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The 1850 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1850.[1]
Incumbent Democratic governor Ansel Briggs declined to stand for re-election.[2][3]
Democratic nominee Stephen P. Hempstead defeated Whig nominee James L. Thompson and Free Soil nominee William Penn Clark with 52.94% of the vote.