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Parents > United States > Iowa > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1895 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1895 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1895 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 16, 1896 - 12:00pm
Term End January 13, 1898 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur December 17, 2023 03:03pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Iowa Official Register for 1896, p. 147-221 [Link]
Description County totals add up as follows:
Drake - 208,689
Babb - 149,373
Crane - 32,118
Bacon - 11,049
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1893
NameFrank D. Jackson Votes206,821 (49.74%)
Term01/11/1894 - 01/16/1896 Margin32,161 (+7.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1897
NameLeslie M. Shaw Votes224,729 (51.27%)
Term01/13/1898 - 01/16/1900 Margin29,876 (+6.82%)
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Name Francis M. Drake Washington I. Babb Sylvester B. Crane Francis "Frank" Bacon  
PartyRepublican Democratic Populist Prohibition  
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Uncertified Votes 208,708 (52.00%) 149,428 (37.23%) 32,189 (8.02%) 11,014 (2.74%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -59,280 (-14.77%) -176,519 (-43.98%) -197,694 (-49.26%)  
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