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  IA Lt. Governor
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Parents > United States > Iowa > Lieutenant Governor
OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 1938 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1938 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 1938 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 1939 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1941 - 12:00pm
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Last Modifiedev July 20, 2023 06:18am
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Description Republican nominee Harry Thompson dropped out of the race on July 14, citing lack of support from the state's major newspapers as his reason. Hickenlooper was nominated unopposed at the state convention on July 16.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameJohn K. Valentine Votes515,101 (50.24%)
Term01/01/1937 - 01/01/1939 Margin26,616 (+2.60%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1940
NameBourke B. Hickenlooper Votes594,286 (54.03%)
Term01/01/1941 - 01/01/1943 Margin90,177 (+8.20%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 1938 IA Lt. Governor - R Primary
Harry B. Thompson
R 213,851

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Name Bourke B. Hickenlooper (I) Lt. Gov. John K. Valentine J. P. Hansen Arthur Houver W. M. Zimmerman  
PartyRepublican Democratic Farmer-Labor Progressive Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 418,118 (53.11%) 358,896 (45.59%) 7,369 (0.94%) 1,611 (0.21%) 1,283 (0.16%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -59,222 (-7.52%) -410,749 (-52.17%) -416,507 (-52.90%) -416,835 (-52.95%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 07/16/1938 03/01/1938 03/01/1938 03/01/1938 03/01/1938  
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Harry B. Thompson (R)
Mar 01, 1938 - Jul 14, 1938

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