Iowa gubernatorial election, 1994

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Iowa gubernatorial election, 1994
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 1990November 8, 1994 1998  

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Nominee Terry Branstad Bonnie Campbell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote566,395 414,453
Percentage56.80% 41.56%

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Blue counties won by Campbell.
Red counties won by Branstad.

Governor before election

Terry Branstad
Republican

Elected Governor

Terry Branstad
Republican

The Iowa gubernatorial election of 1994 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 less than 12,000 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 Bonnie Campbell by a comfortable margin.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

Governor of Iowa Chief executive of the U.S. state of Iowa

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Terry Branstad U.S. Ambassador to China, Governor of Iowa (1983–1999; 2011–2017)

Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician, university administrator, and diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to China since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Governor of Iowa. Branstad also previously served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Campbell99,71877.71
Democratic Bill Reichardt 24,630 19.19
Democratic Darold Powers 3,170 2.47
Democratic Write-ins 240 0.62
Total votes128,317100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Fred Grandy American politician

Fredrick Lawrence Grandy is an American actor best known for his role as "Gopher" on the sitcom The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was most recently the host of The Grandy Group, a morning drive time radio talk show on 630 WMAL in Washington, D.C.

Iowas 5th congressional district

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Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Branstad161,22851.80
Republican Fred Grandy 149,809 48.13
Republican Write-ins 240 0.08
Total votes311,277100.00

General election

Polling

Source Date Branstad (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 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Terry Branstad (inc.) 566,395 56.80% -3.81%
Democratic Bonnie Campbell 414,453 41.56% +2.71%
Independent Richard O'Dell Hughes 5,505 0.55%
Natural Law Veronica Bells Butler 3,737 0.37%
Libertarian Carl Eric Olsen 2,772 0.28%
Socialist Workers Michael Galati 770 0.08% -0.36%
Write-ins 3,616 0.36%
Majority 151,942 15.24% -6.52%
Turnout 997,248
Republican hold Swing

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