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1964 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1964 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Harold Hughes won the 1964 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Harold Hughes received 794,610 popular votes (68.05%). The main challenger was Evan Hultman (31.27%).

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

Hughes +36.8 pts · won by 429,479 votes
Harold HughesDemocraticWINNER68.05%
794,610 votes
Evan HultmanRepublican31.27%
365,131 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.