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1906 Iowa governor election
Albert B. Cummins (Republican) beat Claude R. Porter (Democrat) in Iowa in 1906, 50.2% to 45.3%, a margin of 4.8 points and 20,872 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1903, when Albert B. Cummins also won.
Republicans led in 60 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 39. The largest, Polk, cast 15,130 votes and went to the Republican by 19.5 points. The closest was Madison, where 29 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert B. Cummins won | Republican | 216,995 | 50.2% |
| Claude R. Porter | Democratic | 196,123 | 45.3% |
| All other candidates | 19,354 | 4.5% | |
| Total | 432,472 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 5,533 36.6% | 8,484 56.1% | 1,113 | 15,130 | R+19.5 |
| Scott | 5,029 44.0% | 5,578 48.8% | 823 | 11,430 | R+4.8 |
| Dubuque | 5,716 55.0% | 4,274 41.1% | 411 | 10,401 | D+13.9 |
| Linn | 4,991 48.3% | 4,765 46.1% | 575 | 10,331 | D+2.2 |
| Woodbury | 4,767 48.0% | 4,578 46.1% | 582 | 9,927 | D+1.9 |
| Pottawattamie | 3,974 40.8% | 5,470 56.2% | 294 | 9,738 | R+15.4 |
| Clinton | 4,229 48.7% | 4,184 48.2% | 263 | 8,676 | D+0.5 |
| Lee | 4,649 57.5% | 3,251 40.2% | 187 | 8,087 | D+17.3 |
| Wapello | 4,160 52.5% | 3,282 41.4% | 478 | 7,920 | D+11.1 |
| Des Moines | 4,147 53.7% | 3,318 42.9% | 261 | 7,726 | D+10.7 |
| Black Hawk | 3,728 49.2% | 3,328 43.9% | 518 | 7,574 | D+5.3 |
| Mahaska | 2,727 43.4% | 3,167 50.4% | 395 | 6,289 | R+7.0 |
| Muscatine | 2,829 45.4% | 3,016 48.4% | 380 | 6,225 | R+3.0 |
| Jasper | 3,406 56.7% | 2,350 39.1% | 256 | 6,012 | D+17.6 |
| Clayton | 2,714 48.2% | 2,790 49.6% | 125 | 5,629 | R+1.4 |
| Johnson | 3,399 60.4% | 2,134 37.9% | 94 | 5,627 | D+22.5 |
| Webster | 2,030 36.3% | 3,159 56.5% | 407 | 5,596 | R+20.2 |
| Fayette | 2,231 39.9% | 3,090 55.3% | 271 | 5,592 | R+15.4 |
| Benton | 2,980 53.5% | 2,423 43.5% | 167 | 5,570 | D+10.0 |
| Appanoose | 3,344 61.3% | 1,860 34.1% | 247 | 5,451 | D+27.2 |
| Marion | 2,964 55.2% | 2,076 38.7% | 331 | 5,371 | D+16.5 |
| Keokuk | 2,728 52.1% | 2,298 43.9% | 207 | 5,233 | D+8.2 |
| Tama | 2,435 46.8% | 2,601 50.0% | 169 | 5,205 | R+3.2 |
| Jackson | 2,685 52.9% | 2,251 44.3% | 141 | 5,077 | D+8.5 |
| Monroe | 1,920 39.1% | 2,421 49.3% | 571 | 4,912 | R+10.2 |
| Marshall | 1,177 24.2% | 3,062 62.9% | 631 | 4,870 | R+38.7 |
| Harrison | 2,410 49.6% | 2,201 45.3% | 245 | 4,856 | D+4.3 |
| Boone | 1,495 31.9% | 2,723 58.0% | 475 | 4,693 | R+26.2 |
| Buchanan | 2,096 46.6% | 2,249 50.0% | 157 | 4,502 | R+3.4 |
| Dallas | 2,121 47.2% | 2,088 46.4% | 287 | 4,496 | D+0.7 |
| Carroll | 2,580 58.6% | 1,750 39.7% | 75 | 4,405 | D+18.8 |
| Winneshiek | 1,684 39.0% | 2,551 59.0% | 87 | 4,322 | R+20.1 |
| Crawford | 2,451 56.8% | 1,752 40.6% | 113 | 4,316 | D+16.2 |
| Cedar | 2,145 49.7% | 2,031 47.1% | 137 | 4,313 | D+2.6 |
| Kossuth | 1,676 38.9% | 2,588 60.0% | 49 | 4,313 | R+21.1 |
| Poweshiek | 1,653 38.4% | 2,409 55.9% | 246 | 4,308 | R+17.5 |
| Washington | 2,052 47.9% | 2,088 48.7% | 145 | 4,285 | R+0.8 |
| Jones | 2,261 53.3% | 1,867 44.0% | 114 | 4,242 | D+9.3 |
| Plymouth | 1,993 47.0% | 2,137 50.4% | 108 | 4,238 | R+3.4 |
| Allamakee | 1,843 45.0% | 2,215 54.0% | 41 | 4,099 | R+9.1 |
| Iowa | 2,208 54.1% | 1,699 41.6% | 174 | 4,081 | D+12.5 |
| Page | 1,999 49.7% | 1,739 43.2% | 288 | 4,026 | D+6.5 |
| Henry | 2,239 56.8% | 1,559 39.6% | 141 | 3,939 | D+17.3 |
| Cass | 1,678 42.8% | 2,067 52.7% | 175 | 3,920 | R+9.9 |
| Story | 1,082 27.9% | 2,482 63.9% | 320 | 3,884 | R+36.0 |
| Decatur | 2,059 53.7% | 1,607 41.9% | 171 | 3,837 | D+11.8 |
| Van Buren | 2,425 63.2% | 1,301 33.9% | 109 | 3,835 | D+29.3 |
| Warren | 2,089 54.7% | 1,414 37.0% | 315 | 3,818 | D+17.7 |
| Madison | 1,784 46.9% | 1,755 46.1% | 266 | 3,805 | D+0.8 |
| Union | 1,627 42.8% | 1,953 51.4% | 217 | 3,797 | R+8.6 |
| Shelby | 1,894 50.1% | 1,782 47.2% | 101 | 3,777 | D+3.0 |
| Wayne | 1,863 49.7% | 1,670 44.5% | 218 | 3,751 | D+5.1 |
| Hardin | 960 25.7% | 2,625 70.2% | 155 | 3,740 | R+44.5 |
| Bremer | 2,070 56.0% | 1,563 42.3% | 65 | 3,698 | D+13.7 |
| Chickasaw | 1,938 52.8% | 1,680 45.8% | 49 | 3,667 | D+7.0 |
| Fremont | 2,118 58.0% | 1,453 39.8% | 83 | 3,654 | D+18.2 |
| Sioux | 1,403 38.5% | 2,189 60.0% | 55 | 3,647 | R+21.6 |
| Guthrie | 1,523 41.8% | 2,002 55.0% | 115 | 3,640 | R+13.2 |
| Delaware | 1,812 50.0% | 1,726 47.6% | 86 | 3,624 | D+2.4 |
| Jefferson | 2,206 61.0% | 1,197 33.1% | 212 | 3,615 | D+27.9 |
| Mills | 1,539 45.0% | 1,739 50.8% | 143 | 3,421 | R+5.8 |
| Monona | 1,673 50.3% | 1,544 46.4% | 110 | 3,327 | D+3.9 |
| Hamilton | 825 25.0% | 2,358 71.5% | 115 | 3,298 | R+46.5 |
| Butler | 1,198 36.7% | 1,941 59.4% | 129 | 3,268 | R+22.7 |
| Montgomery | 1,155 35.5% | 1,941 59.6% | 160 | 3,256 | R+24.1 |
| Davis | 2,122 65.6% | 1,048 32.4% | 66 | 3,236 | D+33.2 |
| Taylor | 1,460 45.8% | 1,560 48.9% | 169 | 3,189 | R+3.1 |
| Greene | 1,402 44.0% | 1,645 51.6% | 139 | 3,186 | R+7.6 |
| Cherokee | 1,116 35.4% | 1,932 61.2% | 108 | 3,156 | R+25.9 |
| Floyd | 947 30.6% | 2,072 66.9% | 79 | 3,098 | R+36.3 |
| Calhoun | 1,212 39.3% | 1,576 51.1% | 294 | 3,082 | R+11.8 |
| Pocahontas | 1,147 37.5% | 1,813 59.2% | 102 | 3,062 | R+21.8 |
| O'Brien | 1,126 37.4% | 1,815 60.3% | 68 | 3,009 | R+22.9 |
| Adair | 1,351 45.1% | 1,525 51.0% | 117 | 2,993 | R+5.8 |
| Howard | 1,301 43.7% | 1,569 52.7% | 110 | 2,980 | R+9.0 |
| Lucas | 1,298 43.6% | 1,542 51.8% | 134 | 2,974 | R+8.2 |
| Sac | 931 31.4% | 1,940 65.5% | 93 | 2,964 | R+34.0 |
| Cerro Gordo | 866 29.4% | 1,985 67.4% | 92 | 2,943 | R+38.0 |
| Wright | 804 27.6% | 1,968 67.5% | 143 | 2,915 | R+39.9 |
| Palo Alto | 1,192 41.0% | 1,617 55.6% | 101 | 2,910 | R+14.6 |
| Adams | 1,614 55.8% | 1,153 39.9% | 126 | 2,893 | D+15.9 |
| Ringgold | 1,058 38.5% | 1,570 57.1% | 123 | 2,751 | R+18.6 |
| Louisa | 1,084 39.8% | 1,551 56.9% | 91 | 2,726 | R+17.1 |
| Grundy | 976 35.9% | 1,665 61.3% | 76 | 2,717 | R+25.4 |
| Buena Vista | 781 29.0% | 1,778 66.0% | 135 | 2,694 | R+37.0 |
| Clarke | 1,273 49.7% | 1,198 46.8% | 89 | 2,560 | D+2.9 |
| Lyon | 1,055 41.2% | 1,408 55.0% | 97 | 2,560 | R+13.8 |
| Audubon | 1,093 42.7% | 1,431 55.9% | 34 | 2,558 | R+13.2 |
| Franklin | 684 27.4% | 1,763 70.6% | 51 | 2,498 | R+43.2 |
| Ida | 1,108 44.7% | 1,317 53.2% | 52 | 2,477 | R+8.4 |
| Hancock | 805 33.6% | 1,521 63.6% | 67 | 2,393 | R+29.9 |
| Mitchell | 631 26.5% | 1,648 69.2% | 102 | 2,381 | R+42.7 |
| Clay | 617 29.1% | 1,426 67.2% | 79 | 2,122 | R+38.1 |
| Humboldt | 519 25.2% | 1,490 72.4% | 49 | 2,058 | R+47.2 |
| Emmet | 492 26.2% | 1,337 71.3% | 46 | 1,875 | R+45.1 |
| Osceola | 843 48.1% | 874 49.8% | 37 | 1,754 | R+1.8 |
| Worth | 227 15.1% | 1,225 81.3% | 54 | 1,506 | R+66.3 |
| Winnebago | 174 11.7% | 1,288 86.3% | 31 | 1,493 | R+74.6 |
| Dickinson | 495 34.2% | 900 62.2% | 52 | 1,447 | R+28.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1906; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Iowa governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kim Reynolds (R) | R+18.5 |
| 2018 | Kim Reynolds (R) | R+2.7 |
| 2014 | Terry E. Branstad (R) | R+21.7 |
| 2010 | Terry E. Branstad (R) | R+9.6 |
