List of Iowa Governors

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-