Election 1932 Results
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1932 Iowa governor election
Clyde LaVerne Herring (Democrat) beat Dan W. Turner (Republican) in Iowa in 1932, 52.8% to 47.2%, a margin of 5.5 points and 53,428 votes.
Iowa changed party: in 1930 it went Republican, for Dan W. Turner.
Democrats led in 54 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 45. The largest, Polk, cast 62,198 votes and went to the Republican by 13.6 points. The closest was Washington, where 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde LaVerne Herring won | Democratic | 508,573 | 52.8% |
| Dan W. Turner | Republican | 455,145 | 47.2% |
| Total | 963,718 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 26,872 43.2% | 35,326 56.8% | 62,198 | R+13.6 | |
| Woodbury | 23,113 61.9% | 14,217 38.1% | 37,330 | D+23.8 | |
| Linn | 16,391 46.3% | 18,976 53.7% | 35,367 | R+7.3 | |
| Scott | 17,378 58.8% | 12,158 41.2% | 29,536 | D+17.7 | |
| Black Hawk | 14,193 49.6% | 14,414 50.4% | 28,607 | R+0.8 | |
| Pottawattamie | 14,869 57.8% | 10,864 42.2% | 25,733 | D+15.6 | |
| Dubuque | 16,953 72.9% | 6,308 27.1% | 23,261 | D+45.8 | |
| Clinton | 12,666 61.5% | 7,916 38.5% | 20,582 | D+23.1 | |
| Lee | 10,351 61.7% | 6,422 38.3% | 16,773 | D+23.4 | |
| Wapello | 8,799 54.3% | 7,400 45.7% | 16,199 | D+8.6 | |
| Cerro Gordo | 7,588 49.2% | 7,834 50.8% | 15,422 | R+1.6 | |
| Des Moines | 9,647 68.5% | 4,438 31.5% | 14,085 | D+37.0 | |
| Johnson | 9,321 68.3% | 4,334 31.7% | 13,655 | D+36.5 | |
| Webster | 7,516 56.4% | 5,822 43.6% | 13,338 | D+12.7 | |
| Fayette | 6,661 53.7% | 5,732 46.3% | 12,393 | D+7.5 | |
| Marshall | 6,026 49.2% | 6,230 50.8% | 12,256 | R+1.7 | |
| Jasper | 5,864 48.8% | 6,154 51.2% | 12,018 | R+2.4 | |
| Story | 4,450 37.9% | 7,279 62.1% | 11,729 | R+24.1 | |
| Muscatine | 6,211 53.1% | 5,491 46.9% | 11,702 | D+6.2 | |
| Harrison | 6,523 60.9% | 4,182 39.1% | 10,705 | D+21.9 | |
| Clayton | 6,685 62.8% | 3,960 37.2% | 10,645 | D+25.6 | |
| Marion | 6,255 59.1% | 4,327 40.9% | 10,582 | D+18.2 | |
| Tama | 6,204 59.9% | 4,158 40.1% | 10,362 | D+19.7 | |
| Plymouth | 6,584 66.2% | 3,365 33.8% | 9,949 | D+32.4 | |
| Winneshiek | 6,074 62.5% | 3,641 37.5% | 9,715 | D+25.0 | |
| Mahaska | 4,387 46.2% | 5,100 53.8% | 9,487 | R+7.5 | |
| Kossuth | 5,276 55.8% | 4,181 44.2% | 9,457 | D+11.6 | |
| Sioux | 4,540 48.3% | 4,865 51.7% | 9,405 | R+3.5 | |
| Appanoose | 4,533 48.4% | 4,834 51.6% | 9,367 | R+3.2 | |
| Page | 3,601 39.3% | 5,563 60.7% | 9,164 | R+21.4 | |
| Dallas | 3,934 43.6% | 5,084 56.4% | 9,018 | R+12.8 | |
| Buchanan | 4,644 51.8% | 4,316 48.2% | 8,960 | D+3.7 | |
| Keokuk | 5,192 58.2% | 3,729 41.8% | 8,921 | D+16.4 | |
| Carroll | 5,999 67.5% | 2,893 32.5% | 8,892 | D+34.9 | |
| Benton | 4,572 53.3% | 4,013 46.7% | 8,585 | D+6.5 | |
| Boone | 3,690 43.5% | 4,799 56.5% | 8,489 | R+13.1 | |
| Cass | 3,126 37.4% | 5,242 62.6% | 8,368 | R+25.3 | |
| Jones | 4,378 54.4% | 3,666 45.6% | 8,044 | D+8.9 | |
| Floyd | 3,916 48.8% | 4,112 51.2% | 8,028 | R+2.4 | |
| Washington | 4,005 49.9% | 4,021 50.1% | 8,026 | R+0.2 | |
| Delaware | 3,871 48.6% | 4,097 51.4% | 7,968 | R+2.8 | |
| Hardin | 3,577 45.0% | 4,375 55.0% | 7,952 | R+10.0 | |
| Poweshiek | 3,703 47.1% | 4,152 52.9% | 7,855 | R+5.7 | |
| Crawford | 5,028 64.3% | 2,797 35.7% | 7,825 | D+28.5 | |
