1944 Iowa gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1944 Iowa gubernatorial election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg Presidential no 1942 Iowa gubernatorial election 1942 1946 Iowa gubernatorial election 1946 November 7, 1944 File:Robert Blue - Official Portrait - 49th GA.jpg 150x150px Robert D. Blue Republican Party (United States) 561,827 56.01% 3x4.svg Richard F. Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) 437,684 43.63% 1944 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 240px County results Blue: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Mitchell: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Blue Republican Party (United States) The 1944 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Republican nominee Robert D. Blue defeated Democratic nominee Richard F. Mitchell with 56.01% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 5, 1944.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/40s/1944primcanv.pdf Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa Primary Election Secretary of State of Iowa 1944 April 14, 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Richard F. Mitchell, former Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court Results Democratic primary results Richard F. Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) 38,086 100.00 38,086 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Robert D. Blue, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Henry W. Burma, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives Milton W. Strickler, former State Representative Results Republican primary results Robert D. Blue Republican Party (United States) 102,246 Henry W. Burma Republican Party (United States) 63,011 Milton W. Strickler Republican Party (United States) 9,859 General election Candidates Major party candidates Robert D. Blue, Republican Richard F. Mitchell, Democratic Other candidates Glen Williamson, Prohibition Hugo Bockewitz, Socialist Results 1944 Iowa gubernatorial electionhttps://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/40s/1944gencanv.pdf Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa General Election Secretary of State of Iowa 1944 April 14, 2020 Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Blue 561,827 56.01% Democratic Party (United States) Richard F. Mitchell 437,684 43.63% Prohibition Party Glen Williamson 2,815 0.28% Socialist Party of America Hugo Bockewitz 832 0.08% 124,143 Republican Party (United States) References 1944 Iowa Gubernatorial