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List of Governors of Iowa

by Vishul Malik

Know about all the Governors of Iowa. The list of Governors of Iowa shows all the Governors of Iowa from beginning to present with their tenure and their respective political party.


List of Governors of Iowa
S.No. Governor Term Start Term End Party Birth Place
43 Kim Reynolds May 24, 2017 Incumbent Republican Truro, Iowa, U.S.
42 Terry Branstad January 14, 2011 May 24, 2017 Republican Leland, Iowa, U.S.
41 Chet Culver January 12, 2007 January 14, 2011 Democratic Washington, D.C., U.S.
40 Tom Vilsack January 15, 1999 January 12, 2007 Democratic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
39 Terry Branstad January 14, 1983 January 15, 1999 Republican Leland, Iowa, U.S.
38 Robert D. Ray January 16, 1969 January 14, 1983 Republican Des Moines, Iowa
37 Robert D. Fulton January 1, 1969 January 16, 1969 Democratic Waterloo, Iowa
36 Harold Hughes January 17, 1963 January 1, 1969 Democratic Ida County, Iowa
35 Norman A. Erbe January 12, 1961 January 17, 1963 Republican Boone, Iowa
34 Herschel C. Loveless January 17, 1957 January 12, 1961 Democratic near Fremont, Iowa
33 Leo Hoegh January 13, 1955 January 17, 1957 Republican
32 Leo Elthon November 22, 1954 January 13, 1955 Republican Fertile, Iowa
31 William S. Beardsley January 13, 1949 November 21, 1954 Republican Beacon, Iowa
30 Robert D. Blue January 11, 1945 January 13, 1949 Republican Eagle Grove, Iowa
29 Bourke B. Hickenlooper January 14, 1943 January 11, 1945 Republican Blockton, Taylor County Iowa, USA
28 George A. Wilson January 12, 1939 January 14, 1943 Republican Menlo, Iowa
27 Nelson G. Kraschel January 14, 1937 January 12, 1939 Democratic Macon, Illinois
26 Clyde L. Herring January 12, 1933 January 14, 1937 Democratic Jackson, Michigan
25 Daniel Webster Turner January 15, 1931 January 12, 1933 Republican Corning, Iowa
24 John Hammill January 15, 1925 January 15, 1931 Republican Linden, Wisconsin
23 Nathan E. Kendall January 13, 1921 January 15, 1925 Republican Greenville, Iowa
22 William L. Harding January 11, 1917 January 13, 1921 Republican Sibley, Iowa
21 George W. Clarke January 16, 1913 January 11, 1917 Republican Shelby County, Indiana
20 Beryl F. Carroll January 14, 1909 January 16, 1913 Republican Davis County, Iowa
19 Warren Garst November 24, 1908 January 14, 1909 Republican Dayton, Ohio
18 Albert B. Cummins January 16, 1902 November 24, 1908 Republican Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
17 L. M. Shaw January 13, 1898 January 16, 1902 Republican Morristown, Vermont
16 Francis M. Drake January 16, 1896 January 13, 1898 Republican Rushville, Illinois
15 Frank D. Jackson January 11, 1894 January 16, 1896 Republican Arcade, New York
14 Horace Boies February 27, 1890 January 11, 1894 Democratic Aurora, New York
13 William Larrabee January 14, 1886 February 27, 1890 Republican Ledyard, Connecticut
12 Buren R. Sherman January 12, 1882 January 14, 1886 Republican Phelps, Ontario County, New York
11 John H. Gear January 17, 1878 January 12, 1882 Republican Ithaca, New York
10 Joshua G. Newbold February 1, 1877 January 17, 1878 Republican Fayette County, Pennsylvania
9 Samuel J. Kirkwood January 13, 1876 February 1, 1877 Republican Harford County, Maryland, US
8 Cyrus C. Carpenter January 11, 1872 January 13, 1876 Republican Harford Township, Pennsylvania
7 Samuel Merrill January 16, 1868 January 11, 1872 Republican Turner, Maine
6 William M. Stone January 14, 1864 January 16, 1868 Republican Jefferson County, New York
5 Samuel J. Kirkwood January 11, 1860 January 14, 1864 Republican Harford County, Maryland, US
4 Ralph P. Lowe January 13, 1858 January 11, 1860 Republican Warren County, Ohio
3 James W. Grimes December 9, 1854 January 13, 1858 Whig Deering, New Hampshire
2 Stephen P. Hempstead December 4, 1850 December 9, 1854 Democratic New London, Connecticut
1 Ansel Briggs December 3, 1846 December 4, 1850 Democratic Shoreham, Vermont

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