1889 Iowa gubernatorial election

1889 Iowa gubernatorial election

November 5, 1889

Nominee Horace Boies Joseph Hutchison Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,106 173,450 Percentage 49.90% 48.05%

Results by county Boies:     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hutchinson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election William Larrabee Republican Elected Governor Horace Boies Democratic

The 1889 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1889. Democratic nominee Horace Boies defeated Republican nominee Joseph Hutchison with 49.90% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Horace Boies, Democratic
• Joseph Hutchison, Republican

Other candidates

• S. B. Downing, Union Labor
• Malcolm Smith, Prohibition

Results

1889 Iowa gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Horace Boies	180,106	49.90%
	Republican	Joseph Hutchison	173,450	48.05%
	Labor	S. B. Downing	5,773	1.60%
	Prohibition	Malcolm Smith	1,362	0.38%
Majority			6,656
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing