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1974 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Robert D. Ray won the 1974 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Robert D. Ray received 534,518 popular votes (58.1%). The main challenger was James Schaben (41%).

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

Ray +17.1 pts · won by 156,965 votes
Robert D. RayRepublicanWINNER58.1%
534,518 votes
James SchabenDemocratic41%
377,553 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.