Editing Terry Branstad (section)

==Electoral history==
* '''1972 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 8:'''
** Terry Branstad (R), 59.0%
** Elmer Selbrand (D), 41.0%
* '''1974 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 8:'''
** Terry Branstad (R), 68.7%
** Jean Haugland (D), 31.3%
* '''1976 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 8:'''
** Terry Branstad (R), 70.4%
** Franklin Banwart (D), 29.6%
* '''1978 Republican primary election for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa:'''
** Terry Branstad, 42.1%
** Hansen, 32.7%
** Oakley, 25.2%
* '''1978 election for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa:'''
** Terry Branstad (R), 57.7%
** William Palmer (D), 42.3%
{{Election box begin | title= Iowa gubernatorial election, [[1982 Iowa gubernatorial election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/80s/1982gencanv.pdf |title=Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa General Election |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Iowa]] |year=1982 |access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statemaster.com/graph/gov_us_gub_ele_1982_ele_res_opp_can-1982-election-results-opposing-candidates |title=Election Results > US Gubernatorial Elections, 1982 statistics – states compared – StateMaster |publisher=statemaster.com |access-date=June 7, 2010 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117004612/http://www.statemaster.com/graph/gov_us_gub_ele_1982_ele_res_opp_can-1982-election-results-opposing-candidates |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States) 
| candidate = [[Terry Branstad]] (incumbent)
| votes = 548,313
| percentage = 52.81%
| change = -5.51%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Roxanne Conlin]]
| votes = 483,291
| percentage = 46.55%
| change = +5.57%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Marcia Farrington 	
| votes = 3,307
| percentage = 0.32%
| change = -0.15%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Socialist Party USA
| candidate = Jim Bittner
| votes = 2,767
| percentage = 0.27%
| change = +0.04%
}}
{{Election box candidate|
| party      = Write-ins
| candidate  = 
| votes      = 551
| percentage = 0.05%
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 65,022
| percentage = 6.26%
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 1,038,229
| percentage = 
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = 
| swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Iowa gubernatorial election, [[1986 Iowa gubernatorial election|1986]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/80s/1986gencanv.pdf |title=General Election |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Iowa]] |year=1986 |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://contentdm.legis.state.ia.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fredbooks&CISOPTR=28578&REC=8&CISOBOX=Branstad |title=Iowa Legislature Heritage : Compound Object Viewer |publisher=contentdm.legis.state.ia.us |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725184349/http://contentdm.legis.state.ia.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fredbooks&CISOPTR=28578&REC=8&CISOBOX=Branstad |archive-date=July 25, 2011  }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States) 
| candidate = [[Terry Branstad]] (incumbent)
| votes = 472,712 
| percentage = 51.91%
| change = -0.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Lowell Junkins]]
| votes = 436,987
| percentage = 47.99%
| change = -1.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate|
| party      = Write-ins
| candidate  = 
| votes      = 924
| percentage = 0.10%
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 35,725
| percentage = 3.92%
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 910,623
| percentage = 
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = 
| swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Iowa gubernatorial election, [[1990 Iowa gubernatorial election|1990]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1990gencanv.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204021205/https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1990gencanv.pdf |archive-date=2018-12-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1990&fips=19&f=0&off=5&elect=0 |title=1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Iowa |website=uselectionatlas.org |access-date=June 7, 2010 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Terry Branstad]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
  |votes      = 591,852
  |percentage = 60.61%
  |change     = +8.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Donald Avenson
  |votes      = 379,372
  |percentage = 38.85%
  |change     = -9.14%
}} 
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nan Bailey
  |votes      = 4,263
  |percentage = 0.44%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = Write-ins
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 996
  |percentage = 0.10%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 976,483
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
  |loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Iowa Gubernatorial Republican primary results, 1994 <ref>{{cite web |title=Primary Election, June 7, 1994 Official Canvass Summary |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1994primcanv.pdf |website=Iowa Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://contentdm.legis.state.ia.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fredbooks&CISOPTR=32146&REC=12&CISOBOX=Grandy |title=Iowa Legislature Heritage : Compound Object Viewer |publisher=contentdm.legis.state.ia.us |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725184412/http://contentdm.legis.state.ia.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fredbooks&CISOPTR=32146&REC=12&CISOBOX=Grandy |archive-date=July 25, 2011  }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Terry Branstad]] (inc.)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 161,228
| percentage = 51.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Fred Grandy]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 149,809
| percentage = 48.13
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 240
| percentage = 0.08
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =  311,277
| percentage= 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Iowa gubernatorial election general results, [[1994 Iowa gubernatorial election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1994 General Election, November 8 1994, Official Canvass Summary |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/90s/1994gencanv.pdf |website=Iowa Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1994&fips=19&f=0&off=5&elect=0 |title=1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Iowa |website=uselectionatlas.org |access-date=June 7, 2010 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Terry Branstad]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
  |votes      = 566,395
  |percentage = 56.80%
  |change     = -3.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Bonnie Campbell (lawyer)|Bonnie Campbell]]
