1990 Iowa gubernatorial election
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The 1990 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 8, 1990. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad ran for re-election to a third term as governor. On the Democratic side, state representative Donald Avenson won his party's nomination and both Branstad and Avenson moved on to the general election. Branstad won re-election to a third term as governor, defeating Avenson by a margin of over 20 points.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Donald Avenson, former Iowa State Representative
- Tom Miller, former and subsequent Iowa Attorney General
- Jo Ann Zimmerman, Iowa Lieutenant Governor
- John Crystal
- Darold Powers
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald Avenson | 79,022 | 39.45 | |
Democratic | Tom Miller | 63,364 | 31.63 | |
Democratic | John Crystal | 52,170 | 26.05 | |
Democratic | Jo Ann Zimmerman | 4,475 | 2.23 | |
Democratic | Darold Powers | 1,167 | 0.58 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 107 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 200,305 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Terry Branstad, incumbent Governor of Iowa
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Terry Branstad (inc.) | 94,253 | 99.52 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 453 | 0.47 | |
Total votes | 94,706 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Terry Branstad (inc.) | 591,852 | 60.61% | +8.70% | |
Democratic | Donald Avenson | 379,372 | 38.85% | −9.14% | |
Socialist Workers | Nan Bailey | 4,263 | 0.44% | ||
Write-ins | 996 | 0.10% | |||
Turnout | 976,483 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ a b "PRIMARY ELECTION : June 5,1990 : OFFICIAL CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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