1920 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1920 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Nathan E. Kendall won the 1920 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Nathan E. Kendall received 513,118 popular votes (58.66%). The main challenger was Clyde L. Herring (38.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Kendall and Herring

Kendall +20.0 pts · won by 175,010 votes
513,118 votes
338,108 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.