Iowa — 1990 governor election
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Akashic1990 · GovernorIowa · GovernorTerry BranstadR+21.8
Candidates
Iowa 1990 governor — certified statewide results.
- Terry Branstad✓Republican591,85260.6%
- Donald AvensonDemocratic379,37238.9%
- Other candidatesOther5,2590.5%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1988D+10.2Governor 1990R+21.8vs. baselineR+32.0
Iowa's 1990 governor race ran 32.0 points more Republican than its 1988 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1990IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1990 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.