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1990 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Terry Branstad won the 1990 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Terry Branstad received 591,852 popular votes (60.6%). The main challenger was Donald Avenson (38.9%).

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

Branstad +21.7 pts · won by 212,480 votes
Terry BranstadRepublicanWINNER60.6%
591,852 votes
Donald AvensonDemocratic38.9%
379,372 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.