1887 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1887 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

William Larrabee won the 1887 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. William Larrabee received 169,596 popular votes (50.18%). The main challenger was Thomas J. Anderson (45.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Larrabee and Anderson

Larrabee +4.7 pts · won by 15,890 votes
169,596 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.