2010 governor elections · Iowa history
Iowa governor election 2010
Terry E. Branstad REP +9.5 gain · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 1,133,430
- Margin
- 9.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry E. Branstad Won | REP | 592,494 | 52.81% | |
| Chet Culver | DEM | 484,798 | 43.21% | |
| Jonathan Narcisse | OTH | 20,859 | 1.86% | |
| Eric E. Cooper | LIB | 14,398 | 1.28% | |
| Undervote | — | 10,789 | 0.96% | |
| Gregory James Hughes | IND | 3,884 | 0.35% | |
| Write-in | — | 2,823 | 0.25% | |
| David Rosenfeld | SWP | 2,757 | 0.25% | |
| Overvote | — | 628 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 1,133,430 | |||
Official source: govorr.pdf
Other Iowa governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kim Reynolds | 18.4 |
| 2018 | Kim Reynolds | 2.7 |
| 2014 | Terry E. Branstad | 21.5 |
| 2010 | Terry E. Branstad | 9.5 |
| 2006 | Chet Culver | 9.6 |
| 2002 | Tom Vilsack | 8.2 |
| 1998 | Tom Vilsack | 5.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2010 Iowa governor race?
Terry E. Branstad (REP) won with 52.8% of the vote, ahead of Chet Culver (43.2%), a margin of 9.5 points.
Did the Iowa governor seat change party in 2010?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Iowa governor race?
1,133,430 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.