1850 Iowa gubernatorial election

1850 Iowa gubernatorial election
August 5, 1850
 
Nominee Stephen P. Hempstead James L. Thompson
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 13,486 11,403
Percentage 52.94% 44.76%
County results
Hempstead:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      80–90%
No Data/Votes:      
Governor before election

Ansel Briggs
Democratic

Elected Governor

Stephen P. Hempstead
Democratic

The 1850 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1850.

Incumbent Democratic governor Ansel Briggs declined to stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee Stephen P. Hempstead defeated Whig nominee James L. Thompson and Free Soil nominee William Penn Clark with 52.94% of the vote.

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