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1895 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1895 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Francis M. Drake won the 1895 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Francis M. Drake received 208,708 popular votes (52%). The main challenger was Washington I. Babb (37.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Drake and Babb

Drake +14.8 pts · won by 59,280 votes
Francis M. DrakeRepublicanWINNER52%
208,708 votes
Washington I. BabbDemocratic37.23%
149,428 votes
Sylvanus B. Crane Jr.People's Party8.02%
32,189 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% 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.