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In the1881 Iowa State Senate electionsIowa voters elected state senators to serve in the nineteenthIowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 25 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in theIowa State Senate.
The general election took place on October 11, 1881.[1]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 41 seats toDemocrats' seven seats and twoGreenbackers.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 19 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1881 general election with the balance of power shifting toRepublicans holding 45 seats,Democrats having two seats, twoGreenbackers, and oneIndependent (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans and 1 Independent seat).
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Madison Shelley | Dem | Henry W. Rothert | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 2nd[a] | Henry Clay Traverse[b] | Rep | Alexander Brown | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 7th | Philip W. Lewellen | Rep | Talton Embrey Clark | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 9th | John Patterson | Rep | Benton J. Hall[c] | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 10th | John Simpson Woolson | Rep | Lot Abraham | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 12th | Sanford S. Harned | Dem | Cassius M. Brown | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 13th | Gregg A. Madison | Dem | Joseph G. Hutchison | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 18th | Lafayette Young | Rep | Cephas B. Hunt | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 20th | Thomas Hanna | Rep | Pliny Nichols | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 21st | William A. Foster | Rep | John Carver Bills | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 22nd | Nathaniel Anson Merrell | Dem | Wickliffe A. Cotton | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 26th[a] | Christian Hedges[d] | Rep | William Aitken Patrick | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 27th[e] | John Wimberly Henderson[f] | Dem | John Wimberly Henderson[f] | Ind | Ind. Gain | ||
| 29th | John Meyer | Rep | Egbert C. Sudlow | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 30th | Robert C. Webb | Rep | Hiram Ypsilanti Smith[g] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 34th | Augustin W. Ford | Rep | Thomas M. C. Logan | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 35th | Moses M. Ham | Dem | Julius Kingman Graves | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 37th | Daniel Darrow Chase | Rep | John L. Kamrar | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 38th | Herman C. Hemenway | Rep | Herman C. Hemenway | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 42nd | Martin Nelson Johnson | Rep | Henry A. Baker | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 44th | Aaron Kimball | Rep | Chapman A. Marshall | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 45th | Robert M. Haines | Rep | Alfred Nelson Poyneer | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 46th[a] | Wilberforce P. Gaylord[h] | Rep | Alvin Manley Whaley[i] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 47th[a] | Frank M. Goodykoontz[j] | Rep | Horace G. Parker[k] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 48th | John J. Russell | Rep | John J. Russell | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 50th | Albert Henry Lawrence | Rep | Gifford Simeon Robinson | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
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