List of governors of Iowa
Appearance
Party | Governors |
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Republican | 30 |
Democratic | 10 |
Whig | 1 |
The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Iowa and Iowa Territory.
- Prior to becoming a territory, Iowa was part of Missouri Territory until 1821, unorganized until 1834, part of Michigan Territory until 1836, and part of Wisconsin Territory until 1838. For the governors of these periods, see the lists of governors for Missouri, Michigan, and List of Governors of Wisconsin.
List of Governors
Notes
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 |
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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 |
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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 |