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 November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad ran for re-election to a fourth term as governor. Branstad narrowly defeated a tough challenger in his primary election, emerging victorious by 11,419 votes. On the Democratic side, Attorney General of Iowa Bonnie Campbell won her party's nomination and both Branstad and Campbell moved on to the general election. Branstad ultimately won re-election to a fourth term as governor, defeating Campbell in a landslide.

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%

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%
Majority151,94215.24%−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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