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1968 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1968 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Robert D. Ray won the 1968 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Robert D. Ray received 614,328 popular votes (54.06%). The main challenger was Paul Franzenburg (45.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Ray and Franzenburg

Ray +8.2 pts · won by 93,112 votes
Robert D. RayRepublicanWINNER54.06%
614,328 votes
Paul FranzenburgDemocratic45.86%
521,216 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.