  |votes      = 414,453
  |percentage = 41.56%
  |change     = +2.71%
}} 
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = Richard O'Dell Hughes
  |votes      = 5,505
  |percentage = 0.55%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Natural Law Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Veronica Bells Butler
  |votes      = 3,737
  |percentage = 0.37%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Carl Eric Olsen
  |votes      = 2,772
  |percentage = 0.28%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Michael Galati
  |votes      = 770
  |percentage = 0.08%
  |change     = -0.36% 
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = Write-ins
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 3,616
  |percentage = 0.36%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 151,942
  |percentage = 15.24%
  |change     = -6.52%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 997,248
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
  |loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Iowa Gubernatorial Republican primary results, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2010PrimaryResults.html |title=Iowa Governor Primary Results |work=Iowa Secretary of State |date=June 8, 2010 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929105122/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2010PrimaryResults.html |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/iowa-elections/ |title=Iowa Primary Election Results 2010 |work=The Des Moines Register  |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100612084738/http://data.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/iowa-elections |archive-date=June 12, 2010 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Terry Branstad
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 114,450
| percentage = 50.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Bob Vander Plaats]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 93,058
| percentage = 40.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rod Roberts
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 19,896
| percentage = 8.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 121
| percentage = 0.05
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 227,525
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Iowa gubernatorial election general results, [[2010 Iowa gubernatorial election|2010]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/govorr.pdf|title=2010 Iowa gubernatorial election results|website=SOS.Iowa.gov|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Terry Branstad]]
  |votes      = 592,494
  |percentage = 52.81%
  |change     = +8.43%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Chet Culver]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 484,798
  |percentage = 43.21%
  |change     = -10.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = Iowa Party
  |candidate  = Jonathan Narcisse
  |votes      = 20,859
  |percentage = 1.86%
  |change     =''n/a''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Eric Cooper
  |votes      = 14,398
  |percentage = 1.28%
  |change     = +0.74%
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = Independent
  |candidate  = Gregory Hughes
  |votes      = 3,884
  |percentage = 0.35%
  |change     = ''n/a''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)  
  |candidate  = David Rosenfeld
  |votes      = 2,757
  |percentage = 0.25%
  |change     = +0.06%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link|
  |votes      = 2,823
  |percentage = 0.25%
  |change     = ''n/a''
}}
{{Election box total|
  |votes      = 1,122,013	
  |percentage = 100.00%
  |change     = ''n/a''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
  |loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Iowa Gubernatorial Republican primary results, 2014 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/primary/canvsummary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824080629/http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/primary/canvsummary.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-24 |url-status=live|title=Iowa Secretary of State, 2014 Primary Election Canvass Summary|access-date=February 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^83&ElectionID=83|title=Official Iowa Secretary of State Elections Results|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2014|work=[[Iowa Secretary of State]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608014224/http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces%5EFederal%20%2F%20Statewide%20Races%5E83&ElectionID=83|archive-date=June 8, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|title=2014 Iowa gubernatorial election primary results
| candidate = [[Terry Branstad]] (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 129,712
| percentage = 83.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Tom Hoefling]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 26,284
| percentage = 16.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-In
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 279
| percentage = 0.18
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 156,275
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
|title= Iowa gubernatorial election general results, [[2014 Iowa gubernatorial election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/govcanvsummary.pdf|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|title=2014 General election. Canvass summary}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/2014/11/04/iowa-governor-terry-branstad-reelected-historic-win/18490693/ |title=Terry Branstad re-elected to historic sixth term |publisher=desmoinesregister.com |access-date=November 6, 2014 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |candidate  = Terry Branstad (incumbent) / [[Kim Reynolds]] (incumbent)
   |party      = Republican Party (United States)
   |votes      = 666,032
   |percentage = 58.99%
|change = +6.18%
 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |candidate  = [[Jack Hatch]] / [[Monica Vernon]]
   |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
   |votes      = 420,787
   |percentage = 37.27%
|change = -5.94%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |candidate  = Lee Deakins Hieb / Tim Watson
   |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
   |votes      = 20,321
   |percentage = 1.80%
|change = +0.52%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |candidate  = Jim Hennager / Mary Margaret Krieg
   |party      = Independent (United States)
   |votes      = 10,582
   |percentage = 0.94%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate
   |candidate  = Jonathan R. Narcisse / Michael L. Richards
   |party      = Iowa
   |votes      = 10,240
   |percentage = 0.91%
   |change = -0.95%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |candidate  = Write-ins
   |party      = n/a
   |votes      = 1,095
   |percentage = 0.09%
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 1,129,057
| percentage = 100.00%
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}