1918 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1918 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

William L. Harding won the 1918 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. William L. Harding received 192,662 popular votes (50.55%). The main challenger was Claude R. Porter (46.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Harding and Porter

Harding +3.6 pts · won by 13,847 votes
192,662 votes
178,815 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% 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.