Terry Branstad
★ Governor
- Born
- November 17, 1946
- Current age
- 79
- Home state
- Iowa
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1982–2014
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Branstad3.4M
Opponents2.6M
6
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2014, Terry Branstad ran in 6 governor elections, winning all 6. Branstad's biggest single-election total was 666,032 votes, in the 2014 governor election in Iowa. Branstad's closest win came in the 1986 governor election in Iowa, decided by 35,725 votes.
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How many votes has Terry Branstad received?
Terry Branstad has received 3,437,798 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | GovernorIowa | Won | 666,03258.99% | Jack Hatch |
| 2010 | GovernorIowa | Won | 592,49452.81% | Chet Culver |
| 1994 | GovernorIowa | Won | 566,39556.8% | Bonnie Campbell |
| 1990 | GovernorIowa | Won | 591,85260.6% | Donald Avenson |
| 1986 | GovernorIowa | Won | 472,71251.9% | Lowell Junkins |
| 1982 | GovernorIowa | Won | 548,31352.8% | Roxanne Conlin |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q39609). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Terry Branstad: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/terry-branstad. Accessed [date].