1875 Iowa gubernatorial election

1875 Iowa gubernatorial election

October 12, 1875

Nominee Samuel J. Kirkwood Shepherd Leffler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 124,855 93,270 Percentage 57.03% 42.61%

County results Kirkwood:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Leffler:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election Cyrus C. Carpenter Republican Elected Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican

The 1875 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1875. Republican nominee Samuel J. Kirkwood defeated Democratic nominee Shepherd Leffler with 57.03% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Samuel J. Kirkwood, Republican
• Shepherd Leffler, Democratic

Other candidates

• J. H. Lozier, Prohibition

Results

1875 Iowa gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Samuel J. Kirkwood	124,855	57.03%
	Democratic	Shepherd Leffler	93,270	42.61%
	Prohibition	J. H. Lozier	737	0.34%
Majority			31,585
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing