1861 Iowa gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1861 Iowa gubernatorial election Iowa Presidential no 1859 Iowa gubernatorial election 1859 1863 Iowa gubernatorial election 1863 October 8, 1861 125px Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican Party (United States) 60,303 55.48% 125px William H. Merritt Democratic Party (United States) 43,245 39.78% 1861 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 240px County results Kirkwood: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%Merritt: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican Party (United States) Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican Party (United States) The 1861 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1861, in order to elect the governor of Iowa. Incumbent Republican governor Samuel J. Kirkwood was re-elected against Democratic nominee William H. Merritt and several other candidates.Samuel Jordan Kirkwood https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-jordan-kirkwood/ 2023-11-28 National Governors Association General election On election day, October 8, 1861, incumbent Republican governor Samuel J. Kirkwood won re-election by a margin of 17,058 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee William H. Merritt, thereby holding Republican control over the office of governor. Kirkwood was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1862.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262279 IA Governor ourcampaigns.com July 5, 2008 2023-11-28 Results Iowa gubernatorial election, 1861Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1862 sess., 3, accessed November 28, 2023 Republican Party (United States) Samuel J. Kirkwood 60,303 55.48 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Merritt 43,245 39.78 Democratic Party (United States) Ben M. Samuels 4,495 4.14 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Clay Dean 440 0.41 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Mason 142 0.13 Democratic Party (United States) Lincoln Clark 50 0.05 Scattering 25 0.02 108,700 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:Iowa gubernatorial elections Iowa Gubernatorial Category:October 1861 in the United States