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1982 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Terry Branstad won the 1982 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Terry Branstad received 548,313 popular votes (52.8%). The main challenger was Roxanne Conlin (46.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Branstad and Conlin

Branstad +6.3 pts · won by 65,022 votes
Terry BranstadRepublicanWINNER52.8%
548,313 votes
Roxanne ConlinDemocratic46.5%
483,291 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.