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Number of Governors of Iowa by party affiliation
Party Governors
Republican 30
Democratic 10
Whig 1

The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Iowa and Iowa Territory.

List of Governors

# Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
1 Ansel Briggs December 3, 1846 December 4, 1850 Democratic
2 Stephen P. Hempstead December 4, 1850 December 9, 1854 Democratic
3 James W. Grimes December 9, 1854 January 13, 1858 Whig
4 Ralph P. Lowe January 13, 1858 January 11, 1860 Republican
5 Samuel J. Kirkwood January 11, 1860 January 14, 1864 Republican
6 William M. Stone January 14, 1864 January 16, 1868 Republican
7 Samuel Merrill January 16, 1868 January 11, 1872 Republican
8 Cyrus C. Carpenter January 11, 1872 January 13, 1876 Republican
9 Samuel J. Kirkwood January 13, 1876 February 1, 1877 Republican [1]
10 Joshua G. Newbold February 1, 1877 January 17, 1878 Republican [2]
11 John H. Gear January 17, 1878 January 12, 1882 Republican
12 Buren R. Sherman January 12, 1882 January 14, 1886 Republican
13 William Larrabee January 14, 1886 February 27, 1890 Republican
14 Horace Boies February 27, 1890 January 11, 1894 Democratic
15 Frank D. Jackson January 11, 1894 January 16, 1896 Republican
16 Francis M. Drake January 16, 1896 January 13, 1898 Republican
17 Leslie M. Shaw January 13, 1898 January 16, 1902 Republican
18 Albert B. Cummins January 16, 1902 November 24, 1908 Republican [1]
19 Warren Garst November 24, 1908 January 14, 1909 Republican [2]
20 Beryl F. Carroll January 14, 1909 January 16, 1913 Republican
21 George W. Clarke January 16, 1913 January 11, 1917 Republican
22 William L. Harding January 11, 1917 January 13, 1921 Republican
23 N. E. Kendall January 13, 1921 January 15, 1925 Republican
24 John Hammill January 15, 1925 January 15, 1931 Republican
25 Daniel Webster Turner January 15, 1931 January 12, 1933 Republican
26 Clyde L. Herring January 12, 1933 January 14, 1937 Democratic
27 Nelson G. Kraschel January 14, 1937 January 12, 1939 Democratic
28 George A. Wilson January 12, 1939 January 14, 1943 Republican
29 Bourke B. Hickenlooper January 14, 1943 January 11, 1945 Republican
30 Robert D. Blue January 11, 1945 January 13, 1949 Republican
31 William S. Beardsley January 13, 1949 November 21, 1954 Republican [3]
32 Leo Elthon November 22, 1954 January 13, 1955 Republican [2]
33 Leo A. Hoegh January 13, 1955 January 17, 1957 Republican
34 Herschel C. Loveless January 17, 1957 January 17, 1961 Democratic
35 Norman A. Erbe January 12, 1961 January 17, 1963 Republican
36 Harold E. Hughes January 17, 1963 January 1, 1969 Democratic [1]
37 Robert D. Fulton January 1, 1969 January 16, 1969 Democratic [2]
38 Robert D. Ray January 16, 1969 January 14, 1983 Republican
39 Terry E. Branstad January 14, 1983 January 15, 1999 Republican
40 Tom Vilsack January 15, 1999 January 12, 2007 Democratic
41 Chet Culver January 12, 2007 Incumbent Democratic [4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  2. ^ a b c d As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  3. ^ Died in office.
  4. ^ Governor Culver's term expires in 2011; he is not yet term limited.

Higher offices held

This is a table of the higher federal offices and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators represented Iowa. * denotes offices that the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term Higher offices held
Robert Lucas 1838–1841 (territorial) Governor of Ohio
James W. Grimes 1854–1858 U.S. Senator
Samuel J. Kirkwood 1860–1864 U.S. Senator*, United States Secretary of the Interior
Cyrus C. Carpenter 1872–1876 U.S. Representative
John H. Gear 1878–1881 U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator
Leslie M. Shaw 1898–1902 United States Secretary of the Treasury
Albert B. Cummins 1902–1908 U.S. Senator* (including as President pro tempore)
N. E. Kendall 1921–1925 U.S. Representative
Clyde L. Herring 1933–1937 U.S. Senator
George A. Wilson 1939–1943 U.S. Senator
Bourke B. Hickenlooper 1943–1945 U.S. Senator
Harold E. Hughes 1963–1969 U.S. Senator*

Living former governors

As of July 2007, four former governors were alive, the oldest being Robert D. Ray (1969–1983, born 1928). The most recent governor to die was Leo A. Hoegh (1955–1957), on July 15 2000. The most recently-serving governor to die was Harold E. Hughes (1963–1969), on October 23 1996.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Robert D. Fulton 1969 May 13 1929
Robert D. Ray 1969–1983 September 26 1928
Terry E. Branstad 1983–1999 November 17 1946
Tom Vilsack 1999–2007 December 13 1950

See also

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