1990 Iowa gubernatorial election

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1990 Iowa gubernatorial election
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Nominee Terry Branstad Donald Avenson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote591,852379,372
Percentage60.6%38.9%
1990 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Branstad:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Avenson:     50–60%
Governor before election

Terry Branstad
Republican

Elected Governor

Terry Branstad
Republican

The 1990 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 8, 1990. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad ran for re-election to a third term as governor. On the Democratic side, state representative Donald Avenson won his party's nomination and both Branstad and Avenson moved on to the general election. Branstad won re-election to a third term as governor, defeating Avenson by a margin of over 20 points.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donald Avenson 79,022 39.45
Democratic Tom Miller 63,36431.63
Democratic John Crystal52,17026.05
Democratic Jo Ann Zimmerman4,4752.23
Democratic Darold Powers1,1670.58
Democratic Write-ins1070.05
Total votes200,305 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Branstad (inc.) 94,253 99.52
Republican Write-ins4530.47
Total votes94,706 100.00

General election

Results

Iowa gubernatorial election, 1990 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Terry Branstad (inc.) 591,852 60.61% +8.70%
Democratic Donald Avenson379,37238.85%−9.14%
Socialist Workers Nan Bailey4,2630.44%
Write-ins9960.10%
Turnout 976,483
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PRIMARY ELECTION : June 5, 1990 : OFFICIAL CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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