1899 Iowa gubernatorial election

1899 Iowa gubernatorial election

November 7, 1899

Nominee L. M. Shaw Frederick Edward White Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 239,464 183,301 Percentage 55.26% 42.30%

Governor before election L. M. Shaw Republican Elected Governor L. M. Shaw Republican

The 1899 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1899. Incumbent Republican L. M. Shaw defeated Democratic nominee Frederick Edward White with 55.26% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• L. M. Shaw, Republican
• Frederick Edward White, Democratic

Other candidates

• Marshall W. Atwood, Prohibition
• Charles Lloyd, People's
• M. J. Kremer, Socialist Labor
• C. C. Heacock, United Christian

Results

1899 Iowa gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	L. M. Shaw	239,464	55.26%
	Democratic	Frederick Edward White	183,301	42.30%
	Prohibition	Marshall W. Atwood	7,639	1.76%
	Populist	Charles Lloyd	1,698	0.39%
	Socialist Labor	M. J. Kremer	757	0.18%
	Independent	C. C. Heacock	484	0.11%
Majority			56,163
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing