1994 Iowa gubernatorial election

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1994 Iowa gubernatorial election
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Nominee Terry Branstad Bonnie Campbell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote566,395414,453
Percentage56.8%41.6%
1994 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Branstad:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Campbell:     40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election

Terry Branstad
Republican

Elected Governor

Terry Branstad
Republican

The 1994 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Terry Branstad narrowly defeated a primary challenger by 11,419 votes. On the Democratic side, State Attorney General Bonnie Campbell won her party's nomination. Branstad ultimately won re-election to a fourth term as governor, defeating Campbell in a landslide. This was the last time until 2010 that a Republican was elected Governor of Iowa, when Branstad defeated incumbent Democrat Chet Culver.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Branstad (inc.) 161,228 51.80
Republican Fred Grandy 149,80948.13
Write-in 2400.08
Total votes311,277 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Campbell 99,718 77.71
Democratic Bill Reichardt 24,63019.19
Democratic Darold Powers3,1702.47
Write-in 7990.62
Total votes128,317 100.00

General election

Governor Terry Branstad made reinstatement of the death penalty a central focus of his 1994 re-election campaign; however, despite successfully being re-elected, he was unable to implement this policy due to opposition from Democrats in the Iowa State Senate. [2]

Polling

SourceDateBranstad (R)Campbell (D)
Des Moines Register Nov. 7, 199447%34%
KCCI-TV Nov. 4, 199447%43%
Cedar Rapids Gazette Oct. 23, 199445%43%
Des Moines Register Oct. 7, 199445%41%

Debate

1994 Iowa gubernatorial election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Terry Branstad Bonnie Campbell
1Oct. 6, 1994 WHO-TV C-SPAN PP

Results

Iowa gubernatorial election, 1994 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Terry Branstad (inc.) 566,395 56.80% −3.81%
Democratic Bonnie Campbell 414,45341.56%+2.71%
Independent Richard O'Dell Hughes5,5050.55%
Natural Law Veronica Bells Butler3,7370.37%
Libertarian Carl Eric Olsen2,7720.28%
Socialist Workers Michael Galati7700.08%−0.36%
Write-ins3,6160.36%
Majority 151,94215.24%−6.52%
Turnout 997,248
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election, June 7, 1994 Official Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State.
  2. ↑ "Branstad says death penalty push unlikely in 2013". Mason City Globe Gazette. December 10, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "1994 General Election, November 8 1994, Official Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State.
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