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1934 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1934 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Clyde L. Herring won the 1934 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Clyde L. Herring received 468,921 popular votes (51.75%). The main challenger was Dan W. Turner (43.55%).

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

Herring +8.2 pts · won by 74,287 votes
Clyde L. HerringDemocraticWINNER51.75%
468,921 votes
Dan W. TurnerRepublican43.55%
394,634 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% 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.