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1859 Iowa Governor Election
Iowa · 2 candidates
Kirkwood +2.9 pts · won by 3,200 votes
Samuel J. KirkwoodRepublicanWINNER51.46%
56,532 votes
Augustus C. DodgeDemocratic48.54%
53,332 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.