Iowa — 2018 governor election
Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionIowa · GovernorGreggR+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg ✓Republican | 50.3% | 667,275 |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Hubbell/Rita R HartDemocrat | 47.5% | 630,986 |
| Jake Porter/Lynne GentryLibertarian | 1.6% | 21,426 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair, IA | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Adams, IA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Allamakee, IA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Appanoose, IA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Audubon, IA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Benton, IA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Black Hawk, IA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Boone, IA | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Bremer, IA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Buchanan, IA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Buena Vista, IA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Butler, IA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Calhoun, IA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Carroll, IA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Cass, IA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Cedar, IA | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Cerro Gordo, IA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Cherokee, IA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Chickasaw, IA | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Clarke, IA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Clay, IA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Clayton, IA | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Clinton, IA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Crawford, IA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Dallas, IA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Davis, IA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Decatur, IA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Delaware, IA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Des Moines, IA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Dickinson, IA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Dubuque, IA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Emmet, IA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Fayette, IA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Floyd, IA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Franklin, IA | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Fremont, IA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Greene, IA | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Grundy, IA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Guthrie, IA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Hamilton, IA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Hancock, IA | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Hardin, IA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Harrison, IA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Henry, IA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Howard, IA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Humboldt, IA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Ida, IA | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Iowa, IA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Jackson, IA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Jasper, IA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Jefferson, IA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Johnson, IA | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Jones, IA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Keokuk, IA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Kossuth, IA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Lee, IA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Linn, IA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Louisa, IA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Lucas, IA | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Lyon, IA | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Madison, IA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Mahaska, IA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Marion, IA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Marshall, IA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Mills, IA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Mitchell, IA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Monona, IA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Monroe, IA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Montgomery, IA | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Muscatine, IA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| O'Brien, IA | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Osceola, IA | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Page, IA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Palo Alto, IA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Plymouth, IA | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Pocahontas, IA | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Polk, IA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Pottawattamie, IA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Poweshiek, IA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Ringgold, IA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Sac, IA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Scott, IA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Shelby, IA | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Sioux, IA | Republican | R+72.9 |
