smyth Rep John McKean Rep Rep Hold 32nd James Chapin Rep Robert Smyth Rep Rep Hold 33rd Wells Sylvanus Rice Rep James Chapin Rep Rep Hold34th Frederick M. Knoll Dem Wells Sylvanus Rice RepRep Gain Benjamin Billings Richards DemObsolete subdistrict35th Joseph Grimes Rep Frederick M. Knoll DemDem GainNewly created subdistrict Michael B. Mulkern DemDem Gain 36th William G. Donnan Rep Joseph Grimes Rep Rep Hold 37th Homer E. Newell Rep William G. Donnan Rep Rep Hold 38th William Larrabee Rep George William Couch Rep Rep Hold 39th Marcus Tuttle Rep Homer E. Newell Rep Rep Hold 40th James B. Powers Rep William Larrabee Rep Rep Hold 44th Isaac J. Mitchell Rep Emmons Johnson Rep Rep Hold 45th Theodore Hawley Rep Isaac J. Mitchell Rep Rep Hold 46th Addison Oliver Rep Marcus Tuttle Rep Rep Hold 47thNewly created district Theodore Hawley RepRep Gain 48thNewly created district Charles Atkins 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 1869.

1869 Iowa Senate election

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