1840 Iowa Council election

In the 1840 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the third Iowa Territory Council. All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected.[lower-alpha 3] Councilors served one-year terms.

1840 Iowa Council election
1840
All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jonathan W. Parker[lower-alpha 1] Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge[lower-alpha 2]
Party Democratic Whig
Leader's seat 9th-Scott County 10th-Dubuque County
Last election 7 6
Seats after 7 6
Seat change Steady Steady
President of the Iowa Territory Council before election

Stephen Hempstead
Democratic

 Elected President of the Iowa Territory Council

Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge[lower-alpha 2]
Whig

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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 1839, 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 1840 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with the Democrats holding seven seats and the Whigs having six seats. Whig Councilor Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge was chosen as the President of the third Territory Council to succeed Democratic Councilor Stephen P. Hempstead in that leadership position.[lower-alpha 2]

Summary of Results
Iowa Territory Council District Incumbent Party Elected Councilor Party Outcome
1st[lower-alpha 4] George Hepner Dem Jesse B. Browne[lower-alpha 5] Whig Whig Gain
Arthur Inghram Dem Edward Johnstone Dem Dem Hold
Robert Ralston Dem Obsolete subdistrict
2nd[lower-alpha 6] Jesse B. Browne[lower-alpha 5] Whig Gideon Smith Bailey Dem Dem Gain
Newly created subdistrict James Hall Dem Dem Gain
3rd[lower-alpha 7] Lawson B. Hughes Whig Joseph C. Hawkins Whig Whig Hold
Jesse D. Payne Dem Obsolete subdistrict
4th[lower-alpha 8] Isham Keith Whig William Henson Wallace Whig Whig Hold
E. A. M. Swazy Dem Obsolete subdistrict
5th[lower-alpha 9] James M. Clark Whig William Greyer Coop Dem Dem Gain
6th[lower-alpha 10] Charles Whittlesey Whig Francis Springer Whig Whig Hold
7th[lower-alpha 11] Jonathan W. Parker[lower-alpha 12] Dem Serranus Clinton Hastings Dem Dem Hold
8th[lower-alpha 13] Stephen Hempstead Dem George Greene Dem Dem Hold
Warner Lewis Dem Obsolete subdistrict
9th[lower-alpha 14] Newly created subdistrict Jonathan W. Parker[lower-alpha 12] Dem Dem Gain
10th[lower-alpha 15] Newly created subdistrict Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge[lower-alpha 2] Whig Whig Gain
Newly created subdistrict Joseph S. Kirkpatrick Whig Whig Gain

Source:[4]

  1. Councilor Parker of Scott County.[1]
  2. Councilor Bainbridge of Dubuque County was chosen to be the President of the third Iowa Territory Council.[2]
  3. At the time, the Council had several multi-member districts.[3]
  4. The 1st transitioned from a 3- to 2-member district.
  5. Councilor Browne was an incumbent Councilor redistricted from district 2 to 1.
  6. The 2nd transitioned from a 1- to 2-member district.
  7. The 3rd transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  8. The 4th transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  9. The 5th was a 1-member district.
  10. The 6th was a 1-member district.
  11. The 7th was a 1-member district.
  12. Councilor Parker was an incumbent Councilor redistricted from district 7 to 9.
  13. The 8th transitioned from a 2- to 1-member district.
  14. The 9th was a newly created 1-member district.
  15. The 10th was a newly created 2-member district.

Detailed Results
  • NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not contain detailed vote totals for Territory Council elections in 1840.

See also

District boundaries for the Council were redrawn before the 1840 general election:

References
  1. "Councilor Jonathan W. Parker". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. "Councilor Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. "Legislative Assembly: 3 (11/02/1840 - 12/05/1841)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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