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County results Herring: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Turner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1934 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. IncumbentDemocratClyde L. Herring defeatedRepublican nomineeDan W. Turner with 51.75% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Clyde L. Herring (incumbent) | 468,921 | 51.75% | ||
| Republican | Dan W. Turner | 394,634 | 43.55% | ||
| Farmer–Labor | Wallace M. Short | 37,032 | 4.09% | ||
| Prohibition | L. J. U. Smay | 2,193 | 0.24% | ||
| Socialist | Arthur W. Saarman | 1,866 | 0.21% | ||
| Communist | Ira R. Meade | 1,521 | 0.17% | ||
| Majority | 74,287 | ||||
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| Democratichold | Swing | ||||