1897 Iowa gubernatorial election

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1897 Iowa gubernatorial election

November 2, 1897


Nominee	L. M. Shaw	Frederick Edward White
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	224,729	194,853
Percentage	51.27%	44.46%

County results
Shaw: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
White: 40-50% 50-60%

Governor before election

Francis M. Drake
Republican

Elected Governor

L. M. Shaw
Republican

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The 1897 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1897. Republican nominee L. M. Shaw defeated Democratic nominee Frederick Edward White with 51.27% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

L. M. Shaw, Republican
Frederick Edward White, Democratic

Other candidates

S. P. Leland, Prohibition
Charles Lloyd, People's
John Cliggett, National Democratic
M. J. Kremer, Socialist Labor

Results

1897 Iowa gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. M. Shaw	224,729	51.27%
	Democratic	Frederick Edward White	194,853	44.46%
	Prohibition	S. P. Leland	8,243	1.88%
	Populist	Charles Lloyd	5,295	1.21%
	Independent	John Cliggett	4,296	0.98%
	Socialist Labor	M. J. Kremer	876	0.20%
Majority			29,876
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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