1912 Iowa gubernatorial election

1912 Iowa gubernatorial election

November 5, 1912

Nominee George W. Clarke Edward G. Dunn John L. Stevens Party Republican Democratic Progressive Popular vote 184,150 182,449 71,879 Percentage 39.93% 39.56% 15.59%

Results by county Clarke:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Dunn:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Beryl F. Carroll Republican Elected Governor George W. Clarke Republican

The 1912 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Republican nominee George W. Clarke defeated Democratic nominee Edward G. Dunn with 39.93% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 3, 1912.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Edward G. Dunn
• John Taylor Hamilton, former U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward G. Dunn	31,965	55.72
	Democratic	John Taylor Hamilton	25,405	44.28
Total votes			57,370	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• George W. Clarke, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Perry Greeley Holden, Iowa State University professor
• A. V. Proudfoot

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Clarke	89,107	49.17
	Republican	Perry Greeley Holden	68,801	37.97
	Republican	A. V. Proudfoot	23,311	12.86
Total votes			181,219	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• George W. Clarke, Republican
• Edward G. Dunn, Democratic

Other candidates

• John L. Stevens, Progressive
• I. S. McCrillis, Socialist
• C. Durant Jones, Prohibition

Results

1912 Iowa gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George W. Clarke	184,150	39.93%
	Democratic	Edward G. Dunn	182,449	39.56%
	Progressive	John L. Stevens	71,879	15.59%
	Socialist	I. S. McCrillis	14,986	3.25%
	Prohibition	C. Durant Jones	7,746	1.68%
Majority			1,701
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing