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Elections / 1982 · Governor · IA

Terry Branstad won Iowa's 1982 governor's race.

Terry Branstad (Republican) led by 6.3 points statewide.

Statewide result
Iowa 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Terry BranstadRRepublican548,31352.8%
Roxanne ConlinDDemocratic483,29146.5%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1980R+12.7Governor 1982R+6.3vs. baselineD+6.4

Iowa's 1982 governor race ran 6.4 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1982IA