List of governors of Iowa

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox official post The governor of Iowa is the head of government of the U.S. state of Iowa. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the state government<ref>IA Const. art. IV, § 1.</ref> and is charged with enforcing state laws.<ref>IA Const. art. IV, § 9.</ref> The officeholder has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Iowa General Assembly,<ref>IA Const. art III, § 16</ref> to convene the legislature,<ref>IA Const. art. IV, § 11.</ref> as well as to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.<ref>IA Const., art. IV, § 16.</ref> The governor of Iowa is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.<ref>IA Const. art. IV, § 7.</ref> The governor has the ability to sign executive orders, these have range from topics including the establishment of councils, committees and task forces, and appropriation reductions to prevent a state budget deficit. [1]

There have been 41 individuals who held the position of Iowa governor, with two of those serving multiple distinct terms, Samuel J. Kirkwood and Terry Branstad. The current governor, Kim Reynolds, is the first woman to hold the position and was sworn in on May 24, 2017. The longest-serving is Terry Branstad, who served from 1983 to 1999 and then again from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 21 years set by George Clinton of New York. The shortest-serving was Robert D. Fulton, who served 16 days.

List of governors

Territory of Iowa

Iowa Territory was formed on July 4, 1838, from Wisconsin Territory. It had four governors appointed by the president of the United States, though the first resigned days after he was confirmed by the Senate and before ever reaching the territory.

Governors of Iowa Territory

Template:Abbr	Governor		Term in officeTemplate:Efn	Appointed by
1	File:Colonel Henry Atkinson.jpg	Henry Atkinson Template:Small	Template:Dts – July 7, 1838 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
2	File:Robert lucas.jpg	Robert LucasTemplate:Efn Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – June 17, 1841 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
3	File:John-Chambers.jpg	John Chambers Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – November 18, 1845 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
4	File:James Clarke, gov, editor.jpg	James Clarke Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 3, 1846 Template:Small	Template:Sortname

State of Iowa

The southeast portion of Iowa Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Iowa on December 28, 1846. The first Constitution of Iowa, adopted in 1846, created the office of governor with a four-year term,<ref>1846 Const. article V, § 2</ref> with no specific start date. The 1857 constitution reduced this term to two years,<ref name="const-a4-s2">IA Const. art. IV, § 2</ref> but an amendment in 1972 increased this back to four years.<ref name="const-amend32">IA Const. amendment 32</ref> The 1857 constitution also set the start of the term to the second Monday in the January following the election,<ref>IA Const. art. IV, § 15</ref> which was moved one day later by a 1988 amendment.<ref>IA Const. amendment 42</ref>

The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1857 constitution, elected for the same term as the governor.<ref name="const-art4sec3">IA Const. art. IV, § 3</ref> An amendment in 1988 specified that the lieutenant governor would be elected on the same ticket as the governor.<ref>IA Const. amendment 41</ref> If the office becomes vacant, it devolves upon the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or vacancy.<ref>IA Const. art. IV, § 17</ref> Prior to 1857, if the office became vacant, the Secretary of State of Iowa would act as governor.<ref>1846 Const. art V, § 18</ref> There is no term limit on the number of terms a governor may serve.

