Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On election day, 7 August 1854, Whig nominee James W. Grimes won the election by a margin of 2,120 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Curtis Bates, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Grimes was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Iowa on 9 December 1854. [2]
He also farmed. Grimes served as a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives for the 1838–1839 and 1843–1844 terms. He served as Governor of Iowa from 1854 to 1858. While elected as a Whig in 1854, he was a guiding light in the Republican Party's establishment in Iowa in 1855 and 1856. [1]
An amendment in 1988 specified that the lieutenant governor would be elected on the same ticket as the governor. [30] If the office becomes vacant, it devolves upon the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or vacancy. [31] Prior to 1857, if the office became vacant, the Secretary of State of Iowa would act as governor. [32]
On election day, 13 October 1857, Republican nominee Ralph P. Lowe won the election by a margin of 2,410 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Ben M. Samuels, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Lowe was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Iowa on 14 January 1858. [2]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Two candidates are running to represent Iowa House District 46, which includes Grimes, western Urbandale, Granger and Woodward. Incumbent Rep. Dan Gehlbach, a Republican, is seeking a second term ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Hempstead served as governor from 1850 through 1854. Under Hempstead, Iowa's population considerably increased after Hempstead strongly encouraged incomers to live in Iowa. Fifty two new counties were also formed while Hempstead was in office, and the state of Iowa practiced financial conservation. [8]