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Governor of Iowa

Territorial Governors

• Robert Lucas 1838 - 1841
• John Chambers 1841 - 1845
• James Clarke 1845 - 1846

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
• Thomas J. Vilsack Democratic 1999 -