List of Governors of Iowa - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Governor of Iowa is the head of the executive branch of Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's

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military forces

Iowa National Guard

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. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Iowa State Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and to grant pardon

Pardon

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s and reprieves

Pardon

, except in cases of treason and impeachment.

The governor has a four-year term, commencing on the Tuesday after the second Monday of January after election. The gubernatorial term was originally two years; this was changed by a constitutional amendment in 1972. To be elected governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of Iowa for at least 2 years. The lieutenant governor

Lieutenant Governor of Iowa

This is a List of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of Iowa, 1858 to present. In Iowa, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor run together on the same ticket. Before the 1998 Election, the law was changed from the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor running separately....

is elected on the same ticket as the governor. If the office of governor becomes vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term. There is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve.

Prior to becoming a territory, Iowa was part of Missouri Territory

Missouri Territory

The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812 until August 10, 1821, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Missouri.-History:...

until 1821, unorganized until 1834, part of Michigan Territory

Michigan Territory

The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan...

until 1836, and part of Wisconsin Territory

Wisconsin Territory

The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin...

until 1838. (For the governors of these periods, see the lists of governors for Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin.) Since statehood, there have been 41 governors of Iowa, including 30 Republicans

Republican Party of Iowa

The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...

, 10 Democrats

Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...

, and 1 Whig

Whig Party (United States)

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. The longest-serving governor was Terry E. Branstad

Terry E. Branstad

Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and...

, who served four terms from 1983 to 1999; The shortest-serving governor was Robert D. Fulton

Robert D. Fulton

Robert David Fulton briefly served as the 37th Governor of Iowa during the first 16 days of 1969.-Biography:Fulton was born in Waterloo, Iowa. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1958 to 1960, followed by a term as a member of the Iowa Senate from 1962 to...

, who served 16 days in early 1969. The current governor is Republican Terry E. Branstad

Terry E. Branstad

, who took office on January 14, 2011.

