1938 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

George A. Wilson won the 1938 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. George A. Wilson received 447,061 popular votes (52.71%). The main challenger was Nelson G. Kraschel (45.72%).

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

Wilson +7.0 pts · won by 59,282 votes
447,061 votes
387,779 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% 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.