1841 Iowa Council election

1841 Iowa Council election

1841
All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jonathan W. Parker Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge Party Democratic Whig Leader's seat 9th-Scott County 10th-Dubuque County Last election 7 6 Seats after 8 5 Seat change 1 1
Democratic hold      Whig hold      Democratic gain
President of the Iowa Territory Council before election Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge Whig Elected President of the Iowa Territory Council Jonathan W. Parker Democratic

In the 1841 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the fourth Iowa Territory Council. All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected. Councilors served one-year terms.

The Iowa Territory existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted to the Union as a state. At the time, the Iowa Territory had a Legislative Assembly consisting of an upper chamber (i.e., the Territory Council) and a lower chamber (i.e., the Territory House).

Following the previous election in 1840, Democrats held a majority with seven seats to Whigs' six seats.

To claim a majority of seats, the Whigs needed to net one seat from the Democrats.

The Democrats maintained a majority of seats in the Council following the 1841 general election with the balance of power shifting to Democrats holding eight seats and Whigs having five seats (a net gain of 1 seat for Democrats). Democratic Councilor Jonathan W. Parker was chosen as the President of the fourth Territory Council to succeed Whig Councilor Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge in that leadership position.

Summary of Results

Iowa Territory Council District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Councilor	Party		Outcome
1st	Jesse B. Browne		Whig	Jesse B. Browne		Whig	Whig Hold
	Edward Johnstone		Dem	Edward Johnstone		Dem	Dem Hold
2nd	Gideon Smith Bailey		Dem	Gideon Smith Bailey		Dem	Dem Hold
	James Hall		Dem	James Hall		Dem	Dem Hold
3rd	Joseph C. Hawkins		Whig	Shepherd Leffler		Dem	Dem Gain
4th	William Henson Wallace		Whig	William Henson Wallace		Whig	Whig Hold
5th	William Greyer Coop		Dem	William Greyer Coop		Dem	Dem Hold
6th	Francis Springer		Whig	Francis Springer		Whig	Whig Hold
7th	Serranus Clinton Hastings		Dem	Serranus Clinton Hastings		Dem	Dem Hold
8th	George Greene		Dem	George Greene		Dem	Dem Hold
9th	Jonathan W. Parker		Dem	Jonathan W. Parker		Dem	Dem Hold
10th	Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge		Whig	Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge		Whig	Whig Hold
	Joseph S. Kirkpatrick		Whig	Joseph S. Kirkpatrick		Whig	Whig Hold

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Detailed Results

• NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not contain detailed vote totals for Territory Council elections in 1841.

See also

• Elections in Iowa

External links

District boundaries for the Iowa Territory Council in 1841:

• Iowa Territory Council Districts 1840-1844 map