The result was the election of the Republican candidates by the following vote:
| Republican average vote | 70,300 |
| Douglas Democrats average vote | 55,000 |
| Constitution-Union average vote | 1,750 |
| Breckinridge Democrats average vote | 1,035 |
| Republican plurality | 15,300 |
| The Republican State ticket received an average plurality of 13,670. | |
In the First District, Samuel R. Curtis, Republican, was elected to Congress over Chester C. Cole, Democrat. In the Second District, William Vandever, Republican, was elected over Ben M. Samuels, Democrat. Iowa had now become one of the firm Republican States and as long as American slavery was an issue in politics her people continued to stand for freedom.
