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1875 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1875 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel J. Kirkwood won the 1875 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Samuel J. Kirkwood received 124,855 popular votes (57.03%). The main challenger was Shepherd Leffler (42.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Kirkwood and Leffler

Kirkwood +14.4 pts · won by 31,585 votes
Samuel J. KirkwoodRepublicanWINNER57.03%
124,855 votes
Shepherd LefflerDemocratic42.61%
93,270 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.