Governors

#	Term	Notes
1	Ansel Briggs Ansel Briggs Ansel Briggs was the first Governor of Iowa, from 1846 to 1850. Briggs was a business entrepreneur, sheriff and a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives before being Governor...	December 3, 1846	December 4, 1850	Democratic Iowa Democratic Party The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...	vacant		1
2	Stephen P. Hempstead Stephen P. Hempstead Stephen P. Hempstead was the second Governor of Iowa. A Democrat, he served from 1850 to 1854.-Biography:...	December 4, 1850	December 9, 1854	Democratic	vacant		2
3	James W. Grimes James W. Grimes James Wilson Grimes was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa.-Biography:...	December 9, 1854	January 13, 1858	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	vacant		3
4	Ralph P. Lowe Ralph P. Lowe Ralph Phillips Lowe was the fourth Governor of Iowa.-Biography:Lowe was born in Warren County, Ohio. He settled in the town of Muscatine, and was selected as a representative to the Iowa state constitutional convention in 1844. He moved to Lee County at the end of the 1840s, and became the...	January 13, 1858	January 11, 1860	Republican Republican Party of Iowa The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...		Oran Faville Oran Faville -Biography:Faville, a Republican, served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1858 to 1860 under fellow Republican, Governor Ralph P. Lowe. He was also later an Iowa superintendent of public instruction...	4
5	Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel Jordan Kirkwood , was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.-Early life and career:...	January 11, 1860	January 14, 1864	Republican		Nicholas J. Rusch	5
5		January 11, 1860	January 14, 1864	Republican		John R. Needham	6
6	William M. Stone William M. Stone William Milo Stone was the sixth Governor of Iowa .- Biography :...	January 14, 1864	January 16, 1868	Republican		Enoch W. Eastman	7
6		January 14, 1864	January 16, 1868	Republican		Benjamin F. Gue Benjamin F. Gue Benjamin F. Gue was a newspaper editor, member of Iowa House of Representatives ; member of Iowa Senate , and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Iowa ....	8
7	Samuel Merrill Samuel Merrill (Iowa) Samuel Merrill was the seventh Governor of Iowa from 1868–1872, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...	January 16, 1868	January 11, 1872	Republican		John Scott	9
						Madison Miner Walden Madison Miner Walden Madison Miner Walden was a Civil War officer, teacher, publisher, farmer, the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and a one-term Republican U.S...	10
						Henry C. Bulis	10
8	Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus Clay Carpenter was a Civil War officer, the eighth Governor of Iowa and U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district.-Early life:...	January 11, 1872	January 13, 1876	Republican		Henry C. Bulis	11
8		January 11, 1872	January 13, 1876	Republican		Joseph Dysart	12
9	Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel Jordan Kirkwood , was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.-Early life and career:...	January 13, 1876	February 1, 1877	Republican		Joshua G. Newbold Joshua G. Newbold Joshua G. Newbold was the tenth Governor of Iowa.-Early life:Newbold grew up in a Quaker family in Pennsylvania. Later he became a Baptist...	13	Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... .
10	Joshua G. Newbold Joshua G. Newbold Joshua G. Newbold was the tenth Governor of Iowa.-Early life:Newbold grew up in a Quaker family in Pennsylvania. Later he became a Baptist...	February 1, 1877	January 17, 1878	Republican	vacant		13	As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
11	John H. Gear John H. Gear John Henry Gear was the 11th Governor of Iowa, United States Representative, and Senator.-Biography:Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits...	January 17, 1878	January 12, 1882	Republican		Frank T. Campbell	14
11		January 17, 1878	January 12, 1882	Republican		Frank T. Campbell	15
12	Buren R. Sherman Buren R. Sherman Buren Robinson Sherman was the 12th Governor of Iowa, serving from 1882 to 1886.-Biography:Sherman was born in Phelps, Ontario County, New York on May 28, 1836....	January 12, 1882	January 14, 1886	Republican		Orlando H. Manning	16
12		January 12, 1882	January 14, 1886	Republican		Orlando H. Manning	17
13	William Larrabee William Larrabee (Iowa) William Larrabee was a Republican politician from Iowa. He served as the 13th Governor of Iowa from 1886 until 1890.-Early life:Larrabee was born in Ledyard, Connecticut, into a family of French Huguenot extraction...	January 14, 1886	February 27, 1890	Republican		John A.T. Hull	18
13		January 14, 1886	February 27, 1890	Republican		John A.T. Hull	19
14	Horace Boies Horace Boies Horace Boies served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. Boies was the only Democrat to serve in that position from 1855-1933.- Life before Iowa :...	February 27, 1890	January 11, 1894	Democratic		Alfred N. Poyneer	20
14		February 27, 1890	January 11, 1894	Democratic		Samuel L. Bestow Samuel L. Bestow Samuel L. Bestow was an American politician from Iowa. He was the first Democrat to serve as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1892 to 1894 .- External links :...	21
15	Frank D. Jackson Frank D. Jackson Frank Darr Jackson was the 15th Governor of Iowa, serving one term from 1894-96. -Biography:...	January 11, 1894	January 16, 1896	Republican		Warren S. Dungan	22
16	Francis M. Drake Francis M. Drake Francis Marion Drake was an American politician who became the 16th Governor of Iowa.-Biography:Drake was born in Rushville, Illinois, the son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane O'Neal. He later moved to Centerville, Iowa...	January 16, 1896	January 13, 1898	Republican		Matt Parrott	23
17	Leslie M. Shaw	January 13, 1898	January 16, 1902	Republican		James C. Milliman	24
17	Leslie M. Shaw	January 13, 1898	January 16, 1902	Republican		James C. Milliman	25
18	Albert B. Cummins Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century...	January 16, 1902	November 24, 1908	Republican		John Herriott	26	Amendment 11 to the Iowa constitution, passed in 1904, shifted the state's election cycle forward one year, such that terms would begin on odd years. This lengthened Cummins' second term to three years (1904–1907).
						John Herriott	27
						Warren Garst Warren Garst Warren Garst was an American politician, Iowa State Senator, a member of the Republican Party, the 21st Lieutenant Governor, and the 19th Governor of Iowa.-Biography:...	28
19	Warren Garst Warren Garst Warren Garst was an American politician, Iowa State Senator, a member of the Republican Party, the 21st Lieutenant Governor, and the 19th Governor of Iowa.-Biography:...	November 24, 1908	January 14, 1909	Republican	vacant		28
20	Beryl F. Carroll Beryl F. Carroll Beryl Franklin Carroll was the 20th Governor of Iowa from 1909 to 1913.-Biography:Carroll was born in Davis County, Iowa; he graduated from the Missouri State Normal School in 1884. He worked as a livestock dealer, teacher, and newspaper publisher...	January 14, 1909	January 16, 1913	Republican		George W. Clarke George W. Clarke George Washington Clarke served two terms as the 21st Governor of Iowa from 1913-17.-Biography:...	29
20		January 14, 1909	January 16, 1913	Republican			30
21	George W. Clarke George W. Clarke George Washington Clarke served two terms as the 21st Governor of Iowa from 1913-17.-Biography:...	January 16, 1913	January 11, 1917	Republican		William L. Harding William L. Harding William Lloyd Harding was from Sioux City, Iowa and the 22nd Governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921.-Biography:Born in 1877 in Sibley, Iowa, Harding opposed extending voting rights for women and road improvements...	31
21		January 16, 1913	January 11, 1917	Republican			32
22	William L. Harding William L. Harding William Lloyd Harding was from Sioux City, Iowa and the 22nd Governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921.-Biography:Born in 1877 in Sibley, Iowa, Harding opposed extending voting rights for women and road improvements...	January 11, 1917	January 13, 1921	Republican		Ernest Robert Moore	33
22		January 11, 1917	January 13, 1921	Republican		Ernest Robert Moore	34
23	N. E. Kendall	January 13, 1921	January 15, 1925	Republican		John Hammill John Hammill John Hammill served three terms as the 24th Governor of Iowa from 1925 to 1931.-Biography:Hammill was born in Linden, Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1897, and practiced law in Britt, Iowa. After serving as a county attorney from 1902 to 1908, he was...	35
23	N. E. Kendall	January 13, 1921	January 15, 1925	Republican			36