Governors of the State of Iowa

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1	File:Ansel Briggs, First Governor of the State - History of Iowa.jpg	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Ansel Briggs Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-briggs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1846 sess., 33, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – December 4, 1850 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1846	Office did not exist
2	File:StephenHempstead.jpg	Stephen P. Hempstead Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hempstead">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1850 sess., 35, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – December 9, 1854 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1850
3	File:Hon. James W. Grimes, Iowa - NARA - 528410.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	James W. Grimes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-grimes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1854 sess., 42, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 14, 1858 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1854Template:Efn
4	File:Ralph P. Lowe, Governor of Iowa - History of Iowa.jpg	rowspan="19" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Ralph P. Lowe Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-lowe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1858 sess., 47, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 11, 1860 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1857Template:Efn	rowspan="7" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
5	File:Samuel Jordan Kirkwood.jpg	Samuel J. Kirkwood Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kirkwood">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1860 sess., 51, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 14, 1864 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1859	Template:Sortname
			1861			Template:Sortname
6	File:Willstone.gif	William M. Stone Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stone">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1864 sess., 42, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 16, 1868 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1863	Template:Sortname
			1865			Template:Sortname
7	File:Samuelmerrill.jpg	Samuel Merrill Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-merrill">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1868 sess., 46, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 11, 1872 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1867	Template:Sortname
			1869			Template:Sortname Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
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8	File:Cyrus Clay Carpenter.jpg	Cyrus C. Carpenter Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-carpenter">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1872 sess., 54, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 13, 1876 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1871
			1873			Template:Sortname
9	File:Samuel Jordan Kirkwood.jpg	Samuel J. Kirkwood Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kirkwood" />	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1876 sess., 25, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – February 1, 1877 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1875	Template:Sortname
10	File:Governor Newbold with signature.jpg	Joshua G. Newbold Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-newbold">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 17, 1878 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
11	File:John Henry Gear - Senator.jpg	John H. Gear Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-gear">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1878 sess., 24, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 12, 1882 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1877	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1879
12	File:Burensherman.jpg	Buren R. Sherman Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sherman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1882 sess., 20, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 14, 1886 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1881	Template:Sortname
			1883
13	File:GovernorLarrabee.jpg	William Larrabee Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-larrabee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1886 sess., 33, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – February 27, 1890Template:Efn Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1885	Template:Sortname
			1887
14	File:HBoies.png	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Horace Boies Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-boies">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 11, 1894 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1889	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1891		style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|			Template:Sortname
15	File:Frankjackson.gif	rowspan="22" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Frank D. Jackson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-jackson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1894 sess., 29, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 16, 1896 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1893	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
16	File:FrancisMDrake.jpg	Francis M. Drake Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-drake">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1896 sess., 33, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 13, 1898 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1895	Template:Sortname
17	File:Leslie Shaw, Bain photo portrait.jpg	L. M. Shaw Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-shaw">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1898 sess., 102, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 16, 1902 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1897	Template:Sortname
			1899
18	File:Albert Baird Cummins circa 1917.jpg	Albert B. Cummins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cummins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1902 sess., 53, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – November 24, 1908 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1901	Template:Sortname
			1903Template:Efn
			1906			Template:Sortname
19	File:Warren Garst.jpg	Warren Garst Template:Small <ref name="nga-garst">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 14, 1909 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
20	File:Beryl F. Carroll.jpg	Beryl F. Carroll Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-carroll">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1909 sess., 49, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 16, 1913 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1908	rowspan="10" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1910
21	File:Lieutenant Governor George W. Clarke.jpg	George W. Clarke Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-clarke">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 11, 1917 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1912	Template:Sortname
			1914
22	File:William Lloyd Harding in 1915.jpg	William L. Harding Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-harding">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1917 sess., 117, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 13, 1921 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1916	Template:Sortname
			1918
23	File:Nathan E. Kendall.png	Nathan E. Kendall Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kendall">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1925 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1920	Template:Sortname
			1922
24	File:John Hammill.png	John Hammill Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hammill">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1925 sess., 71, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 15, 1931 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1924	Template:Sortname Template:Small
