2022 Iowa gubernatorial election
The 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Iowa . Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term in a landslide,[ 1] defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote.
First elected as lieutenant governor in 2010 , Reynolds assumed the governorship on May 24, 2017, following the resignation of Governor Terry Branstad to become the U.S. Ambassador to China . She was elected in her own right in 2018 in what was considered a minor upset, before dramatically increasing her vote share in 2022.[ 2]
Reynolds flipped seven counties that had voted Democratic in the previous gubernatorial election : Black Hawk , Clinton , Des Moines , Dubuque , Jefferson , Lee , and Scott .
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrew
Declined
Endorsements
Deidre DeJear
U.S. senators
Organizations
Results
Minor parties and independents
Libertarian Party
Nominee
Independents
Declared
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Kim Reynolds (R)
Executive Branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Organizations
Newspapers
Deidre DeJear (D)
State legislators
David Maxwell , state representative from the 76th district (2013–present) (Republican) [ 41]
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Polling
Aggregate polls
Source of poll aggregation
Dates administered
Dates updated
Kim Reynolds (R)
Deidre DeJear (D)
Undecided[ a]
Margin
FiveThirtyEight [ 54]
March 2 – October 19, 2022
October 20, 2022
52.6%
36.6%
10.8%
Reynolds +15.9
Graphical summary
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Kim Reynolds (R)
Deidre DeJear (D)
Rick Stewart (L)
Other
Undecided
Selzer & Co. [ 55]
October 31 – November 3, 2022
801 (LV)
± 3.5%
54%
37%
4%
2%[ c]
3%
Cygnal (R)[ 56] [ A]
October 26–27, 2022
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
57%
38%
–
–
5%
Civiqs [ 57]
October 22–25, 2022
623 (LV)
± 5.2%
54%
42%
–
2%[ d]
1%
The Tarrance Group (R)[ 58] [ B]
October 15–19, 2022
600 (LV)
± 4.1%
56%
39%
–
–
5%
Selzer & Co. [ 59]
October 9–12, 2022
620 (LV)
± 3.9%
52%
35%
4%
4%[ e]
4%
Emerson College [ 60]
October 2–4, 2022
959 (LV)
± 3.1%
53%
36%
1%
2%[ f]
9%
Cygnal (R)[ 61] [ A]
October 2–4, 2022
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
59%
38%
–
–
3%
Cygnal (R)[ 62] [ A]
July 13–14, 2022
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
56%
41%
–
–
3%
Selzer & Co. [ 63]
July 10–13, 2022
597 (LV)
± 4.0%
48%
31%
5%
5%
9%
Selzer & Co. [ 64]
February 28 – March 2, 2022
612 (LV)
± 4.0%
51%
43%
–
1%[ g]
5%
Cygnal (R)[ 65] [ A]
February 20–22, 2022
610 (LV)
± 3.9%
55%
38%
–
–
7%
Debates
2022 Iowa gubernatorial general election debates
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Republican
Democratic
Key:
P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn
Kim Reynolds
Deidre DeJear
2
Oct. 18, 2022
Local ABC 5
Youtube
P
P
Results
Swing by county
Democratic — +10-15%
Democratic — +5-10%
Democratic — +0-5%
Republican — +0-5%
Republican — +5-10%
Republican — +10-15%
Republican — +15-20%
Republican — +20-25%
Republican — +25-30%
Republican — +>30%
Trend by county
Democratic — +10-15%
Democratic — +5-10%
Democratic — +0-5%
Republican — +0-5%
Republican — +5-10%
Republican — +10-15%
Republican — +15-20%
Republican — +20-25%
Republican — +25-30%
Republican — +>30%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Reynolds won all 4 congressional districts.[ 67]
See also
Notes
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ "Someone else" with 1%; "Don't want to tell" with 1%
^ "Someone else" with 2%
^ "Someone else" with 3%; "Would not vote" with 1%
^ "Someone else" with 2%
^ "Would not vote" (volunteered answer) with 1%
Partisan clients
^ a b c d This poll was sponsored by the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
^ Poll conducted for the NRSC .
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^ FiveThirtyEight
^ Selzer & Co.
^ Cygnal (R)
^ Civiqs
^ The Tarrance Group (R)
^ Selzer & Co.
^ Emerson College
^ Cygnal (R)
^ Cygnal (R)
^ Selzer & Co.
^ Selzer & Co.
^ Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
^ "2022 General Election" . Iowa Secretary of State . November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ "2022 Iowa Election Results by Congressional District" .
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