| Wright | 3,657 47.2% | 4,087 52.8% | 7,744 | R+5.6 | |
| Buena Vista | 3,479 45.6% | 4,150 54.4% | 7,629 | R+8.8 | |
| Bremer | 4,839 63.6% | 2,773 36.4% | 7,612 | D+27.1 | |
| Cedar | 4,403 58.5% | 3,125 41.5% | 7,528 | D+17.0 | |
| Allamakee | 4,107 55.0% | 3,358 45.0% | 7,465 | D+10.0 | |
| Henry | 4,442 59.6% | 3,016 40.4% | 7,458 | D+19.1 | |
| Monona | 4,390 59.3% | 3,018 40.7% | 7,408 | D+18.5 | |
| O'Brien | 3,790 51.3% | 3,592 48.7% | 7,382 | D+2.7 | |
| Hamilton | 3,289 44.6% | 4,082 55.4% | 7,371 | R+10.8 | |
| Shelby | 4,339 59.2% | 2,986 40.8% | 7,325 | D+18.5 | |
| Jackson | 4,454 61.4% | 2,802 38.6% | 7,256 | D+22.8 | |
| Chickasaw | 4,590 63.5% | 2,635 36.5% | 7,225 | D+27.1 | |
| Montgomery | 2,728 38.0% | 4,443 62.0% | 7,171 | R+23.9 | |
| Warren | 3,282 45.8% | 3,888 54.2% | 7,170 | R+8.5 | |
| Sac | 3,325 47.4% | 3,685 52.6% | 7,010 | R+5.1 | |
| Cherokee | 3,858 56.4% | 2,986 43.6% | 6,844 | D+12.7 | |
| Union | 2,655 39.0% | 4,157 61.0% | 6,812 | R+22.0 | |
| Fremont | 3,799 56.3% | 2,943 43.7% | 6,742 | D+12.7 | |
| Jefferson | 3,564 53.0% | 3,164 47.0% | 6,728 | D+5.9 | |
| Butler | 3,257 50.3% | 3,220 49.7% | 6,477 | D+0.6 | |
| Howard | 3,505 55.6% | 2,797 44.4% | 6,302 | D+11.2 | |
| Palo Alto | 3,275 52.6% | 2,954 47.4% | 6,229 | D+5.2 | |
| Iowa | 3,469 56.2% | 2,703 43.8% | 6,172 | D+12.4 | |
| Wayne | 3,195 52.2% | 2,923 47.8% | 6,118 | D+4.4 | |
| Calhoun | 2,920 48.0% | 3,159 52.0% | 6,079 | R+3.9 | |
| Clay | 2,937 48.4% | 3,133 51.6% | 6,070 | R+3.2 | |
| Mills | 3,055 50.4% | 3,004 49.6% | 6,059 | D+0.8 | |
| Mitchell | 2,805 46.7% | 3,200 53.3% | 6,005 | R+6.6 | |
| Monroe | 2,936 49.8% | 2,962 50.2% | 5,898 | R+0.4 | |
| Taylor | 2,035 35.4% | 3,718 64.6% | 5,753 | R+29.3 | |
| Hancock | 2,558 45.1% | 3,114 54.9% | 5,672 | R+9.8 | |
| Lucas | 2,615 46.3% | 3,034 53.7% | 5,649 | R+7.4 | |
| Grundy | 2,897 51.3% | 2,750 48.7% | 5,647 | D+2.6 | |
| Decatur | 2,990 53.8% | 2,570 46.2% | 5,560 | D+7.6 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,835 51.2% | 2,706 48.8% | 5,541 | D+2.3 | |
| Guthrie | 2,287 41.3% | 3,252 58.7% | 5,539 | R+17.4 | |
| Franklin | 3,016 55.0% | 2,466 45.0% | 5,482 | D+10.0 | |
| Madison | 2,420 44.5% | 3,013 55.5% | 5,433 | R+10.9 | |
| Van Buren | 2,857 53.9% | 2,448 46.1% | 5,305 | D+7.7 | |
| Lyon | 2,594 52.8% | 2,322 47.2% | 4,916 | D+5.5 | |
| Ida | 2,733 55.7% | 2,178 44.3% | 4,911 | D+11.3 | |
| Davis | 2,905 59.5% | 1,978 40.5% | 4,883 | D+19.0 | |
| Greene | 1,946 40.4% | 2,868 59.6% | 4,814 | R+19.2 | |
| Winnebago | 1,852 38.7% | 2,936 61.3% | 4,788 | R+22.6 | |
| Adair | 1,813 38.0% | 2,963 62.0% | 4,776 | R+24.1 | |
| Humboldt | 2,266 49.2% | 2,337 50.8% | 4,603 | R+1.5 | |
| Louisa | 2,431 53.8% | 2,085 46.2% | 4,516 | D+7.7 | |
| Audubon | 2,355 52.7% | 2,114 47.3% | 4,469 | D+5.4 | |
| Emmet | 1,695 38.1% | 2,759 61.9% | 4,454 | R+23.9 | |
| Ringgold | 1,653 38.3% | 2,663 61.7% | 4,316 | R+23.4 | |
| Dickinson | 1,862 45.2% | 2,259 54.8% | 4,121 | R+9.6 | |
| Worth | 1,677 41.5% | 2,368 58.5% | 4,045 | R+17.1 | |
| Adams | 920 23.4% | 3,013 76.6% | 3,933 | R+53.2 | |
| Clarke | 1,847 48.5% | 1,963 51.5% | 3,810 | R+3.0 | |
| Osceola | 2,004 56.6% | 1,536 43.4% | 3,540 | D+13.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1932; 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 |