1970 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Robert D. Ray won the 1970 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Robert D. Ray received 403,394 popular votes (51%). The main challenger was Robert D. Fulton (46.6%).

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

Ray +4.4 pts · won by 34,483 votes
403,394 votes
368,911 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% 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.