1852 Iowa Senate election

1852 Iowa Senate election
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22 out of 31 seats in the Iowa State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Whig
Last election 14 5
Seats after 20[a] 11[a]
Seat change Increase6 Increase6
President of the Iowa Senate before election

Enos Lowe[b]
Democratic

Elected President of the Iowa Senate

William E. Leffingwell[c]
Democratic

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In the 1852 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fourth Iowa General Assembly. Following the expansion of the Iowa Senate from 19 to 31 seats in 1852, elections were held for 22 of the state senate's 31 seats.[d] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1852.[5]

Following the previous election in 1850, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 14 seats to Whigs' five seats.

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Whigs needed to net 11 Senate seats.

Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1852 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 20 seats and Whigs having 11 seats (a net gain of 6 seats for both Democrats and Whigs).[a] Democratic Senator William E. Leffingwell was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the fourth General Assembly, succeeding Democratic Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position.[c][b]

Summary of Results

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Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party Outcome
1st[e] Nathan Baker[f] Dem Salmon Cowles[g] Dem Dem Hold
Thomas Stevenson Espy Dem James M. Love Dem Dem Hold
Newly created subdistrict Calvin J. Price Dem Dem Gain
2nd[h] John Brice Spees[i] Whig George Hepner[j] Dem Dem Gain
George Grover Wright Whig Milton D. Browning Whig Whig Hold
3rd[k] John Jackson Selman Dem George Schramm Whig Whig Gain
Newly created subdistrict John Brice Spees[i] Whig Whig Gain
4th[l] Henry Benham Hendershott[m] Dem William Greyer Coop Dem Dem Hold
Newly created subdistrict John Park Whig Whig Gain
5th[n] Phineas M. Casady Dem Archibald McKinney Whig Whig Gain
6th[o] Enos Lowe[p] Dem John Wesley Hedrick Whig Whig Gain
George Hepner[j] Dem Obsolete subdistrict
7th[q][g] John Tillison Morton[r] Whig Henry Benham Hendershott[m] Dem Dem Gain
8th[s] John Howell Dem Samuel Goslee McAchran Whig Whig Gain
9th[t] Norman Everson[u] Whig Amos Harris Dem Dem Gain
10th[v] Joseph Lowe[w] Dem Hadley Douglas Johnson Dem Dem Hold
11th[x] Freeman Alger Dem George Washington Lucas Dem Dem Hold
12th[y] William E. Leffingwell[z] Dem Norman Everson[u] Whig Whig Gain
13th[aa] John Parsons Cook Whig Joseph Lowe[w] Dem Dem Gain
14th[ab] Nathan G. Sales[ac] Dem John R. Needham Whig Whig Gain
15th[ad] John G. Shields[ae] Dem Jefferson David Hillis Whig Whig Gain
Warner Lewis[af] Dem Obsolete subdistrict
16th[ag] Newly created district Eli Snow Wing Dem Dem Gain
17th[ah] Newly created district Jonathan Emerson Fletcher Dem Dem Gain
18th[ai] Newly created district William E. Leffingwell[z] Dem Dem Gain
19th[aj] Newly created district George D. Crosthwait Whig Whig Gain
20th[ak] Newly created district Andrew Young Hull Dem Dem Gain
21st[al] Newly created district Elisha F. Clark Dem Dem Gain
22nd[am] Newly created district Nathan G. Sales[ac] Dem Dem Gain
23rd[an] Newly created district Isaac Mosher Preston Dem Dem Gain
24th[ao] Newly created subdistrict Warner Lewis[af] Dem Dem Gain
Newly created subdistrict John G. Shields[ae] Dem Dem Gain
Newly created subdistrict Maturin L. Fisher Dem Dem Gain

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  1. ^ a b c The Iowa Senate expanded from 19 seats to 31 seats following the 1852 general election.[1]
  2. ^ a b Senator Enos Lowe of Des Moines County was chosen to be the fourth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the third Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator John Jackson Selman in that leadership position.[2]
  3. ^ a b Senator William E. Leffingwell of Clinton County was chosen to be the fifth President of the Iowa Senate. He served during the fourth Iowa General Assembly, succeeding Senator Enos Lowe in that leadership position.[3]
  4. ^ At the time, the Iowa Senate had several multi-member districts.[4]
  5. ^ The first district transitioned from a 2- to 3-member district. Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy filled by special election. Senator Espy was up for a regularly-scheduled re-election to a four-year term. The third seat from the first district was newly created.
  6. ^ In 1851, Senator Baker resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[6]
  7. ^ a b Election was held to fill a vacancy.
  8. ^ The second district was a 2-member district at the time.
  9. ^ a b Senator Spees was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 2 to 3.
  10. ^ a b Senator Hepner was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 6 to 2.
  11. ^ The third district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
  12. ^ The fourth district transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
  13. ^ a b Senator Hendershott was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 4 to 7.
  14. ^ The fifth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  15. ^ The sixth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  16. ^ Senator Lowe resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[7]
  17. ^ The seventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  18. ^ Senator Morton resigned, causing a vacancy in this seat that was filled by special election.[8]
  19. ^ The eighth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  20. ^ The ninth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  21. ^ a b Senator Everson was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 9 to 12.
  22. ^ The tenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  23. ^ a b Senator Lowe was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 10 to 13.
  24. ^ The eleventh district was a 1-member district at the time.
  25. ^ The twelfth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  26. ^ a b Senator Leffingwell was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 12 to 18.
  27. ^ The thirteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  28. ^ The fourteenth district was a 1-member district at the time.
  29. ^ a b Senator Sales was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 14 to 22.
  30. ^ The fifteenth district transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  31. ^ a b Senator Shields was an incumbent senator; however, he was up for re-election. He was redistricted from district 15 to 24.
  32. ^ a b Senator Lewis was an incumbent holdover senator not up for re-election. Instead, he was redistricted from district 15 to 24.
  33. ^ The sixteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
  34. ^ The seventeenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
  35. ^ The eighteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
  36. ^ The nineteenth district was a newly created 1-member district.
  37. ^ The twentieth district was a newly created 1-member district.
  38. ^ The twenty-first district was a newly created 1-member district.
  39. ^ The twenty-second district was a newly created 1-member district.
  40. ^ The twenty-third district was a newly created 1-member district.
  41. ^ The twenty-fourth district was a newly created 3-member district.

Detailed Results

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See also

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District boundaries were redrawn before the 1852 general election for the Iowa Senate:

References

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  1. ^ "The Iowa General Assembly: Our Legislative Heritage 1846 - 1980" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senator Enos Lowe". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator William E. Leffingwell". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "General Assembly: 4 (12/06/1852 - 12/03/1854)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "General Assembly: 4 (12/06/1852 - 12/03/1854)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Senator Nathan Baker: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Senator Enos Lowe: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Senator John Tillison Morton: Compiled Historical Information". Iowa Official Register. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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