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Parents > United States > Iowa > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1871 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 10, 1871 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close October 10, 1871 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 11, 1872 - 12:00pm
Term End January 13, 1874 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur December 14, 2023 10:29am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Journal of the House of Representatives of Iowa for 1872, p. 46-47 [Link]
Description County totals add up as follows:
Carpenter - 109,228
Knapp - 68,228
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won10/12/1869
NameSamuel Merrill Votes97,243 (62.93%)
Term01/11/1870 - 01/11/1872 Margin39,956 (+25.86%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won10/14/1873
NameCyrus Clay Carpenter Votes105,132 (55.54%)
Term01/13/1874 - 01/13/1876 Margin22,576 (+11.93%)
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Name Cyrus Clay Carpenter J. C. Knapp Others  
PartyRepublican Democratic Other  
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Uncertified Votes 109,328 (61.46%) 68,199 (38.34%) 351 (0.20%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -41,129 (-23.12%) -108,977 (-61.27%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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