Elections / 1982 · Governor · IA
Iowa — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorIowa · GovernorTerry BranstadR+6.3
Candidates
Iowa 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Terry Branstad✓Republican548,31353.2%
- Roxanne ConlinDemocratic483,29146.8%
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
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.