1982 Iowa gubernatorial election

1982 Iowa gubernatorial election

November 2, 1982

Nominee Terry Branstad Roxanne Conlin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 548,313 483,291 Percentage 52.8% 46.5%

County results Branstad:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Conlin:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Robert D. Ray Republican Elected Governor Terry Branstad Republican

The 1982 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Republican nominee Terry Branstad defeated Democratic nominee Roxanne Conlin with 52.81% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 8, 1982.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Roxanne Conlin, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
• Jerome D. Fitzgerald, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 1978
• Edward Campbell, former state Democratic Party chairman

Results

Democratic primary results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Conlin	94,481	48.19
	Democratic	Jerome D. Fitzgerald	61,340	31.28
	Democratic	Edward Campbell	40,233	20.52
	Democratic	Write-ins	17	0.01
Total votes	196,071	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Terry Branstad, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican primary results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Branstad	128,314	99.91
	Republican	Write-ins	120	0.09
Total votes	128,434	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Terry Branstad, Republican
• Roxanne Conlin, Democratic

Other candidates

• Marcia Farrington, Libertarian
• Jim Bittner, Socialist

Results

1982 Iowa gubernatorial election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Terry Branstad	548,313	52.81%	−5.51%
	Democratic	Roxanne Conlin	483,291	46.55%	+5.57%
	Libertarian	Marcia Farrington	3,307	0.32%	−0.15%
	Socialist	Jim Bittner	2,767	0.27%	+0.04%
	Write-ins		551	0.05%
Majority	65,022	6.26%
Turnout	1,038,229
	Republican hold	Swing