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1962 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1962 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Harold Hughes won the 1962 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Harold Hughes received 430,899 popular votes (52.56%). The main challenger was Norman A. Erbe (47.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Hughes and Erbe

Hughes +5.1 pts · won by 41,944 votes
Harold HughesDemocraticWINNER52.56%
430,899 votes
Norman A. ErbeRepublican47.44%
388,955 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.