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1838 Iowa Council election

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1838 Iowa Council election

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All 13 seats in the Iowa Territory Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Stephen Hempstead Jesse B. Browne[a]
Party Democratic Whig
Leader's seat 8th-Dubuque County 2nd-Lee County
Seats after 7 6

Elected President of the Iowa Territory Council

Jesse B. Browne[a]
Whig

In the 1838 Iowa Territory Council elections, electors selected councilors to serve in the first Iowa Territory Council. All 13 members of the Territory Council were elected.[b] 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 of Representatives).

Following the organization of the first Territory Council, Whig Councilor Jesse B. Browne[a] of Lee County was chosen as the President of the Territory Council. Democrats held a majority of seats in the first Iowa Territory Council following the 1838 general election with seven seats to Whigs' six seats.

Summary of Results

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Iowa Territory Council District Elected Councilor Party
1st[c] George Hepner Dem
Arthur Inghram Dem
Robert Ralston Dem
2nd[d] Jesse B. Browne[a] Whig
3rd[e] Lawson B. Hughes Whig
Jesse D. Payne Whig
4th[f] E. A. M. Swazy Dem
Isham Keith Whig
5th[g] James M. Clark Whig
6th[h] Charles Whittlesey Whig
7th[i] Jonathan W. Parker Dem
8th[j] Stephen Hempstead Dem
Warner Lewis Dem

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  1. ^ a b c d Councilor Browne of Lee County was chosen to be the President of the first Iowa Territory Council.[2]
  2. ^ At the time, the Council had several multi-member districts.[1]
  3. ^ The 1st was a 3-member district.
  4. ^ The 2nd was a 1-member district.
  5. ^ The 3rd was a 2-member district.
  6. ^ The 4th was a 2-member district.
  7. ^ The 5th was a 1-member district.
  8. ^ The 6th was a 1-member district.
  9. ^ The 7th was a 1-member district.
  10. ^ The 8th was a 2-member district.

Detailed Results

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  • NOTE: The Iowa General Assembly does not contain detailed vote totals for Territory Council elections in 1838.

See also

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District boundaries for the Territory Council in 1838:

References

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  1. ^ "Legislative Assembly: 1 (11/12/1838 - 11/03/1839)". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Councilor Jesse B. Browne". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved July 14, 2021.