List of Governors of Iowa

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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
• Tom Vilsack Democratic 1999-