1891 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1891 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Horace Boies won the 1891 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Horace Boies received 207,594 popular votes (49.4%). The main challenger was Hiram C. Wheeler (47.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Boies and Wheeler

Boies +1.9 pts · won by 8,213 votes
207,594 votes
199,381 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.2% 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.