24	John Hammill John Hammill John Hammill served three terms as the 24th Governor of Iowa from 1925 to 1931.-Biography:Hammill was born in Linden, Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1897, and practiced law in Britt, Iowa. After serving as a county attorney from 1902 to 1908, he was...	January 15, 1925	January 15, 1931	Republican		Clem F. Kimball	37
						Clem F. Kimball	38
						Arch W. McFarlane	39
25	Daniel Webster Turner Daniel Webster Turner Daniel Webster 'Dan' Turner , a lifelong Republican, was elected the 25th Governor of Iowa, and served only one term from 1931 to 1933.-Biography:...	January 15, 1931	January 12, 1933	Republican		Arch W. McFarlane	40
26	Clyde L. Herring Clyde L. Herring Clyde LaVerne Herring , an American politician and Democrat, served as the 26th Governor of Iowa, and then one of its U.S. Senators, during the last part of the Great Depression and the first part of World War II....	January 12, 1933	January 14, 1937	Democratic		Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson George Kraschel was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was born on a farm near Macon, Illinois in 1889 and died in Harlan, Iowa in 1957....	41
26		January 12, 1933	January 14, 1937	Democratic			42
27	Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson George Kraschel was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was born on a farm near Macon, Illinois in 1889 and died in Harlan, Iowa in 1957....	January 14, 1937	January 12, 1939	Democratic		John K. Valentine	43
28	George A. Wilson George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson was a United States Senator and 28th Governor of Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, Wilson attended rural schools, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to...	January 12, 1939	January 14, 1943	Republican		Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945...	44
28		January 12, 1939	January 14, 1943	Republican			45
29	Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945...	January 14, 1943	January 11, 1945	Republican		Robert D. Blue Robert D. Blue Robert Donald Blue was the 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945-49.-Biography:...	46
30	Robert D. Blue Robert D. Blue Robert Donald Blue was the 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945-49.-Biography:...	January 11, 1945	January 13, 1949	Republican		Kenneth A. Evans	47
30		January 11, 1945	January 13, 1949	Republican		Kenneth A. Evans	48
31	William S. Beardsley William S. Beardsley William Shane "Bill" Beardsley was the 31st Governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.-Biography:Beardsley was born in Beacon, Iowa and grew up in Birmingham, Iowa. The son of a pharmacist, he attended pharmacy school himself, and established a drugstore in New Virginia, Iowa in 1922. He was elected to...	January 13, 1949	November 21, 1954	Republican		Kenneth A. Evans	49	Died in office.
						William H. Nicholas	50
						Leo Elthon Leo Elthon Leo Elthon was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S...	51
32	Leo Elthon Leo Elthon Leo Elthon was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S...	November 22, 1954	January 13, 1955	Republican	vacant		51
33	Leo A. Hoegh	January 13, 1955	January 17, 1957	Republican		Leo Elthon Leo Elthon Leo Elthon was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S...	52
34	Herschel C. Loveless Herschel C. Loveless Herschel Cellel Loveless was the 34th Governor of Iowa, from 1957 to 1961. He was also mayor of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was born in 1911 in Hedrick, Iowa and died in 1989 in Winchester, Virginia....	January 17, 1957	January 17, 1961	Democratic		William H. Nicholas	53
34		January 17, 1957	January 17, 1961	Democratic		Edward J. McManus	54
35	Norman A. Erbe Norman A. Erbe Norman Arthur Erbe was the 35th Governor of Iowa from 1961 to 1963.-Biography:He was born in Boone, Iowa. He served as an infantry officer in the United States Army from 1941 to 1943. He then transferred to the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot, spending the rest of World War II as a pilot...	January 12, 1961	January 17, 1963	Republican		W. L. Moody	55
36	Harold E. Hughes	January 17, 1963	January 1, 1969	Democratic		W. L. Moody	56
36	Harold E. Hughes	January 17, 1963	January 1, 1969	Democratic		Robert D. Fulton Robert D. Fulton Robert David Fulton briefly served as the 37th Governor of Iowa during the first 16 days of 1969.-Biography:Fulton was born in Waterloo, Iowa. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1958 to 1960, followed by a term as a member of the Iowa Senate from 1962 to...	57
37	Robert D. Fulton Robert D. Fulton Robert David Fulton briefly served as the 37th Governor of Iowa during the first 16 days of 1969.-Biography:Fulton was born in Waterloo, Iowa. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1958 to 1960, followed by a term as a member of the Iowa Senate from 1962 to...	January 1, 1969	January 16, 1969	Democratic	vacant		57
38	Robert D. Ray Robert D. Ray Robert Dolph Ray served as the 38th Governor of Iowa from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. He served in the United States Army. He received his B.A. in Business from Drake University in 1952 and his Law Degree in 1954...	January 16, 1969	January 14, 1983	Republican		Roger Jepsen Roger Jepsen Roger William Jepsen is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate.-Biography :...	58
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						Arthur A. Neu	60
						Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and...	61
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39	Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and...	January 14, 1983	January 15, 1999	Republican		Robert T. Anderson Robert T. Anderson Robert T. Anderson was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1987. He is a Democrat. To date he is the last male Lt. Governor of Iowa....	63
						Jo Ann Zimmerman Jo Ann Zimmerman Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and president of the Iowa Senate.-External links:*...	64
						Joy Corning Joy Corning Joy Corning was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Republican, she is a native of Des Moines, Iowa...	65
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40	Tom Vilsack Tom Vilsack Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. He was first elected in 1998 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002...	January 15, 1999	January 12, 2007	Democratic		Sally Pederson Sally Pederson Sally Pederson was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Democrat, she is a native of Vinton, Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State University in Ames....	67
40		January 15, 1999	January 12, 2007	Democratic			68 Iowa gubernatorial election, 2002 The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2002 took place November 5, 2002. The incumbent governor, Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, had served one term and was seeking a second term. A primary election was held on June 4, 2002, to determine who would represent the Democratic and Republican parties in the...
41	Chet Culver Chet Culver Chester John "Chet" Culver was the 41st Governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. He was also elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011.-Early life and education:Culver was born in...	January 12, 2007	January 14, 2011	Democratic		Patty Judge Patty Judge Patty Jean Judge was the 46th Lieutenant Governor and previously, the Secretary of Agriculture for the U.S. State of Iowa. She was elected to the office in 2006 with Chet Culver as Governor, and unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2010.-Early life, education and career:Secretary Judge graduated...	69 Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006 The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2006 took place November 7, 2006. The incumbent governor, Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, had served two terms and decided not to seek a third term. In the election, Culver defeated Nussle to win the governorship, by a margin of 54.4 percent to 44.1 percent...
42	Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and...	January 14, 2011	Incumbent	Republican		Kim Reynolds Kim Reynolds Kim Reynolds is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and a former state senator from Osceola. Republican nominee for Governor Terry Branstad publicly proposed Reynolds for lieutenant governor on June 25, 2010 and she received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State...	70 Iowa gubernatorial election, 2010 The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who will serve a four-year term to begin on January 14, 2011...	Governor Branstad's term expires on January 9, 2015.

