2014 Iowa gubernatorial election


The 2014 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Iowa. Republican incumbent Terry Branstad ran for reelection to a sixth overall and second consecutive four-year term. Branstad went on to win a historic sixth term as governor by defeating Democratic challenger and State Senator Jack Hatch, and on December 14, 2015, he became the longest-serving governor in American history. He won 59.1% of the popular vote to Hatch's 37.3%, and carried every county in the state except Johnson.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary

Narcisse was disqualified from appearing on the ballot in the Democratic primary following a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court that upheld a lower court decision that held that Narcisse had not submitted enough valid signatures to be placed on the ballot for the primary election. Narcisse continued his campaign and declared his intention to run for the nomination as a write-in candidate. When he was unsuccessful, he announced that he would be running in the general election as the nominee of the Iowa Party.

Candidates

Declared

Results

General election

Candidates

Polling


Hypothetical polling		-------

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Terry
Branstad 		Chet
Culver 		OtherUndecided
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%47%42%—11%
February 1–3, 2013846± %50%40%—10%
May 3–6, 20121,181± 2.85%44%42%—14%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Terry
Branstad 		Michael
Gronstal 		OtherUndecided
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%50%36%—14%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Terry
Branstad 		Bob
Krause 		OtherUndecided
December 10–15, 20131,617± 2.4%49%31%1%19%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Terry
Branstad 		Dave
Loebsack 		OtherUndecided
February 1–3, 2013846± %48%38%—14%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Terry
Branstad 		Tyler
Olson 		OtherUndecided
December 10–15, 20131,617± 2.4%50%32%1%17%
December 8–11, 2013325± ?%51%28%8%13%
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%47%33%—20%
February 1–3, 2013846± %47%31%—22%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Terry
Branstad 		Tom
Vilsack 		OtherUndecided
February 1–3, 2013846± %47%46%—8%
May 3–6, 20121,181± 2.85%43%46%—11%

;With Hoefling
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tom
Hoefling 		Jack
Hatch 		OtherUndecided
May 15–19, 2014914± 3.3%30%37%—33%
April 3–8, 2014800± 3.5%22.88%34.88%3.38%38.88%
February 20–23, 2014869± 3.3%30%34%—36%

;With Reynolds
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kim
Reynolds 		Chet
Culver 		OtherUndecided
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%38%42%—20%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kim
Reynolds 		Michael
Gronstal 		OtherUndecided
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%37%37%—26%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kim
Reynolds 		Jack
Hatch 		OtherUndecided
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%36%33%—30%

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kim
Reynolds 		Tyler
Olson 		OtherUndecided
July 5–7, 2013668± 3.8%36%32%—32%

Results

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