			1926
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			1928
25	File:Dan W. Turner.png	Dan W. Turner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-turner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1931 sess., 93, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 12, 1933 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1930
26	File:Clyde L. Herring, US Senator.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Clyde L. Herring Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-herring">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 14, 1937 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1932	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1934
27	File:Nelson G. Kraschel.png	Nelson G. Kraschel Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kraschel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 1939 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	Template:Sortname
28	File:George Allison Wilson.jpg	rowspan="10" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	George A. Wilson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wilson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1939 sess., 55, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 14, 1943 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1938	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1940
29	File:Bourke B. Hickenlooper.jpg	Bourke B. Hickenlooper Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hickenlooper">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1943 sess., 48, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 11, 1945 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1942	Template:Sortname
30	File:Robert Blue - Official Portrait - 49th GA.jpg	Robert D. Blue Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-blue">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1945 sess., 49, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 13, 1949 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1944	Template:Sortname
			1946
31	File:Bill Beardsley.png	William S. Beardsley Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-beardsley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 21, 1954 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1948
			1950			Template:Sortname
			1952			Template:Sortname
32	File:Leo Elthon.png	Leo Elthon Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-elthon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 13, 1955 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
33	File:Leo Hoegh.png	Leo Hoegh Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hoegh">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1955 sess., 52, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 17, 1957 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1954	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
34	File:Herschel C. Loveless (cropped).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Herschel C. Loveless Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-loveless">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1957 sess., 57, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 12, 1961 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1956	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1958		rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|			Template:Sortname
35	File:Norman A. Erbe (cropped).jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Norman A. Erbe Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-erbe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1961 sess., 48, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 17, 1963 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1960	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
36	File:Harold Hughes, US Senator.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Harold Hughes Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hughes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1963 sess., 46, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 1, 1969 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1962
		1964		Template:Sortname
		1966
37	File:Robert D. Fulton.png	Robert D. Fulton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fulton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 16, 1969 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
38	File:Robert D. Ray (IA).png	rowspan="9" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Robert D. Ray Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ray">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Iowa General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1969 sess., 62, accessed August 20, 2023</ref> – January 14, 1983 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1968	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1970
		1972		Template:Sortname
		1974Template:Efn
		1978		Template:Sortname
39	File:Terry Branstad attends recommissioning ceremony for USS Iowa, Apr 28, 1984.JPEG	Terry Branstad Template:Small <ref name="nga-branstad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 15, 1999 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-branstad" />	1982	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
			1986			Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
			1990			rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1994
40	File:Tom Vilsack, official USDA photo portrait (1).jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Tom Vilsack Template:Small <ref name="nga-vilsack">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 2007 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-vilsack" />	1998	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		2002
41	File:Gov Chet Culver.jpg	Chet Culver Template:Small <ref name="nga-culver">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 14, 2011 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-culver" />	2006	Template:Sortname
42	File:Terry Branstad official photo.jpg	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Terry Branstad Template:Small <ref name="nga-branstad" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 24, 2017 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-branstad" />	2010	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		2014
43	File:Kim Reynolds in Council Bluffs, Iowa 2020.jpg	Kim Reynolds Template:Small <ref name="nga-reynolds">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-reynolds" />	Template:Small	Vacant
			rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|				Template:Sortname Template:Small
			2018
			2022
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 from: 12/01/1937 till: 14/01/1943 color:rep text:"George A. Wilson"
bar:Hickenlooper
 from: 14/01/1943 till: 11/01/1945 color:rep text:"Bourke B. Hickenlooper"
bar:Blue
 from: 11/01/1945 till: 13/01/1949 color:rep text:"Robert D. Blue"
bar:Beardsley
 from: 13/01/1949 till: 21/11/1954 color:rep text:"William S. Beardsley"
bar:Elthon
 from: 21/11/1954 till: 13/01/1955 color:rep text:"Leo Elthon"
bar:Hoegh
 from: 13/01/1955 till: 17/01/1957 color:rep text:"Leo Hoegh"
bar:Loveless
 from: 17/01/1957 till: 12/01/1961 color:dem text:"Herschel C. Loveless"
 bar:Erbe
 from: 12/01/1961 till: 17/01/1963 color:rep text:"Norman A. Erbe"
bar:Hughes
 from: 17/01/1963 till: 01/01/1969 color:dem text:"Harold Hughes"
bar:Fulton
 from: 01/01/1969 till: 16/01/1969 color:dem text:"Robert D. Fulton"
bar:Ray
 from: 16/01/1969 till: 14/01/1983 color:rep text:"Robert D. Ray"
bar:Branstad
 from: 14/01/1983 till: 15/01/1999 color:rep #Branstad
 from: 14/01/2011 till: 24/05/2017 color:rep text:"Terry Branstad"
bar:Vilsack
 from: 15/01/1999 till: 12/01/2007 color:dem text:"Tom Vilsack"
bar:Culver
 from: 12/01/2007 till: 14/01/2011 color:dem text:"Chet Culver"
bar:Reynolds
 from: 24/05/2017 till: $today color:rep text:"Kim Reynolds"

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See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Iowa

References

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External links

• Office of the Governor of Iowa