List of Governors of Iowa

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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.

Contents

# Name Took Office Left Office Party Lt. Governor 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 Oran Faville
5 Samuel J. Kirkwood January 11, 1860 January 14, 1864 Republican Nicholas J. Rusch
John R. Needham
6 William M. Stone January 14, 1864 January 16, 1868 Republican Enoch W. Eastman
Benjamin F. Gue
7 Samuel Merrill January 16, 1868 January 11, 1872 Republican John Scott
Madison Miner Walden
Henry C. Bulis
8 Cyrus C. Carpenter January 11, 1872 January 13, 1876 Republican Henry C. Bulis
Joseph Dysart
9 Samuel J. Kirkwood January 13, 1876 February 1, 1877 Republican Joshua G. Newbold [1]
10 Joshua G. Newbold February 1, 1877 January 17, 1878 Republican vacant [2]
11 John H. Gear January 17, 1878 January 12, 1882 Republican Frank T. Campbell
12 Buren R. Sherman January 12, 1882 January 14, 1886 Republican Orlando H. Manning
13 William Larrabee January 14, 1886 February 27, 1890 Republican John A.T. Hull
14 Horace Boies February 27, 1890 January 11, 1894 Democratic Alfred N. Poyneer
Samuel L. Bestow
15 Frank D. Jackson January 11, 1894 January 16, 1896 Republican Warren S. Dungan
16 Francis M. Drake January 16, 1896 January 13, 1898 Republican Matt Parrott
17 Leslie M. Shaw January 13, 1898 January 16, 1902 Republican James C. Milliman
18 Albert B. Cummins January 16, 1902 November 24, 1908 Republican John Herriott [1]
Warren Garst
19 Warren Garst November 24, 1908 January 14, 1909 Republican vacant [2]
20 Beryl F. Carroll January 14, 1909 January 16, 1913 Republican George W. Clarke
21 George W. Clarke January 16, 1913 January 11, 1917 Republican William L. Harding
22 William L. Harding January 11, 1917 January 13, 1921 Republican Ernest Robert Moore
23 N. E. Kendall January 13, 1921 January 15, 1925 Republican John Hammill
24 John Hammill January 15, 1925 January 15, 1931 Republican Clem F. Kimball
Arch W. McFarlane
25 Daniel Webster Turner January 15, 1931 January 12, 1933 Republican Arch W. McFarlane
26 Clyde L. Herring January 12, 1933 January 14, 1937 Democratic Nelson G. Kraschel
27 Nelson G. Kraschel January 14, 1937 January 12, 1939 Democratic John K. Valentine
28 George A. Wilson January 12, 1939 January 14, 1943 Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper
29 Bourke B. Hickenlooper January 14, 1943 January 11, 1945 Republican Robert D. Blue
30 Robert D. Blue January 11, 1945 January 13, 1949 Republican Kenneth A. Evans
31 William S. Beardsley January 13, 1949 November 21, 1954 Republican Kenneth A. Evans [3]
William H. Nicholas
Leo Elthon
32 Leo Elthon November 22, 1954 January 13, 1955 Republican vacant [2]
33 Leo A. Hoegh January 13, 1955 January 17, 1957 Republican Leo Elthon
34 Herschel C. Loveless January 17, 1957 January 17, 1961 Democratic William H. Nicholas
Edward J. McManus
35 Norman A. Erbe January 12, 1961 January 17, 1963 Republican W. L. Moody
36 Harold E. Hughes January 17, 1963 January 1, 1969 Democratic W. L. Moody [1]
Robert D. Fulton
37 Robert D. Fulton January 1, 1969 January 16, 1969 Democratic vacant [2]
38 Robert D. Ray January 16, 1969 January 14, 1983 Republican Roger Jepsen
Arthur A. Neu
Terry E. Branstad
39 Terry E. Branstad January 14, 1983 January 15, 1999 Republican Robert T. Anderson
Jo Ann Zimmerman
Joy Corning
40 Tom Vilsack January 15, 1999 January 12, 2007 Democratic Sally Pederson
41 Chet Culver January 12, 2007 Incumbent Democratic Patty Judge [4]

  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.

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Iowa. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

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

As of August 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

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