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In the1883 Iowa State Senate electionsIowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twentiethIowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 29 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in theIowa State Senate.
The general election took place on October 9, 1883.[1]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 45 seats toDemocrats' two seats, twoGreenbackers, and oneIndependent.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 24 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1883 general election with the balance of power shifting toRepublicans holding 39 seats andDemocrats having 11 seats (a net gain of 9 seats for Democrats).
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Alexander Brown | Rep | John Wesley Carr | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 3rd | Jesse J. Wall | Greenbacker | Edward J. Gault | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 4th | David M. Clark | Greenbacker | Thomas Weidman | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 5th | William M. Wilson | Rep | John McDonough | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 6th | Isaac W. Keller | Rep | Anson P. Stephens | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 8th | Alfred Hebard | Rep | James S. Hendrie | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 11th | Sanford M. Boling | Rep | Francis Alexander Duncan | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 14th | John Wesley Prizer | Rep | Benjamin McCoy | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 15th | John Kelly Johnson | Rep | Edward R. Cassatt | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 16th | James F. Greenlee | Rep | Eli Wilkin | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 17th | Mark Antony Dashiell | Rep | Timothy Jordan Caldwell | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 19th | George Franklin Wright | Rep | George Carson | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 23rd | John Russell | Rep | Gilman Lewis Johnson | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 24th | Pierce Mitchell | Dem | John C. Chambers | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 25th | John Clinton Shrader | Rep | Moses Bloom | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 26th[a] | William Aitken Patrick | Rep | John Wimberly Henderson[b] | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 27th[a] | John Wimberly Henderson[b] | Ind | John Ryder | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 28th | John David Nichols | Rep | Preston M. Sutton | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 31st | Samuel D. Nichols | Rep | John Dudley Gillett[c] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 32nd | Delos Arnold | Rep | Enoch W. Eastman[d] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 33rd | John Dudley Gillett[c] | Rep | William G. Donnan | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 36th | Rodney W. Tirrill | Rep | Frank Davis Bayless | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 39th[a] | Merritt W. Harmon | Rep | Alvin Manley Whaley[e] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 40th[a] | Martin Garber | Rep | William Larrabee[f] | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 41st | Henry Nielander | Rep | Joseph Henry Sweney | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 43rd[a] | William Larrabee[f] | Rep | John D. Glass | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 46th[a] | Alvin Manley Whaley[e] | Rep | Charles Edwin Whiting | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 47th | Horace G. Parker | Rep | Charles C. Chubb | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 49th | Elden J. Hartshorn | Rep | Orsmond M. Barrett | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
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