| Story, IA | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Tama, IA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Taylor, IA | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Union, IA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Van Buren, IA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Wapello, IA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Warren, IA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Washington, IA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Wayne, IA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Webster, IA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Winnebago, IA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Winneshiek, IA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Woodbury, IA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Worth, IA | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Wright, IA | Republican | R+25.5 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+9.3Governor 2018R+2.7vs. baselineD+6.6
Iowa's 2018 governor race ran 6.6 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Iowa results by county
99 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,046 | 2,21364.3% | 1,16733.9% | 641.9% | 3,444 |
| Adams | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+611 | 1,16066.4% | 54931.4% | 382.2% | 1,747 |
| Allamakee | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,161 | 3,32658.6% | 2,16538.1% | 1883.3% | 5,679 |
| Appanoose | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,267 | 3,10161.4% | 1,83436.3% | 1122.2% | 5,047 |
| Audubon | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+668 | 1,65861.5% | 99036.7% | 461.7% | 2,694 |
| Benton | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,363 | 6,84558.9% | 4,48238.6% | 2952.5% | 11,622 |
| Black Hawk | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+6,473 | 22,78642.8% | 29,25955.0% | 1,1902.2% | 53,235 |
| Boone | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+297 | 6,10750.1% | 5,81047.6% | 2792.3% | 12,196 |
| Bremer | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,221 | 6,22054.3% | 4,99943.7% | 2302.0% | 11,449 |
| Buchanan | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+535 | 4,40051.8% | 3,86545.5% | 2252.7% | 8,490 |
| Buena Vista | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,122 | 3,77157.4% | 2,64940.4% | 1442.2% | 6,564 |
| Butler | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,888 | 3,95264.2% | 2,06433.5% | 1402.3% | 6,156 |
| Calhoun | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,246 | 2,71062.9% | 1,46434.0% | 1353.1% | 4,309 |
| Carroll | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,490 | 5,67662.9% | 3,18635.3% | 1621.8% | 9,024 |
| Cass | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,927 | 3,81365.6% | 1,88632.4% | 1152.0% | 5,814 |
| Cedar | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+891 | 4,40954.3% | 3,51843.4% | 1862.3% | 8,113 |
| Cerro Gordo | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+640 | 9,65150.7% | 9,01147.3% | 3742.0% | 19,036 |
| Cherokee | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,612 | 3,32764.5% | 1,71533.3% | 1142.2% | 5,156 |
| Chickasaw | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+918 | 3,02157.6% | 2,10340.1% | 1222.3% | 5,246 |
| Clarke | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,061 | 2,34163.2% | 1,28034.5% | 852.3% | 3,706 |
| Clay | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,947 | 4,36463.1% | 2,41735.0% | 1331.9% | 6,914 |
| Clayton | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,534 | 4,51257.0% | 2,97837.6% | 4285.4% | 7,918 |
| Clinton | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+200 | 8,84748.6% | 9,04749.7% | 3271.8% | 18,221 |
| Crawford | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,844 | 3,57966.0% | 1,73532.0% | 1072.0% | 5,421 |
| Dallas | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,385 | 21,18950.8% | 19,80447.5% | 7311.8% | 41,724 |
| Davis | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,068 | 2,07065.9% | 1,00231.9% | 692.2% | 3,141 |
| Decatur | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+864 | 1,87263.4% | 1,00834.1% | 722.4% | 2,952 |
| Delaware | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,112 | 4,77962.3% | 2,66734.8% | 2242.9% | 7,670 |
| Des Moines | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+1,211 | 6,82745.1% | 8,03853.1% | 2801.8% | 15,145 |
| Dickinson | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,430 | 5,56462.9% | 3,13435.5% | 1411.6% | 8,839 |
| Dubuque | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+576 | 20,53248.0% | 21,10849.4% | 1,1082.6% | 42,748 |
| Emmet | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+915 | 2,29861.0% | 1,38336.7% | 882.3% | 3,769 |
| Fayette | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,082 | 4,52855.0% | 3,44641.9% | 2563.1% | 8,230 |
| Floyd | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+554 | 3,36653.3% | 2,81244.5% | 1372.2% | 6,315 |
| Franklin | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,268 | 2,64764.4% | 1,37933.6% | 822.0% | 4,108 |
| Fremont | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+964 | 1,95665.0% | 99232.9% | 632.1% | 3,011 |
| Greene | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+651 | 2,32656.8% | 1,67540.9% | 922.2% | 4,093 |
| Grundy | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,910 | 3,78565.7% | 1,87532.5% | 1011.8% | 5,761 |
| Guthrie | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,431 | 3,16962.9% | 1,73834.5% | 1282.5% | 5,035 |
| Hamilton | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,143 | 3,70358.0% | 2,56040.1% | 1221.9% | 6,385 |
| Hancock | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,793 | 3,25767.5% | 1,46430.4% | 1012.1% | 4,822 |
| Hardin | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,718 | 4,40760.8% | 2,68937.1% | 1532.1% | 7,249 |
| Harrison | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,019 | 3,93165.5% | 1,91231.9% | 1562.6% | 5,999 |
| Henry | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,288 | 4,28457.5% | 2,99640.2% | 1662.2% | 7,446 |
| Howard | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+628 | 2,05056.6% | 1,42239.3% | 1494.1% | 3,621 |
| Humboldt | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,597 | 2,79768.5% | 1,20029.4% | 882.2% | 4,085 |
