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In the1899 Iowa State Senate electionsIowa voters elected state senators in 31 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in theIowa State Senate.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1899 elections is provided by theIowa General Assemblyhere.
The 1899 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by thePrimary Election Law in 1907.[1] The general election took place on November 7, 1899.[2]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats toDemocrats' 11 seats.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 15 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1899 general election with the balance of power shifting toRepublicans holding 35 seats andDemocrats having 15 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Democrats).
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Thomas Bell | Rep | Henry H. Brighton | Rep | ||
| 3rd | Beryl F. Carroll | Rep | Claude R. Porter | Dem | ||
| 4th | Harvey L. Byers | Rep | Alexander Mardis | Rep | ||
| 5th | George S. Allyn | Rep | George S. Allyn | Rep | ||
| 6th | William O. Mitchell | Rep | Franklin L. Arthaud | Rep | ||
| 8th | Joseph McKenna Junkin | Rep | Joseph McKenna Junkin | Rep | ||
| 10th[a] | David James Palmer | Rep | Amos Norris Alberson | Dem | ||
| 11th | William Henry Berry | Rep | William Bell Tallman | Dem | ||
| 14th | Lucian C. Blanchard | Rep | Lucian C. Blanchard | Rep | ||
| 15th | Samuel Druet | Rep | Frederick Townsend | Dem | ||
| 16th | Lucien Moody Kilburn | Rep | James Judson Crossley | Rep | ||
| 17th | Albert C. Hotchkiss | Rep | Frank M. Hopkins | Rep | ||
| 19th | Nathan Marsh Pusey | Rep | Arthur Sargent Hazelton | Rep | ||
| 23rd | Alfred Hurst | Dem | Thomas Lambert | Dem | ||
| 24th | Frederick O. Ellison | Rep | John T. Moffit | Rep | ||
| 25th | Cyrus S. Ranck | Dem | George W. Ball | Dem | ||
| 26th | Jeremiah Smyth Alexander | Rep | Jeremiah Smyth Alexander | Rep | ||
| 27th | Thomas D. Healy | Rep | Thomas D. Healy | Rep | ||
| 28th | James Loring Carney | Rep | John B. Classen | Rep | ||
| 31st | Charles J. A. Ericson | Rep | Joseph Andrew Fitchpatrick | Rep | ||
| 32nd | John Stillman Lothrop | Rep | Elbert Hamilton Hubbard | Rep | ||
| 33rd | Daniel Hiel Young | Rep | Henry Joseph Griswold | Rep | ||
| 35th[a] | Francis Edward Malloy | Dem | Thomas Francis Nolan | Dem | ||
| 36th | John Everall | Dem | Hiram Crusan Bishop | Dem | ||
| 39th | George M. Craig | Rep | George M. Craig | Rep | ||
| 40th | James Henry Trewin | Rep | James Henry Trewin | Rep | ||
| 41st | Gilbert S. Gilbertson | Rep | James Albert Smith | Rep | ||
| 43rd | William F. Harriman | Rep | William F. Harriman | Rep | ||
| 46th | Alva C. Hobart | Rep | Alva C. Hobart | Rep | ||
| 47th | Abraham B. Funk | Rep | Edsil Walter Bachman | Rep | ||
| 49th | Henry Hospers | Rep | George William Lister | Rep | ||
Source:[3]
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Republican | Thomas Bell | Republican Hold | Republican | Henry H. Brighton | 4300 | 58.83% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Wiley A. Jones | 3007 | 41.14% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | John A. Ireland | 1 | 0.01% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | Cummings | 1 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 3rd | Republican | Beryl F. Carroll | Democratic Gain | Democratic | Claude R. Porter | 4599 | 51.01% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Ellsworth Rominger | 4359 | 48.35% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | Zachariah T. Barker | 57 | 0.63% | ||||||
| 4th | Republican | Harvey L. Byers | Republican Hold | Republican | Alexander Mardis | 3792 | 54.25% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Walter H. Dewey | 2980 | 42.63% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | J. M. Greenlee | 218 | 3.12% | ||||||
| 5th | Republican | George S. Allyn | Republican Hold | Republican | George S. Allyn (incumbent) | 6202 | 55.52% | ||
| Unknown[b] | V. R. McGinnis | 4967 | 44.46% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | D. C. Cowles | 2 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 6th | Republican | William O. Mitchell | Republican Hold | Republican | F. L. Arthaud | 3811 | 54.06% | ||
| Unknown[b] | M. M. Miller | 3238 | 45.94% | ||||||
| 8th | Republican | Joseph M. Junkin | Republican Hold | Republican | Joseph M. Junkin (incumbent) | 4258 | 59.70% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Nelson C. Field | 2874 | 40.30% | ||||||
| 10th[a] | Republican | David James Palmer | Democratic Gain | Democratic | Amos Norris Alberson | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 11th | Republican | William Henry Berry | Democratic Gain | Democratic | W. B. Tallman | 3788 | 51.37% | ||
