The 1986 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent
Republican Terry Branstad defeated
Democratic nominee
Lowell Junkins with 51.91% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held on June 3, 1986.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Lowell Junkins,
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Description
A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...
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Robert T. Anderson, incumbent
Lieutenant Governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
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George Kinley, State Senator
*Clinton E. Berryhill
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Terry Branstad, incumbent
Governor
Results
General election
Candidates
*Terry Branstad, Republican
*Lowell Junkins, Democratic
Results
References
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1986
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Iowa
Gubernatorial