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1944 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1944 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Robert D. Blue won the 1944 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Robert D. Blue received 561,827 popular votes (56.01%). The main challenger was Richard F. Mitchell (43.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Blue and Mitchell

Blue +12.4 pts · won by 124,143 votes
Robert D. BlueRepublicanWINNER56.01%
561,827 votes
Richard F. MitchellDemocratic43.63%
437,684 votes
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.