1899 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1899 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

L. M. Shaw won the 1899 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. L. M. Shaw received 239,464 popular votes (55.26%). The main challenger was Frederick Edward White (42.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Shaw and White

Shaw +13.0 pts · won by 56,163 votes
239,464 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% 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.