The 1850 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1850.
Incumbent Democratic governor Ansel Briggs declined to stand for re-election.
Democratic nominee Stephen P. Hempstead defeated Whig nominee James L. Thompson and Free Soil nominee William Penn Clark with 52.94% of the vote.
General election Candidates William Penn Clark, Free Soil, lawyer, former newspaper editor Stephen P. Hempstead, Democratic, former president of the Iowa Territory Legislative Council James L. Thompson, Whig, Methodist preacher
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