Elections / 1986 · Governor · IA
Iowa — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorIowa · GovernorTerry BranstadR+3.9
Candidates
Iowa 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Terry Branstad✓Republican472,71252.0%
- Lowell JunkinsDemocratic436,98748.0%
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 1984R+7.4Governor 1986R+3.9vs. baselineD+3.5
Iowa's 1986 governor race ran 3.5 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.