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===U.S. Senate===
===U.S. Senate===
Allison ran for [[United States Senate]] in the 1870 midterms to succeed Grimes, though lost the primary to James B. Howell, a member of the opposing party faction.<ref name=bio/> However, he rebounded politically in the following 1872 elections, obtaining the Republican nomination for the race pertaining to Iowa's other Senate seat and winning the general election uncontested.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=391317 IA US Senate Race - Jan 18, 1872]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
Allison ran for [[United States Senate]] in the 1870 midterms to succeed Grimes, though lost the primary to James B. Howell, a member of the opposing party faction.<ref name=bio/> However, he rebounded politically in the following 1872 elections, obtaining the Republican nomination for the race pertaining to Iowa's other Senate seat and winning the general election uncontested.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=391317 IA US Senate Race - Jan 18, 1872]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
Re-elected numerous times, Allison's Senate tenure was marked by his influence on regulation, railroad, and tariff policy.<ref name=bio/> Initially retaining the moderate stances he was known for during his House years, Allison over time sided with protectionists.
Iowa voters, who were mostly farmers, supported populist causes such as free coinage of [[silver]] as well as [[greenbacks]], which induced monetary inflation.<ref name=bio/> Although Congress under the control of Republicans and [[Bourbon Democrats]] had shut down a silver coinage in 1873, Allison managed to push through measures that enacted some degree of [[bimetallism]].<ref name=bio/>
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