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      Home/Elections/1908/Governor/Iowa
      1908·Governor·Iowa

      Iowa Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Beryl F. Carroll
      54.6%256,980 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Frederick E. White
      41.8%196,929 votes
      Margin
      R+12.8
      470,653 total votes
      3 candidates470,653 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Beryl F. CarrollREP✓
      		REP256,98054.6%
      Frederick E. WhiteDEM
      		DEM196,92941.8%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH16,7443.6%

      Seat History

      Governor in Iowa

      2022
      Kim ReynoldsREP
      R+18.5
      2018
      Kim ReynoldsREP
      R+2.7
      2014
      Terry Edward BranstadREP
      R+21.7
      2010
      Terry Edward BranstadREP
      R+9.6
      2006
      Chet CulverDEM
      D+9.7
      2002
      Tom VilsackDEM
      D+8.2
      1998
      Tom VilsackDEM
      D+5.8
      1994
      Terry Edward BranstadREP
      R+15.2
      1990
      Terry Edward BranstadREP
      R+21.8
      1986
      Terry Edward BranstadREP
      R+3.9
      1982
      Terry Edward BranstadREP
      R+6.3
      1978
      Robert E. RayREP
      R+17.3
      1974
      Robert E. RayREP
      R+17.1
      1972
      Robert E. RayREP
      R+18.2
      1970
      Robert E. RayREP
      R+4.4
      View all Governor history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      Beryl F. CarrollREP
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginR+8.6
      Career1908-1910
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Frederick E. WhiteDEM
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+10.8
      Career1897-1908
      Governor
      Full profile →

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