1877 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1877 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

John H. Gear won the 1877 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. John H. Gear received 121,316 popular votes (49.39%). The main challenger was John P. Irish (32.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Gear and Irish

Gear +17.1 pts · won by 42,012 votes
121,316 votes
79,304 votes
34,316 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.3% 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.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.