1912 Iowa gubernatorial election

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.

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

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