Iowa governor election history
Every Iowa governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.
Wins by party
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kim Reynolds | Republican | Deidre DeJear | 18.4 | 1,230,416 |
| 2018 | Kim Reynolds | Republican | Fred Hubbell | 2.7 | 1,334,279 |
| 2014 | Terry E. Branstad | Republican | Jack G. Hatch | 21.5 | 1,140,106 |
| 2010 flip | Terry E. Branstad | Republican | Chet Culver | 9.5 | 1,133,430 |
| 2006 | Chet Culver | Democratic | Jim Nussle | 9.6 | 1,059,064 |
| 2002 | Tom Vilsack | Democratic | Doug Gross | 8.2 | 1,025,802 |
| 1998 flip | Tom Vilsack | Democratic | James Ross Lightfoot | 5.8 | 956,415 |
Iowa Senate history · House districts · Presidential results
Questions and answers
Who won the most recent Iowa governor election?
Kim Reynolds won in 2022 by 18.4 points.
When did a Democrat last win a Iowa governor race?
In 2006, when Chet Culver won.
When did a Republican last win a Iowa governor race?
In 2022, when Kim Reynolds won.
Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.