2010 Iowa gubernatorial election

Iowa gubernatorial election, 2010
	County results
Governor before election; Chet Culver; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Terry Branstad; Republican

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

Candidates

Chet Culver, incumbent Governor

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Culver (Incumbent)	56,293	95.7
	Democratic	Write-ins	2,534	4.3
Total votes			58,827	100

Republican primary

Candidates

On ballot

As listed by the Iowa Secretary of State's office:^[3]

Terry Branstad, former Governor^[4]
Rod Roberts, State Representative^[5]
Bob Vander Plaats, businessman and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006^[5]

Withdrew

State Senator Paul McKinley withdrew after Terry Branstad formed an exploratory committee^[6]
Cedar Rapids businessman Christian Fong suspended his campaign due to a lack of campaign finances^[7]
Minority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives Christopher Rants withdrew from the race due to lack of campaign funds^[8]
State Senator Jerry Behn withdrew from the race and endorsed Terry Branstad^[9]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Terry Branstad	Bob Vander Plaats	Rod Roberts
Selzer & Co. Inc of Des Moines	June 1–3, 2010	57%	29%	8%
Public Policy Polling	May 25–27, 2010	46%	31%	13%

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Branstad	114,450	50.3
	Republican	Bob Vander Plaats	93,058	40.9
	Republican	Rod Roberts	19,896	8.8
Total votes			227,404	100

General election

Candidates

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] Narcisse's campaign and that of Senate District 45 candidate Douglas William Phillips were not affiliated, though both appeared on the ballot under the "Iowa Party" name.^[13]
David Rosenfeld (SWP), running with Helen Meyers^[10]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report	Lean R^[14]	October 21, 2010
Rothenberg	Safe R^[15]	October 15, 2010
Swing State Project	Safe R^{[citation needed]}
RealClearPolitics	Likely R^[16]	October 21, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R^[17]	October 21, 2010
CQ Politics	Lean R^[18]	October 21, 2010

Polling

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

2010 gubernatorial election, Iowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Terry Branstad	592494	52.86%	+8.2
	Democratic	Chet Culver (Incumbent)	484798	43.16%	−10.8
	Iowa Party	Jonathan Narcisse	20,859	1.28	n/a
	Libertarian	Eric Cooper	14,598	1.28	+0.7
	Independent	James Hughes	3,884	0.34	n/a
	Socialist Workers	David Rosenfeld	2,757	0.24	+.04
	Write-in	n/a	2,823	0.24	n/a
Majority			108,238
Turnout			1,047,714
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "Campaign 2010 - Iowa". CBS News.
^ ^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.
^ Deeth, John (August 26, 2010). "What's an Iowa Party?". Retrieved April 28, 2014.
^ "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

Iowa Secretary of State – Voter/Elections
Iowa Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2010 Iowa Governor from Follow the Money
Iowa Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
2010 Iowa Gubernatorial General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Iowa Governor from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Iowa Governor – Branstad vs. Culver from Real Clear Politics
2010 Iowa Governor's Race from CQ Politics
Race Profile in The New York Times

Debates

Iowa Gubernatorial Debate, C-SPAN, September 14, 2010

Official campaign websites

[results-1] "Campaign 2010 - Iowa". CBS News.

[Results-2] "Iowa Governor Primary Results". Iowa Secretary of State. June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.

[3] ttp://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/candlistprim.pdf

[4] "Gov. Terry Branstad announces 2010 run for governor | Branstad – Reynolds 2010". Governorbranstad2010.com. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[robertsin-5] "Roberts claims GOP's fresh face in governor bid". Des Moines Register.

[6] "Paul McKinley for Iowa". Mckinleyforiowa.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[7] "GOP's Fong withdraws, will stay active". Christian Fong. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[8] "Politically Speaking". Sioux City Journal. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[9] "Behn out of GOP governor race, backs Branstad | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs". Blogs.desmoinesregister.com. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[state1-10] ttp://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/candlistgen.pdf

[11] Henderson, O. Kay (April 26, 2010). "Libertarians nominate statewide candidates for '10". RadioIowa. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

[12] Clayworth, Jason (July 1, 2010). "Narcisse: I'm an independent candidate for gov". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

[13] Deeth, John (August 26, 2010). "What's an Iowa Party?". Retrieved April 28, 2014.

[14] "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

[15] "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

[16] "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

[17] "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

[18] "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

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