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Election 1958 Results

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1958 Iowa governor election

Herschel C. Loveless (Democrat) beat William G. Murray (Republican) in Iowa in 1958, 54.1% to 45.9%, a margin of 8.3 points and 70,953 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Herschel C. Loveless also won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35. The largest, Polk, cast 80,816 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.7 points. The closest was Adair, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Herschel C. Loveless won Democratic 465,024 54.1%
William G. Murray Republican 394,071 45.9%
Total859,095

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Polk 48,358 59.8% 32,458 40.2% 80,816 D+19.7
Linn 20,419 56.4% 15,771 43.6% 36,190 D+12.8
Black Hawk 19,608 56.7% 14,976 43.3% 34,584 D+13.4
Woodbury 19,746 58.6% 13,969 41.4% 33,715 D+17.1
Scott 14,181 50.1% 14,108 49.9% 28,289 D+0.3
Dubuque 15,368 72.7% 5,778 27.3% 21,146 D+45.4
Pottawattamie 10,946 61.1% 6,957 38.9% 17,903 D+22.3
Webster 9,417 60.4% 6,184 39.6% 15,601 D+20.7
Clinton 7,937 51.3% 7,539 48.7% 15,476 D+2.6
Cerro Gordo 8,093 53.4% 7,067 46.6% 15,160 D+6.8
Wapello 9,543 64.0% 5,370 36.0% 14,913 D+28.0
Des Moines 8,633 58.8% 6,042 41.2% 14,675 D+17.7
Lee 8,557 59.8% 5,752 40.2% 14,309 D+19.6
Story 5,363 38.4% 8,588 61.6% 13,951 R+23.1
Johnson 7,411 53.5% 6,432 46.5% 13,843 D+7.1
Jasper 6,434 54.4% 5,389 45.6% 11,823 D+8.8
Marshall 5,539 52.1% 5,085 47.9% 10,624 D+4.3
Muscatine 4,826 50.0% 4,832 50.0% 9,658 R+0.1
Boone 5,456 58.4% 3,887 41.6% 9,343 D+16.8
Carroll 6,321 68.1% 2,956 31.9% 9,277 D+36.3
Sioux 3,186 35.1% 5,879 64.9% 9,065 R+29.7
Marion 5,248 58.0% 3,798 42.0% 9,046 D+16.0
Fayette 4,227 47.8% 4,614 52.2% 8,841 R+4.4
Clayton 4,619 53.8% 3,973 46.2% 8,592 D+7.5
Winneshiek 4,682 55.5% 3,747 44.5% 8,429 D+11.1
Kossuth 4,854 58.2% 3,487 41.8% 8,341 D+16.4
Dallas 4,265 53.7% 3,671 46.3% 7,936 D+7.5
Tama 4,212 53.7% 3,632 46.3% 7,844 D+7.4
Mahaska 4,094 53.8% 3,520 46.2% 7,614 D+7.5
Buena Vista 3,759 51.2% 3,584 48.8% 7,343 D+2.4
Plymouth 3,643 49.7% 3,691 50.3% 7,334 R+0.7
Cass 3,253 45.4% 3,914 54.6% 7,167 R+9.2
Wright 3,664 52.4% 3,335 47.6% 6,999 D+4.7
Appanoose 3,474 51.1% 3,328 48.9% 6,802 D+2.1
Benton 3,654 53.9% 3,119 46.1% 6,773 D+7.9
Hardin 3,195 47.5% 3,528 52.5% 6,723 R+5.0
Warren 3,507 52.8% 3,132 47.2% 6,639 D+5.6
Page 2,651 40.0% 3,982 60.0% 6,633 R+20.1
Buchanan 3,304 51.4% 3,129 48.6% 6,433 D+2.7
O'Brien 2,861 44.9% 3,516 55.1% 6,377 R+10.3
Hamilton 3,203 50.6% 3,131 49.4% 6,334 D+1.1
Floyd 3,071 48.7% 3,233 51.3% 6,304 R+2.6