| Ida | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,483 | 2,19674.5% | 71324.2% | 391.3% | 2,948 |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,533 | 4,49958.9% | 2,96638.8% | 1782.3% | 7,643 |
| Jackson | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,162 | 4,74455.2% | 3,58241.7% | 2613.0% | 8,587 |
| Jasper | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,143 | 8,37752.6% | 7,23445.4% | 3202.0% | 15,931 |
| Jefferson | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+604 | 3,14644.5% | 3,75053.0% | 1752.5% | 7,071 |
| Johnson | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+30,639 | 18,11926.6% | 48,75871.6% | 1,2061.8% | 68,083 |
| Jones | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,102 | 4,75255.2% | 3,65042.4% | 2012.3% | 8,603 |
| Keokuk | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,422 | 2,71666.5% | 1,29431.7% | 741.8% | 4,084 |
| Kossuth | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,054 | 4,64263.0% | 2,58835.1% | 1351.8% | 7,365 |
| Lee | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+414 | 5,97347.3% | 6,38750.6% | 2692.1% | 12,629 |
| Linn | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+14,318 | 42,44941.6% | 56,76755.6% | 2,8382.8% | 102,054 |
| Louisa | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+819 | 2,28859.9% | 1,46938.4% | 641.7% | 3,821 |
| Lucas | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,163 | 2,33565.2% | 1,17232.7% | 742.1% | 3,581 |
| Lyon | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+3,428 | 4,28182.5% | 85316.4% | 521.0% | 5,186 |
| Madison | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,015 | 4,75462.1% | 2,73935.8% | 1602.1% | 7,653 |
| Mahaska | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+3,598 | 6,00769.9% | 2,40928.0% | 1782.1% | 8,594 |
| Marion | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+4,230 | 9,47963.0% | 5,24934.9% | 3192.1% | 15,047 |
| Marshall | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+148 | 7,24349.4% | 7,09548.4% | 3102.1% | 14,648 |
| Mills | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,754 | 3,94562.4% | 2,19134.7% | 1873.0% | 6,323 |
| Mitchell | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,007 | 2,71159.9% | 1,70437.7% | 1102.4% | 4,525 |
| Monona | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,385 | 2,55667.3% | 1,17130.8% | 701.8% | 3,797 |
| Monroe | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+992 | 2,05365.0% | 1,06133.6% | 461.5% | 3,160 |
| Montgomery | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,428 | 2,64866.8% | 1,22030.8% | 972.4% | 3,965 |
| Muscatine | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+454 | 7,53550.3% | 7,08147.3% | 3572.4% | 14,973 |
| O'Brien | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+3,176 | 4,47276.4% | 1,29622.2% | 831.4% | 5,851 |
| Osceola | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,441 | 1,92279.1% | 48119.8% | 271.1% | 2,430 |
| Page | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,863 | 3,70265.7% | 1,83932.6% | 921.6% | 5,633 |
| Palo Alto | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+922 | 2,32061.3% | 1,39836.9% | 681.8% | 3,786 |
| Plymouth | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+5,224 | 7,94173.4% | 2,71725.1% | 1671.5% | 10,825 |
| Pocahontas | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,129 | 2,09167.0% | 96230.8% | 702.2% | 3,123 |
| Polk | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+37,784 | 82,47339.9% | 120,25758.2% | 4,0592.0% | 206,789 |
| Pottawattamie | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+4,802 | 19,03655.8% | 14,23441.7% | 8402.5% | 34,110 |
| Poweshiek | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+162 | 4,16050.0% | 3,99848.1% | 1571.9% | 8,315 |
| Ringgold | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+672 | 1,47663.7% | 80434.7% | 361.6% | 2,316 |
| Sac | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,712 | 2,96568.8% | 1,25329.1% | 912.1% | 4,309 |
| Scott | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+2,397 | 32,75047.3% | 35,14750.8% | 1,3381.9% | 69,235 |
| Shelby | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+2,087 | 3,53769.8% | 1,45028.6% | 801.6% | 5,067 |
| Sioux | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+10,885 | 12,84085.9% | 1,95513.1% | 1461.0% | 14,941 |
| Story | Fred Hubbell/Rita R Hart+8,620 | 16,53538.6% | 25,15558.8% | 1,1162.6% | 42,806 |
| Tama | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+693 | 3,93153.7% | 3,23844.2% | 1542.1% | 7,323 |
| Taylor | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+873 | 1,63266.7% | 75931.0% | 542.2% | 2,445 |
| Union | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,114 | 2,94960.2% | 1,83537.5% | 1112.3% | 4,895 |
| Van Buren | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,187 | 2,02669.3% | 83928.7% | 572.0% | 2,922 |
| Wapello | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+833 | 6,31352.4% | 5,48045.5% | 2542.1% | 12,047 |
| Warren | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,859 | 12,80152.8% | 10,94245.1% | 5082.1% | 24,251 |
| Washington | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,443 | 5,18956.6% | 3,74640.9% | 2252.5% | 9,160 |
| Wayne | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+902 | 1,62467.5% | 72230.0% | 592.5% | 2,405 |
| Webster | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,595 | 7,72754.6% | 6,13243.3% | 2872.0% | 14,146 |
| Winnebago | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+938 | 2,72658.9% | 1,78838.6% | 1182.5% | 4,632 |
| Winneshiek | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+56 | 4,84149.0% | 4,78548.5% | 2472.5% | 9,873 |
| Woodbury | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+4,606 | 19,63055.4% | 15,02442.4% | 7632.2% | 35,417 |
| Worth | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+661 | 2,04357.8% | 1,38239.1% | 1073.0% | 3,532 |
| Wright | Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg+1,261 | 3,04961.6% | 1,78836.2% | 1092.2% | 4,946 |
Same ballot, 2018IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.