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Iowa. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...	Other offices held
Robert Lucas Robert Lucas (governor) Robert Lucas was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio, serving from 1832 to 1836. He served as the first Governor of Iowa Territory from 1838 to 1841.-Early life:...	1838–1841 (territorial)			Governor of Ohio
James W. Grimes James W. Grimes James Wilson Grimes was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa.-Biography:...	1854–1858		S
Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel Jordan Kirkwood , was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.-Early life and career:...	1860–1864		S*	U.S. Secretary of the Interior United States Secretary of the Interior The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus Clay Carpenter was a Civil War officer, the eighth Governor of Iowa and U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district.-Early life:...	1872–1876	H
John H. Gear John H. Gear John Henry Gear was the 11th Governor of Iowa, United States Representative, and Senator.-Biography:Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits...	1878–1881	H	S
Leslie M. Shaw L. M. Shaw Leslie Mortier Shaw was an American businessman, lawyer and politician.-Biography:Born in Morristown, Vermont, he became a lawyer and banker, and in 1898 became the 17th Governor of Iowa, serving until 1902. He then became United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Theodore Roosevelt...	1898–1902			U.S. Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
Albert B. Cummins Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century...	1902–1908		S*	President pro tempore President pro tempore of the United States Senate The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body... of the Senate
N. E. Kendall	1921–1925	H
Clyde L. Herring Clyde L. Herring Clyde LaVerne Herring , an American politician and Democrat, served as the 26th Governor of Iowa, and then one of its U.S. Senators, during the last part of the Great Depression and the first part of World War II....	1933–1937		S
George A. Wilson George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson was a United States Senator and 28th Governor of Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, Wilson attended rural schools, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to...	1939–1943		S
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945...	1943–1945		S
Harold E. Hughes Harold Hughes Harold Everett Hughes was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969; he had been a Republican earlier in his life. He also served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1969 until 1975.-Background:...	1963–1969		S*
Tom Vilsack Tom Vilsack Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. He was first elected in 1998 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002...	1999–2007			U.S. Secretary of Agriculture United States Secretary of Agriculture The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 20 January 2009. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other...

