Governor elections in Iowa
● In officeKim ReynoldsRepublican
Elections won
R 57 · D 15 · Other 274 gubernatorial elections since 1846
Last decided by
18.5 pts2022, Kim Reynolds over Deidre DeJear
Closest ever
0.23 pts1936, Nelson G. Kraschel over George A. Wilson
Longest streak
19 in a rowRepublican, 1893–1930
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Iowa's governor is Republican Kim Reynolds; Reynolds won the most recent race by 18.5 points in 2022. Reynolds has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Reynolds ahead of Deidre DeJear, 18.5 points clear. Across 74 elections since 1846, Republicans have won 57 and Democrats 15, with 2 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1936, decided by 0.23 points; the widest 1924, by 45.4 points.
Kim Reynolds R 709,198 · Deidre DeJear D 482,950
Kim Reynolds R 667,275 · Fred Hubbell D 630,986
Terry Branstad R 666,032 · Jack Hatch D 420,787
Terry Branstad R 592,494 · Chet Culver D 484,798
Chet Culver D 569,021 · Jim Nussle R 467,425
Tom Vilsack D 540,449 · Doug Gross R 456,612
Tom Vilsack D 500,231 · Jim Ross Lightfoot R 444,787
Terry Branstad R 566,395 · Bonnie Campbell D 414,453
Terry Branstad R 591,852 · Donald Avenson D 379,372
Terry Branstad R 472,712 · Lowell Junkins D 436,987
Terry Branstad R 548,313 · Roxanne Conlin D 483,291
Robert D. Ray R 491,713 · Jerome D. Fitzgerald D 345,519
Robert D. Ray R 534,518 · James Schaben D 377,553
Robert D. Ray R 707,177 · Paul Franzenburg D 487,282
Robert D. Ray R 403,394 · Robert D. Fulton D 368,911
Robert D. Ray R 614,328 · Paul Franzenburg D 521,216
Harold Hughes D 494,259 · William G. Murray R 394,518
Harold Hughes D 794,610 · Evan Hultman R 365,131
Harold Hughes D 430,899 · Norman A. Erbe R 388,955
Norman A. Erbe R 645,026 · Edward McManus D 592,063
Herschel C. Loveless D 465,024 · William G. Murray R 394,071
Herschel C. Loveless D 616,852 · Leo Hoegh R 587,383
Leo Hoegh R 435,944 · Clyde L. Herring D 410,255
William S. Beardsley R 638,388 · Herschel C. Loveless D 587,671
William S. Beardsley R 506,642 · Lester S. Gillette D 347,176
William S. Beardsley R 553,900 · Carroll O. Switzer D 434,432
Robert D. Blue R 362,592 · Frank Miles D 266,190
Robert D. Blue R 561,827 · Richard F. Mitchell D 437,684
Bourke B. Hickenlooper R 438,547 · Nelson G. Kraschel D 258,310
George A. Wilson R 620,480 · John K. Valentine D 553,941
George A. Wilson R 447,061 · Nelson G. Kraschel D 387,779
Nelson G. Kraschel D 524,178 · George A. Wilson R 521,747
Clyde L. Herring D 468,921 · Dan W. Turner R 394,634
Clyde L. Herring D 508,573 · Dan W. Turner R 455,145
Dan W. Turner R 364,036 · Fred P. Hagemann D 186,039
John Hammill R 591,720 · L. W. Housel D 350,722
John Hammill R 377,443 · Alex R. Miller D 150,415
John Hammill R 604,624 · James C. Murtagh D 226,850
Nathan E. Kendall R 419,648 · J.R. Files D 175,252
Nathan E. Kendall R 513,118 · Clyde L. Herring D 338,108
William L. Harding R 192,662 · Claude R. Porter D 178,815
William L. Harding R 313,586 · Edwin T. Meredith D 186,832
George W. Clarke R 207,881 · John Taylor Hamilton D 181,036
Beryl F. Carroll R 205,678 · Claude R. Porter D 187,353
Beryl F. Carroll R 256,980 · Frederick Edward White D 196,929
Albert B. Cummins R 216,995 · Claude R. Porter D 196,123
Albert B. Cummins R 238,804 · J. B. Sullivan D 159,725
Albert B. Cummins R 226,902 · T. J. Phillips D 143,783
L. M. Shaw R 239,464 · Frederick Edward White D 183,301
L. M. Shaw R 224,729 · Frederick Edward White D 194,853
Horace Boies D 207,594 · Hiram C. Wheeler R 199,381
Horace Boies D 180,106 · Joseph Hutchison R 173,450
William Larrabee R 169,596 · Thomas J. Anderson D 153,706
William Larrabee R 175,605 · Charles E. Whiting D 168,584
Samuel J. Kirkwood R 124,855 · Shepherd Leffler D 93,270
Cyrus C. Carpenter R 105,132 · Jacob G. Vale A 82,556
Cyrus C. Carpenter R 109,328 · J. C. Knapp D 68,199
Samuel Merrill R 97,243 · George Gillespie D 57,287
Samuel Merrill R 90,204 · Charles Mason D 62,966
William M. Stone R 70,461 · Thomas H. Benton D 54,090
William M. Stone N 86,118 · James M Tuttle D 56,169
Samuel J. Kirkwood R 60,303 · William H. Merritt D 43,245
Samuel J. Kirkwood R 56,532 · Augustus C. Dodge D 53,332
Ralph P. Lowe R 38,498 · Ben M Samuels D 36,088
James W. Grimes W 23,312 · Curtis Bates D 21,192
Stephen P. Hempstead D 13,486 · James L. Thompson W 11,403
Ansel Briggs D 7,626 · Thomas McKnight W 7,379