List of Iowa Governors

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Governors of Iowa

Ansel Briggs Democratic 1846-1850
Stephen P. Hempstead Democratic 1850-1854
James W. Grimes Whig 1854-1858
Ralph P. Lowe Republican 1858-1860
Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican 1860-1864
William M. Stone Republican 1864-1868
Samuel Merrill Republican 1868-1872
Cyrus C. Carpenter Republican 1872-1876
Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican 1876-1877
Joshua G. Newbold Republican 1877-1878
John H. Gear Republican 1878-1882
Buren R. Sherman Republican 1882-1886
William Larrabee Republican 1886-1890
Horace Boies Democratic 1890-1894
Frank D. Jackson Republican 1894-1896
Francis M. Drake Republican 1896-1898
Leslie M. Shaw Republican 1898-1902
Albert B. Cummins Republican 1902-1908
Warren Garst Republican 1908-1909
Beryl F. Carroll Republican 1909-1913
George W. Clarke Republican 1913-1917
William L. Harding Republican 1917-1921
N. E. Kendall Republican 1921-1925
John Hammill Republican 1925-1931
Daniel W. Turner Republican 1931-1933
Clyde L. Herring Democratic 1933-1937
Nelson G. Kraschel Democratic 1937-1939
George A. Wilson Republican 1939-1943
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican 1943-1945
Robert D. Blue Republican 1945-1949
William S. Beardsley Republican 1949-1954
Leo Elthon Republican 1954-1955
Leo A. Hoegh Republican 1955-1957
Herschel C. Loveless Democratic 1957-1961
Norman A. Erbe Republican 1961-1963
Harold E. Hughes Democratic 1963-1969
Robert D. Fulton Democratic 1969-1969
Robert D. Ray Republican 1969-1983
Terry E. Branstad Republican 1983-1999
Tom Vilsack Democratic 1999-