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1994 Iowa gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name1994 Iowa gubernatorial election
countryIowa
flag_imageFlag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1990 Iowa gubernatorial election
previous_year1990
next_election1998 Iowa gubernatorial election
next_year1998
election_dateNovember 8, 1994
image1File:Terry Branstad attends recommissioning ceremony for USS Iowa, Apr 28, 1984.JPEG
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Terry Branstad**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**566,395**
percentage1**56.8%**
image2File:Bonnie J. Campbell.gif
nominee2Bonnie Campbell
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2414,453
percentage241.6%
map_image1994 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size240px
map_captionCounty results
titleGovernor
before_electionTerry Branstad
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionTerry Branstad
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Branstad:
Campbell:

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Terry Branstad, incumbent Governor of Iowa
  • Fred Grandy, U.S. Representative from Sioux City and former actor

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Bonnie Campbell, Attorney General of Iowa
  • Darold Powers
  • Bill Reichardt, former State Senator from Iowa City and former Green Bay Packers football player

Results

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.

Polling

SourceDateBranstad (R)Campbell (D)
Des Moines RegisterNov. 7, 1994**47%**34%
KCCI-TVNov. 4, 1994**47%**43%
Cedar Rapids GazetteOct. 23, 1994**45%**43%
Des Moines RegisterOct. 7, 1994**45%**41%

Debate

No.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocraticKey:
Participant Absent Not invited Invited WithdrawnRepublican Party (US)}}"Democratic Party (US)}}"Terry BranstadBonnie Campbell1
Oct. 6, 1994WHO-TV[C-SPAN](https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/iowa-gubernatorial-debate/140773)

Results

References

References

  1. "Primary Election, June 7, 1994 Official Canvass Summary".
  2. (10 Dec 2012). "Branstad says death penalty push unlikely in 2013". Mason City Globe Gazette.
  3. "1994 General Election, November 8 1994, Official Canvass Summary".
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