1936 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1936 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Nelson G. Kraschel won the 1936 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Nelson G. Kraschel received 524,178 popular votes (48.56%). The main challenger was George A. Wilson (48.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Kraschel and Wilson

Kraschel +0.2 pts · won by 2,431 votes
524,178 votes
521,747 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% 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.