Living former governors

, five former governors were alive, the oldest being Robert D. Ray

Robert D. Ray

Robert Dolph Ray served as the 38th Governor of Iowa from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. He served in the United States Army. He received his B.A. in Business from Drake University in 1952 and his Law Degree in 1954...

(1969–1983, born 1928). The most recent governor to die was Leo A. Hoegh

Leo Hoegh

Leo Arthur Hoegh was a decorated U.S. Army officer, lawyer and politician who was the 33rd Governor of Iowa from 1955 to 1957.His record of public service included important contributions to his home state and to his country...

(1955–1957), on July 15, 2000. The most recently-serving governor to die was Harold E. Hughes

Harold Hughes

Harold Everett Hughes was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969; he had been a Republican earlier in his life. He also served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1969 until 1975.-Background:...

(1963–1969), on October 23, 1996.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Robert D. Fulton Robert D. Fulton Robert David Fulton briefly served as the 37th Governor of Iowa during the first 16 days of 1969.-Biography:Fulton was born in Waterloo, Iowa. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1958 to 1960, followed by a term as a member of the Iowa Senate from 1962 to...	1969	May 13, 1929 (age 82)
Robert D. Ray Robert D. Ray Robert Dolph Ray served as the 38th Governor of Iowa from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. He served in the United States Army. He received his B.A. in Business from Drake University in 1952 and his Law Degree in 1954...	1969–1983	September 26, 1928 (age 83)
Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and...	1983–1999, 2011-present	November 17, 1946 (age 65)
Tom Vilsack Tom Vilsack Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. He was first elected in 1998 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002...	1999–2007	December 13, 1950 (age 61)
Chet Culver Chet Culver Chester John "Chet" Culver was the 41st Governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. He was also elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011.-Early life and education:Culver was born in...	2007–2011	January 25, 1966 (age 46)

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List of Governors of Iowa

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