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Elections / 2010 · Governor · IA

Terry Branstad won Iowa's 2010 governor's race.

Terry Branstad (Republican) led by 9.6 points statewide.

Statewide result
Iowa 2010 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Terry BranstadRRepublican592,49452.8%
Chet CulverDDemocratic484,79843.2%

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 2008D+9.5Governor 2010R+10.0vs. baselineR+19.5

Iowa's 2010 governor race ran 19.5 points more Republican than its 2008 presidential margin.

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