| 2006 | Chet Culver (D) | D+9.6 |
| 2002 | Tom Vilsack (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1998 | Tom Vilsack (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1994 | Terry E. Branstad (R) | R+15.2 |
| 1990 | Terry E. Branstad (R) | R+21.8 |
| 1986 | Terry E. Branstad (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1982 | Terry E. Branstad (R) | R+6.3 |
| 1978 | Robert E. Ray (R) | R+17.3 |
| 1974 | Robert E. Ray (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1972 | Robert E. Ray (R) | R+18.2 |
| 1970 | Robert E. Ray (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1968 | Robert E. Ray (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1966 | Harold E. Hughes (D) | D+11.2 |
| 1964 | Harold E. Hughes (D) | D+36.8 |
| 1962 | Harold E. Hughes (D) | D+5.1 |
| 1960 | Norman A. Erbe (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1958 | Herschel C. Loveless (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1956 | Herschel C. Loveless (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1954 | Leo A. Hoegh (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1952 | William Beardsley (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1950 | William Beardsley (R) | R+18.6 |
| 1948 | William Beardsley (R) | R+12.0 |
| 1946 | Robert D. Blue (R) | R+15.3 |
| 1944 | Robert D. Blue (R) | R+12.4 |
| 1942 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R) | R+25.8 |
| 1940 | George Wilson (R) | R+5.7 |
| 1938 | George Wilson (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1936 | Nelson G. Kraschel (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1934 | Clyde L. Herring (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1932 | Clyde LaVerne Herring (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1930 | Dan W. Turner (R) | R+32.1 |
| 1928 | John Hammill (R) | R+25.6 |
| 1926 | John Hammill (R) | R+42.9 |
| 1924 | John Hammill (R) | R+45.4 |
| 1922 | Nathan E. Kendall (R) | R+41.1 |
| 1920 | Nathan E. Kendall (R) | R+20.0 |
| 1918 | William L. Harding (R) | R+3.6 |
| 1916 | William L. Harding (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1914 | George W. Clarke (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1912 | George W. Clarke (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1910 | Beryl F. Carroll (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1908 | Beryl F. Carroll (R) | R+12.8 |
| 1906 | Albert B. Cummins (R) | R+4.8 |
| 1903 | Albert B. Cummins (R) | R+18.9 |
| 1901 | Albert B. Cummins (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1899 | Leslie M. Shaw (R) | R+13.0 |
| 1897 | Leslie M. Shaw (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1895 | Francis M. Drake (R) | R+14.8 |
| 1893 | Frank D. Jackson (R) | R+7.7 |
| 1891 | Horace Boies (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1889 | Horace Boies (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1887 | William Larrabee (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1885 | William Larrabee (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1883 | Buren R. Sherman (R) | R+7.4 |
| 1881 | Buren R. Sherman (R) | R+25.5 |
| 1879 | John Henry Gear (R) | R+24.7 |
| 1877 | John Henry Gear (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1875 | Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1873 | Cyrus Clay Carpenter (R) | R+56.0 |
| 1871 | Cyrus Clay Carpenter (R) | R+23.2 |
| 1869 | Samuel Merrill (R) | R+25.9 |
| 1867 | Samuel Merrill (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1865 | William M. Stone (R) | R+13.1 |