The office of Iowa governor was taken over by Robert D. Ray on January 16 , 1969 . Ray had won the gubernatorial election in November 1968 , but , as per the state constitution , was not eligible to assume the role of governor until that day . Fulton later ran for a full term as governor in 1970 , but was defeated by Ray . After leaving the governor 's office , Fulton served as a member of the Democratic National Committee , and was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention
1972 Democratic National Convention
1972 Democratic National Convention
Robert D. Fulton