1903 Iowa Senate election
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← 1901 | November 3, 1903 | 1906[a] → |
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29 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Last election | 39 | 11 | Seats before | 40[b] | 10[b] | Seats after | 42 | 8 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | |
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The 1903 Iowa State Senate elections were the last state legislative general elections held on an odd-numbered year. Iowa voters elected state senators in 29 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators traditionally serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. However, under the Biennial Elections law enacted in 1904 by the Iowa General Assembly, the senators elected in 1903 served an additional fifth year (until the 1908 elections) to accommodate the transition to holding elections on even-numbered years.[a]
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1903 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.
The 1903 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by the Primary Election Law in 1907.[3] The general election took place on November 3, 1903.[4]
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 39 seats to Democrats' 11 seats. However, during the twenty-ninth session of the Iowa General Assembly, the senators decided in March 1902 to decertify Democrat Joseph Martin Emmert of district eighteen and replace Emmert with Republican James E. Bruce, thus flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control.[b] Therefore, going into Election Day in 1903, Republicans held an advantage of 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 16 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1903 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 42 seats and Democrats having 8 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for Republicans).
Summary of Results
- Note: The 21 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
Source:[5]
Detailed Results
- NOTE: The 21 districts that did not hold elections in 1903 are not listed here.
District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James Elerick | 3,951 | 54.59% |
| Democratic | John Peter Manatrey, Jr. | 3,001 | 41.46% |
| Prohibition | W. B. Murray | 286 | 3.95% |
Total votes | 7,238 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lewis Leroy Taylor | 4,528 | 53.41% |
| Republican | James H. Swanson | 3,770 | 44.47% |
| Socialist | H. G. Street | 180 | 2.12% |
Total votes | 8,478 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 4
Iowa Senate, District 4 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard Albert Hasselquist | 3,623 | 51.47% |
| Democratic | Alexander L. Rockhold | 3,416 | 48.53% |
Total votes | 7,039 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Marion Floyd Stookey | 5,810 | 56.56% |
| Democratic | S. A. Bowers | 4,462 | 43.44% |
Total votes | 10,272 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 6
District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Shirley Gillilland | 3,911 | 90.39% |
| Prohibition | S. J. Waldron | 416 | 9.61% |
Total votes | 4,327 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 11
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James Harvey Jamison | 4,061 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,061 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 14
Iowa Senate, District 14 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William G. Jones | 3,526 | 52.72% |
| Democratic | Daniel Davis | 2,858 | 42.73% |
| Prohibition | George Bowles | 304 | 4.55% |
Total votes | 6,688 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James L. Warren | 5,031 | 55.46% |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Price | 4,003 | 44.13% |
| Prohibition | F. Marion Barnes | 37 | 0.41% |
Total votes | 9,071 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James Judson Crossley (incumbent) | 4,373 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,373 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Francis M. "Frank" Hopkins (incumbent) | 6,709 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,709 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Charles George Saunders | 5,122 | 56.21% |
| Democratic | William H. Ware | 3,868 | 42.44% |
| Prohibition | K. D. Clark | 123 | 1.40% |
Total votes | 9,113 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas Lambert (incumbent) | 2,683 | 52.39% |
| Republican | A. B. Bowen | 2,438 | 47.61% |
Total votes | 5,121 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 24
Iowa Senate, District 24 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert C. Stirton | 4,505 | 52.76% |
| Republican | Thomas B. Hanley | 4,034 | 47.24% |
Total votes | 8,539 | 100.00% |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John Hughes, Jr. | 4,981 | 51.66% |
| Democratic | Thomas Stapleton | 4,661 | 48.34% |
Total votes | 9,642 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 26
Iowa Senate, District 26 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Willard Coldren Stuckslager | 5,271 | 57.11% |
| Democratic | John M. Hughes | 3,540 | 38.35% |
| Prohibition | B. D. Alden | 419 | 4.54% |
Total votes | 9,230 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Henry Young | 4,362 | 51.32% |
| Democratic | J. B. Butler | 3,859 | 45.41% |
| Prohibition | Charles H. Payne | 278 | 3.27% |
Total votes | 8,499 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 28
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Charles Eckles | 2,957 | 67.40% |
| Democratic | William Shipton | 1,430 | 32.60% |
Total votes | 4,387 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Charles John Alfred Ericson | 5,310 | 69.21% |
| Democratic | Edward C. Jordan | 2,111 | 27.52% |
| Socialist | George F. Brechtel | 251 | 3.27% |
Total votes | 7,672 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 32
Iowa Senate, District 32 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John H. Jackson | 4,097 | 48.61% |
| Democratic | Arthur Samuel Garretson | 4,063 | 48.21% |
| Prohibition | Bennett Mitchell | 268 | 3.18% |
Total votes | 8,428 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George W. Dunham | 4,506 | 56.31% |
| Democratic | G. B. Thompson | 3,253 | 40.65% |
| Prohibition | D. C. McFarland | 243 | 3.04% |
Total votes | 8,002 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 36
Iowa Senate, District 36 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Byron W. Newberry | 3,133 | 54.63% |
| Democratic | Hiram Crusan Bishop (incumbent) | 2,602 | 45.37% |
Total votes | 5,735 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John F. Wade | 3,958 | 60.12% |
| Republican | E. W. Soesbe | 2,626 | 39.88% |
Total votes | 6,584 | 100.00% |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 40
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Archibald C. Wilson | 4,974 | 50.52% |
| Democratic | C. R. Brown | 4,700 | 47.74% |
| Prohibition | S. B. Finney | 171 | 1.74% |
Total votes | 9,845 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 41
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James Albert Smith (incumbent) | 5,041 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,041 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Abner H. Gale | 5,338 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,338 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 46
Iowa Senate, District 46 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John L. Bleakly | 5,084 | 53.93% |
| Democratic | James Dalton | 4,343 | 46.07% |
Total votes | 9,427 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | George Kinne | 7,793 | 67.52% |
| Democratic | Lewis Stuehmer | 3,748 | 32.48% |
Total votes | 11,541 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 1903 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William C. Kimmel | 5,880 | 61.05% |
| Democratic | Luther H. Bishop | 3,634 | 37.73% |
| Socialist | J. E. Quinlan | 117 | 1.21% |
Total votes | 9,631 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
- ^ a b The twenty-ninth Iowa General Assembly enacted the Joint Resolution No. 5: Biennial Elections law in 1904 moving general elections to even-numbered years. Prior to this amendment to the Iowa constitution, elections to the state senate were held in odd-numbered years. The law stipulates: "Add as section 16, to article 12 of the constitution (of the state of Iowa), the following: The first general election after the adoption of this amendment shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year one thousand nine hundred and six, and general elections shall be held biennially thereafter...members of the general assembly whose successors would otherwise be chosen at the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and five, are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of office of senators whose successors would otherwise be chosen in the year one thousand nine hundred and seven are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified..."[1]
- ^ a b c Democrat J. M. Emmert was originally declared the winner of the 1901 general election in the eighteenth senatorial district. Emmert received certificate of election and served until March 1902. However, Republican James E. Bruce contested the election of Mr. Emmert and the Senate, on March 14, 1902, decided the contest in favor of Mr. Bruce. The senators thereby removed Mr. Emmert and replaced him with Mr. Bruce, flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control.[2]
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