| Republican | W. H. Berry (incumbent) | 3586 | 48.63% | ||||||
| 14th | Republican | Lucian C. Blanchard | Republican Hold | Republican | Lucian C. Blanchard (incumbent) | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 15th | Republican | Samuel Druet | Democratic Gain | Democratic | Fred Townsend | 4266 | 48.83% | ||
| Unknown[b] | William A. Nichol | 4166 | 47.68% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | A. H. Humiston | 252 | 2.88% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | J. R. Norman | 53 | 0.61% | ||||||
| 16th | Republican | Lucien Moody Kilburn | Republican Hold | Republican | J. J. Crossley | 4263 | 53.37% | ||
| Unknown[b] | K. R. Madden | 3725 | 46.63% | ||||||
| 17th | Republican | Albert C. Hotchkiss | Republican Hold | Republican | Frank M. Hopkins | 6637 | 60.11% | ||
| Unknown[b] | W. J. Thompson | 4404 | 39.88% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | Nate Wright | 1 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 19th | Republican | Nathan Marsh Pusey | Republican Hold | Republican | Arthur Sargent Hazelton | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 23rd | Democratic | Alfred Hurst | Democratic Hold | Democratic | Thomas Lambert | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 24th | Republican | Frederick O. Ellison | Republican Hold | Republican | John G. Moffit | 5105 | 54.44% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Charles A. Leffingwell | 4273 | 45.56% | ||||||
| 25th | Democratic | Cyrus S. Ranck | Democratic Hold | Democratic | George W. Ball | 5132 | 52.08% | ||
| Unknown[b] | C. S. Ranck (incumbent) | 4687 | 47.56% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | William Spurrier | 35 | 0.36% | ||||||
| 26th | Republican | Jeremiah Smyth Alexander | Republican Hold | Republican | Jeremiah Smyth Alexander (incumbent) | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 27th | Republican | Thomas D. Healy | Republican Hold | Republican | Thomas D. Healy (incumbent) | 5300 | 67.03% | ||
| Unknown[b] | B. F. Freeburger | 2606 | 32.96% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | C. J. Cole | 1 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 28th | Republican | James Loring Carney | Republican Hold | Republican | John B. Classen | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 31st | Republican | Charles J. A. Ericson | Republican Hold | Republican | J. A. Fitchpatrick | 5784 | 65.80% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Clark McClain | 2687 | 30.57% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | John W. John | 319 | 3.63% | ||||||
| 32nd | Republican | John Stillman Lothrop | Republican Hold | Republican | Elbert H. Hubbard | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 33rd | Republican | Daniel Hiel Young | Republican Hold | Republican | H. J. Griswold | 4534 | 59.51% | ||
| Unknown[b] | T. J. Prowse | 3085 | 40.49% | ||||||
| 35th[a] | Democratic | Francis Edward Malloy | Democratic Hold | Democratic | Thomas Francis Nolan | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 36th | Democratic | John Everall | Democratic Hold | Democratic | Hiram Crusan Bishop | Unknown[c] | Unknown | ||
| 39th | Republican | George M. Craig | Republican Hold | Republican | George M. Craig (incumbent) | 3657 | 55.13% | ||
| Unknown[b] | C. W. Miller | 2976 | 44.87% | ||||||
| 40th | Republican | J. H. Trewin | Republican Hold | Republican | J. H. Trewin (incumbent) | 5602 | 56.15% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Douglas Deremere | 4374 | 43.85% | ||||||
| 41st | Republican | Gilbert S. Gilbertson | Republican Hold | Republican | James A. Smith | 4305 | 76.98% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Edward Swensrud | 1287 | 23.02% | ||||||
| 43rd | Republican | W. F. Harriman | Republican Hold | Republican | W. F. Harriman (incumbent) | 5874 | 73.72% | ||
| Unknown[b] | J. N. Mallon | 2092 | 26.26% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | F. A. Coggswell | 2 | 0.03% | ||||||
| 46th | Republican | A. C. Hobart | Republican Hold | Republican | A. C. Hobart (incumbent) | 5156 | 51.88% | ||
| Unknown[b] | William Mulvaney | 4489 | 45.17% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | H. A. Maltby | 293 | 2.95% | ||||||
| Unknown[b] | H. Washburn | 1 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 47th | Republican | Abraham B. Funk | Republican Hold | Republican | E. W. Bachman | 7917 | 65.18% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Vernon W. Buck | 4229 | 34.82% | ||||||
| 49th | Republican | Henry Hospers | Republican Hold | Republican | George W. Lister | 6287 | 55.80% | ||
| Unknown[b] | Charles Bangert | 4980 | 44.20% | ||||||
