Iowa gubernatorial election, 2010
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The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who will serve a four-year term to begin on January 14, 2011. In Iowa the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected on the same ballot.
The two major party candidates were first-term incumbent governor Chet Culver, a Democrat, who ran for re-election with first-term incumbent lieutenant governor Patty Judge, and former four-term governor Terry Branstad, who won a three-way primary for the Republican nomination and ran with State Senator Kim Reynolds.
The Branstad/Reynolds ticket defeated the Culver/Judge ticket in the general election.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Chet Culver, incumbent Governor
Results[edit]
| Democratic primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Democratic |
Chet Culver (incumbent) |
56,293 |
95.7% |
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Democratic |
Write-ins |
2,534 |
4.3% |
| Totals |
58,827 |
100% |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
On ballot[edit]
As listed by the Iowa Secretary of State's office:[3]
Withdrew[edit]
Polling[edit]
Results[edit]
| Republican primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Terry Branstad |
114,450 |
50.3% |
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Republican |
Bob Vander Plaats |
93,058 |
40.9% |
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Republican |
Rod Roberts |
19,896 |
8.8% |
| Totals |
227,404 |
100% |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Chet Culver (D), incumbent governor; running with incumbent lieutenant governor Patty Judge
- Gregory James Hughes (I), running with Robin Prior-Calef[10]
- Terry Branstad (R), former four-term governor; running with State Senator Kim Reynolds
- Eric Cooper (L), professor at Iowa State University; running with judicial administrator Nick Weltha[11]
- Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa Party), former member of the Des Moines school board; running with truck driver Rick Marlar. Narcisse is a Democrat and Marlar is a Republican.[12]
- David Rosenfeld (SWP), running with Helen Meyers[10]
Predictions[edit]
Polling[edit]
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Chet Culver |
Terry Branstad |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 23, 2010 |
37% |
55% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
August 5, 2010 |
36% |
52% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
June 14, 2010 |
31% |
57% |
| Public Policy Polling |
May 25–27, 2010 |
37% |
52% |
| KCCI-TV |
May 3–5, 2010 |
41% |
48% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
April 29, 2010 |
38% |
53% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
March 17, 2010 |
36% |
52% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
February 18, 2010 |
37% |
53% |
| KCCI-TV |
February 15–17, 2010 |
38% |
54% |
| Selzer & Co. of Des Moines |
January 31-Feb. 3, 2010 |
33% |
53% |
| Selzer & Co. of Des Moines |
November 8–11, 2009 |
33% |
57% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2000 |
October 12–14, 2009 |
43% |
48% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 22, 2009 |
34% |
54% |
| Iowa First Foundation |
July 23-July 26, 2009 |
34% |
53% |
| Concordia Group LLC |
July 2009 |
37% |
53% |
Results[edit]
| 2010 gubernatorial election, Iowa |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Terry Branstad |
589,828 |
52.86% |
+8.2 |
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Democratic |
Chet Culver |
481,590 |
43.16% |
-10.8 |
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Iowa Party |
Jonathan Narcisse |
20,747 |
1.28 |
n/a |
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Libertarian |
Eric Cooper |
14,293 |
1.28 |
+0.7 |
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Independent |
James Hughes |
3,846 |
0.34 |
n/a |
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Socialist Workers |
David Rosenfeld |
2,730 |
0.24 |
+.04 |
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Write-in |
n/a |
2,717 |
0.24 |
n/a |
| Majority |
108,238 |
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| Turnout |
1,047,714 |
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Republican gain from Democratic |
Swing |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/election2010/state.shtml?state=IA .
- ^ a b "Iowa Governor Primary Results". Iowa Secretary of State. June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/candlistprim.pdf
- ^ "Gov. Terry Branstad announces 2010 run for governor | Branstad – Reynolds 2010". Governorbranstad2010.com. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ a b "Roberts claims GOP's fresh face in governor bid". Des Moines Register.
- ^ "Paul McKinley for Iowa". Mckinleyforiowa.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "GOP’s Fong withdraws, will stay active". Christian Fong. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Politically Speaking". Sioux City Journal. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Behn out of GOP governor race, backs Branstad | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs". Blogs.desmoinesregister.com. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ a b http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/candlistgen.pdf
- ^ Henderson, O. Kay (April 26, 2010). "Libertarians nominate statewide candidates for ‘10". RadioIowa. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Clayworth, Jason (July 1, 2010). "Narcisse: I’m an independent candidate for gov". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Debates
- Official campaign websites
