1850 Iowa Gubernatorial Election
Who won the 1850 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?
Stephen P. Hempstead won the 1850 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Stephen P. Hempstead received 13,486 popular votes (52.94%). The main challenger was James L. Thompson (44.76%).
See the full head-to-head between Hempstead and Thompson
Hempstead +8.2 pts · won by 2,083 votes
13,486 votes
11,403 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.