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Results by county Clarke: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Dunn: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Iowa |
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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 were held on June 3, 1912. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward G. Dunn | 31,965 | 55.72 | |
Democratic | John Taylor Hamilton | 25,405 | 44.28 | |
Total votes | 57,370 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |