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In the1887 Iowa State Senate electionsIowa voters elected state senators to serve in the twenty-secondIowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 32 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 1887 elections is provided by theIowa General Assemblyhere.
The general election took place on November 8, 1887.[1]
Following the previous election,Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 31 seats toDemocrats' 19 seats.
To claim control of the chamber fromRepublicans, theDemocrats needed to net 7 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of theIowa State Senate following the 1887 general election with the balance of power shifting toRepublicans holding 32 seats,Democrats having 16 seats, and twoIndependents (a net gain of 1 seat for Republicans and 2 seats for Independents).
| Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st[a] | Joseph M. Casey[b] | Dem | William Gustavus Kent | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 2nd | John Wesley Carr | Dem | Benjamin Rex Vale | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 3rd | Edward J. Gault | Dem | William Henry Taylor | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 4th | Lewis Miles | Rep | Warren S. Dungan | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 5th | John McDonough | Rep | James B. Harsh | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 6th | Anson P. Stephens | Rep | George L. Finn | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 8th | James S. Hendrie | Dem | Thomas Weidman | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 11th | Francis Alexander Duncan | Rep | James Henry Barnett | Ind | Ind. Gain | ||
| 12th[c] | Joseph G. Hutchison[d] | Rep | James Dooley[e] | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 13th[c] | James Dooley[e] | Dem | Joseph G. Hutchison[d] | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 14th | Benjamin McCoy | Rep | Benjamin McCoy | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 15th | Edward R. Cassatt | Dem | Edward R. Cassatt | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 16th | Eli Wilkin | Rep | Richard Price | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 17th | Timothy Jordan Caldwell | Rep | Timothy Jordan Caldwell | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 19th | George Carson | Rep | William Groneweg | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 23rd | Gilman Lewis Johnson | Dem | August George Kegler | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 24th | John C. Chambers | Rep | Erastus B. Bills | Dem | Dem Gain | ||
| 25th | Moses Bloom | Dem | Michael Joseph Kelly | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 26th | John Wimberly Henderson | Dem | Jesse H. Smith | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 27th | John Ryder | Dem | Josiah D. McVay | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 28th | Preston M. Sutton | Rep | William D. Mills | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 31st | John Scott | Rep | Defiance Barnes Davidson | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 32nd | Myron Underwood | Rep | Joseph S. Lawrence | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 33rd | William G. Donnan | Rep | Edward Paxson Seeds | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 36th | Frank Davis Bayless | Dem | Frank Davis Bayless | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 39th | Alvin Manley Whaley | Rep | Lewis S. Hanchett | Ind | Ind. Gain | ||
| 40th | Willard Chauncey Earle | Dem | Leslie B. Mattoon | Dem | Dem Hold | ||
| 41st | Joseph Henry Sweney | Rep | Joseph Henry Sweney | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 42nd[a] | Theodore Weld Burdick[f] | Rep | Samuel Ambrose Converse | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 43rd | John D. Glass | Rep | Norman Vaughan Brower | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 46th | Charles Edwin Whiting | Dem | Adolph Freeland Meservey | Rep | Rep Gain | ||
| 47th | Charles C. Chubb | Rep | Abraham B. Funk | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 49th | Orsmond M. Barrett | Rep | Orsmond M. Barrett | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
| 50th[a] | Gifford Simeon Robinson[g] | Rep | Abraham Oscar Garlock | Rep | Rep Hold | ||
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