Keokuk 3,280 53.7% 2,827 46.3% 6,107 D+7.4
Jones 2,985 49.0% 3,108 51.0% 6,093 R+2.0
Harrison 3,277 54.5% 2,738 45.5% 6,015 D+9.0
Crawford 3,431 57.2% 2,566 42.8% 5,997 D+14.4
Poweshiek 3,047 51.5% 2,868 48.5% 5,915 D+3.0
Washington 2,600 44.3% 3,271 55.7% 5,871 R+11.4
Cedar 2,826 48.2% 3,042 51.8% 5,868 R+3.7
Palo Alto 3,518 60.1% 2,334 39.9% 5,852 D+20.2
Allamakee 2,738 47.2% 3,061 52.8% 5,799 R+5.6
Chickasaw 3,402 58.7% 2,397 41.3% 5,799 D+17.3
Delaware 2,526 43.8% 3,243 56.2% 5,769 R+12.4
Calhoun 3,149 55.6% 2,519 44.4% 5,668 D+11.1
Shelby 3,185 56.3% 2,472 43.7% 5,657 D+12.6
Henry 2,526 44.8% 3,112 55.2% 5,638 R+10.4
Sac 2,887 51.5% 2,717 48.5% 5,604 D+3.0
Clay 2,970 53.3% 2,603 46.7% 5,573 D+6.6
Hancock 2,905 52.2% 2,656 47.8% 5,561 D+4.5
Jefferson 2,491 45.9% 2,935 54.1% 5,426 R+8.2
Pocahontas 3,288 60.6% 2,136 39.4% 5,424 D+21.2
Bremer 2,569 47.6% 2,827 52.4% 5,396 R+4.8
Jackson 2,584 48.7% 2,717 51.3% 5,301 R+2.5
Guthrie 2,839 53.6% 2,459 46.4% 5,298 D+7.2
Cherokee 2,763 52.3% 2,522 47.7% 5,285 D+4.6
Butler 2,309 45.0% 2,820 55.0% 5,129 R+10.0
Monona 2,884 56.5% 2,219 43.5% 5,103 D+13.0
Montgomery 2,405 47.2% 2,694 52.8% 5,099 R+5.7
Iowa 2,389 47.8% 2,610 52.2% 4,999 R+4.4
Dickinson 2,685 54.0% 2,289 46.0% 4,974 D+8.0
Greene 2,608 52.8% 2,327 47.2% 4,935 D+5.7
Howard 2,776 56.6% 2,125 43.4% 4,901 D+13.3
Madison 2,383 49.6% 2,418 50.4% 4,801 R+0.7
Grundy 2,027 42.6% 2,734 57.4% 4,761 R+14.8
Mitchell 2,151 46.7% 2,459 53.3% 4,610 R+6.7
Union 2,175 47.5% 2,408 52.5% 4,583 R+5.1
Winnebago 2,192 48.1% 2,366 51.9% 4,558 R+3.8
Decatur 2,636 57.9% 1,919 42.1% 4,555 D+15.7
Wayne 2,374 52.3% 2,162 47.7% 4,536 D+4.7
Emmet 2,309 51.1% 2,209 48.9% 4,518 D+2.2
Humboldt 2,194 50.9% 2,120 49.1% 4,314 D+1.7
Audubon 2,126 49.7% 2,153 50.3% 4,279 R+0.6
Lucas 2,212 52.1% 2,036 47.9% 4,248 D+4.1
Monroe 2,266 54.2% 1,913 45.8% 4,179 D+8.4
Franklin 1,954 47.1% 2,199 52.9% 4,153 R+5.9
Taylor 2,088 51.9% 1,934 48.1% 4,022 D+3.8
Adair 1,983 50.0% 1,985 50.0% 3,968 R+0.1
Mills 1,860 48.1% 2,008 51.9% 3,868 R+3.8
Davis 2,190 56.8% 1,663 43.2% 3,853 D+13.7
Fremont 2,151 56.7% 1,643 43.3% 3,794 D+13.4
Lyon 1,590 42.1% 2,191 57.9% 3,781 R+15.9
Ida 1,917 51.2% 1,824 48.8% 3,741 D+2.5
Worth 1,975 54.8% 1,632 45.2% 3,607 D+9.5
Clarke 1,922 55.1% 1,569 44.9% 3,491 D+10.1
Louisa 1,526 45.2% 1,847 54.8% 3,373 R+9.5
Ringgold 1,536 48.4% 1,639 51.6% 3,175 R+3.2
Osceola 1,676 53.0% 1,486 47.0% 3,162 D+6.0
Van Buren 1,319 42.0% 1,824 58.0% 3,143 R+16.1
Adams 1,668 53.8% 1,433 46.2% 3,101 D+7.6

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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