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 County results Branstad: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Junkins: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1986 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. IncumbentRepublicanTerry Branstad defeatedDemocratic nomineeLowell Junkins with 51.91% of the vote. This election was the closest of Branstad’s six campaigns for Governor.
Primary elections were held on June 3, 1986.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lowell Junkins | 70,605 | 52.62 | |
| Democratic | Robert T. Anderson | 44,550 | 33.20 | |
| Democratic | George Kinley | 15,473 | 11.53 | |
| Democratic | Clinton E. Berryhill | 3,503 | 2.61 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 60 | 0.04 | |
| Total votes | 134,191 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry Branstad (incumbent) | 104,482 | 99.85 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 154 | 0.15 | |
| Total votes | 104,636 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry Branstad (incumbent) | 472,712 | 51.91% | −0.90% | |
| Democratic | Lowell Junkins | 436,987 | 47.99% | −1.44% | |
| Write-ins | 924 | 0.10% | |||
| Majority | 35,725 | 3.92% | |||
| Turnout | 910,623 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
