1889 Iowa gubernatorial election

The 1889 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1889. Democratic nominee Horace Boies defeated Republican nominee Joseph Hutchinson with 49.90% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Horace Boies, Democratic
 * Joseph Hutchinson, Republican

Other candidates
 * S. B. Downing, Union Labor
 * Malcolm Smith, Prohibition