1850 Iowa Senate election

1850 Iowa Senate election

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11 out of 19 seats in the Iowa State Senate
10 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Whig
Last election 11 8
Seats after 14 5
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3

President of the Iowa Senate before election

John Jackson Selman[a]
Democratic

Elected President of the Iowa Senate

Enos Lowe[b]
Democratic

In the 1850 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the third Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held for 11 of the state senate's 19 seats.[c] State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

The general election took place in 1850.[4]

Following the previous election in 1848, Democrats had control of the Iowa Senate with 11 seats to Whigs' eight seats.

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

Democrats maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1850 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding 14 seats and Whigs having five seats (a net gain of 3 seats for Democrats). Democratic Senator Enos Lowe was chosen as the President of the Iowa Senate for the third General Assembly, succeeding Democratic Senator John Jackson Selman in that leadership position.[b][a]

  1. ^ "Senator John Jackson Selman". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senator Enos Lowe". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "General Assembly: 3 (12/02/1850 - 12/05/1852)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "General Assembly: 3 (12/02/1850 - 12/05/1852)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2021.


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