1877 Iowa gubernatorial election

← 1875 October 9, 1877 1879 →


Nominee	John H. Gear	John P. Irish	Daniel P. Stubbs
Party	Republican	Democratic	Greenback
Popular vote	121,316	79,304	34,316
Percentage	49.39%	32.29%	13.97%

County results
Gear:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Irish:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Stubbs:      50-60%

Governor before election

Joshua G. Newbold
Republican

Elected Governor

John H. Gear
Republican

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The 1877 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on October 9, 1877. Republican nominee John H. Gear defeated Democratic nominee John P. Irish with 49.39% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

John H. Gear, Republican
John P. Irish, Democratic

Other candidates

Daniel P. Stubbs, Greenback
Elias Jessup, Prohibition

Results

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1877 Iowa gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
Republican	John H. Gear	121,316	49.39%
Democratic	John P. Irish	79,304	32.29%
Greenback	Daniel P. Stubbs	34,316	13.97%
Prohibition	Elias Jessup	10,565	4.30%
Majority			42,012
Turnout
Republican hold		Swing

References

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^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353 . Retrieved September 21, 2020.

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