Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014

Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014
Iowa
November 4, 2014

 
Nominee Terry Branstad Jack Hatch
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Kim Reynolds Monica Vernon
Popular vote 666,023 420,778
Percentage 59.0% 37.3%

County results

Governor before election

Terry Branstad
Republican

Elected Governor

Terry Branstad
Republican

The 2014 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Iowa. Republican incumbent Terry Branstad was running for re-election to a sixth overall and second consecutive four-year term.[1] Since he was re-elected, on December 14, 2015, he became the longest-serving governor in American history. Branstad went on to win a historic sixth term as governor by defeating Democratic challenger and State Senator Jack Hatch. Branstad won 59.1% of the popular vote to Hatch's 37.3%. Branstad won every county except Johnson County.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Terry
Branstad
Tom
Hoefling
Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 15–19, 2014 303 ± ? 66% 12% 22%
Loras College April 7–8, 2014 600 ± 4% 80% 4% 14%
Suffolk University April 3–8, 2014 224 ± 6.55% 70.98% 8.48% 20.54%
Public Policy Polling February 20–23, 2014 283 ± 5.8% 70% 11% 18%

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Branstad 129,752 83
Republican Tom Hoefling 26,299 16.8
Republican Write-In 294 0.2
Total votes 156,275 100

Democratic primary

Narcisse was disqualified from appearing on the ballot in the Democratic primary following a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court[4] 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.[5] When he was unsuccessful, he announced that he would be running in the general election as the nominee of the Iowa Party.[6][7]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Hatch 60,385 99.2
Democratic Write-in 466 .8
Total votes 60,851 100

General election

Candidates

  • Running mate: Mary Krieg
  • Running mate: Ryan Ketelsen, businessman[33]
  • Running mate: Michael Richards, semi-retired businessman[34]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Terry
Branstad (R)
Jack
Hatch (D)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 1–3, 2014 1,265 ± 2.8% 51% 40% 5%[35] 5%
54% 43% 4%
Quinnipiac University October 28–November 2, 2014 778 ± 3.5% 52% 41% 2% 6%
Iowa Poll October 28–31, 2014 701 ± 3.7% 59% 35% 2% 4%
YouGov October 25–31, 2014 1,112 ± 4.4% 49% 35% 4% 13%
Fox News October 28–30, 2014 911 ± 3% 53% 36% 5% 6%
Reuters/Ipsos October 23–29, 2014 1,129 ± 3.3% 57% 34% 4% 5%
Quinnipiac October 22–27, 2014 817 ± 3.4% 56% 37% 2% 5%
Loras College October 21–24, 2014 1,121 ± 2.93% 54.9% 34.1% 1.5% 9.4%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 2,322 ± 3% 50% 37% 0% 13%
NBC News/Marist October 18–22, 2014 772 LV ± 3.5% 59% 36% 2% 4%
1,052 RV ± 3% 58% 34% 2% 6%
Gravis Marketing October 20–21, 2014 964 ± 3% 53% 43% 4%
Monmouth University October 18–21, 2014 423 ± 4.8% 58% 37% 3% 2%
Quinnipiac University October 15–21, 2014 964 ± 3.2% 55% 37% 2% 5%
Suffolk University October 11–14, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 53.6% 37.2% 2.6%[36] 6.6%
Quinnipiac University October 8–13, 2014 967 ± 3.2% 54% 39% 1% 6%
The Iowa Poll October 3–8, 2014 1,000 ± 3.1% 54% 39% 4%
Magellan October 3, 2014 1,299 ± 2.8% 54.7% 38.7% 6.5%
NBC News/Marist September 27–October 1, 2014 778 LV ± 3.5% 58% 36% 1% 5%
1,093 RV ± 3% 58% 35% 1% 6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20–October 1, 2014 2,359 ± 2% 52% 39% 0% 9%
Gravis Marketing September 29–30, 2014 522 ± 4% 51% 43% 6%
Public Policy Polling September 25–28, 2014 1,192 ± 2.8% 50% 36% 4%[37] 9%
52% 38% 10%
Iowa Poll September 21–24, 2014 546 ± 4.2% 48% 34% 6%[38] 12%
Rasmussen Reports September 17–18, 2014 750 ± 4% 46% 40% 3% 10%
FOX News September 14–16, 2014 600 ± 4% 50% 37% 4% 8%
Quinnipiac September 10–15, 2014 1,167 ± 2.9% 60% 37% 1% 3%
Loras College September 2–5, 2014 1,200 ± 2.82% 55.5% 33.5% 11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18–September 2, 2014 1,764 ± 3% 51% 38% 1% 10%
Suffolk August 23–26, 2014 500 ± 4% 47% 35.4% 1.6%[39] 16%
Public Policy Polling August 22–24, 2014 915 ± 3.2% 48% 35% 5%[35] 12%
50% 37% 13%
Rasmussen Reports August 11–12, 2014 750 ± 4% 52% 35% 6% 7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 2,044 ± 2.7% 51% 40% 1% 8%
Gravis Marketing July 17–18, 2014 1,179 ± 3% 50% 42% 9%
NBC News/Marist July 7–13, 2014 1,599 ± 2.5% 53% 38% 1% 9%
Quinnipiac June 12–16, 2014 1,277 ± 2.7% 47% 38% 1% 14%
Vox Populi Polling June 4–5, 2014 665 ± 3.8% 51% 40% 9%
Loras College June 4–5, 2014 600 ± 4% 51.7% 37.8% 10.5%
Rasmussen Reports June 4–5, 2014 750 ± 4% 49% 40% 2% 8%
Global Strategy Group May 13–15, 2014 602 ± 4% 47% 40% 13%
Public Policy Polling May 15–19, 2014 914 ± 3.3% 48% 40% 12%
Victory Enterprises April 30–May 1, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 47.8% 32.8% 19.5%
Hickman Analytics April 24–30 500 ± 4.4% 50% 40% 10%
Vox Populi Polling April 22–24, 2014 600 ± 4% 45% 43% 12%
Public Policy Polling April 19–20, 2014 677 ± 3.8% 43% 38% 19%
Suffolk University April 3–8, 2014 800 ± 3.5% 42.38% 32.13% 1.63%[40] 23.88%
Quinnipiac March 5–10, 2014 1,411 ± 2.6% 46% 35% 1% 17%
Selzer & Co. February 23–26, 2014 703 ± 3.7% 44% 29% 27%
Public Policy Polling February 20–23, 2014 869 ± 3.3% 48% 36% 15%
Quinnipiac December 10–15, 2013 1,617 ± 2.4% 49% 33% 1% 17%
Selzer & Co. December 8–11, 2013 325 ± ?% 52% 29% 8% 11%
Public Policy Polling July 5–7, 2013 668 ± 3.8% 47% 35% 18%
Selzer & Co. June 2–5, 2013 591 ± 4% 55% 27% 9% 9%
Public Policy Polling February 1–3, 2013 846 ± % 48% 33% 19%

Results

Iowa Gubernatorial Election, 2014[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Branstad 666,023 59.0
Democratic Jack Hatch 420,778 37.3
Libertarian Lee Deakins Hieb 20,319 1.8
New Independent Party Iowa Jim Hennager 10,582 0.9
Iowa Party Jonathan R. Narcisse 10,239 0.9
Write-ins 1,093 .1
Total votes 1,129,034 100.00

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  35. 1 2 Jim Hennager (NIP) 2%, Lee Deakins Hieb (L) 2%, Jonathan Narcisse (IP) 1%
  36. Jim Hennager (NIP) 1.4%, Lee Deakins Hieb (L) 0.6%, Jonathan Narcisse (IP) 0.6%
  37. Jim Hennager (NIP) 3%, Lee Deakins Hieb (L) 2%, Jonathan Narcisse (IP) 1%
  38. Jim Hennager (NIP) 2%, Lee Deakins Hieb (L) 3%, Jonathan Narcisse (IP) 1%
  39. Jim Hennager (NIP) 0.8%, Lee Deakins Hieb (L) 0.8%, Jonathan Narcisse (IP) 0%
  40. 1 2 Lee Hieb (L)
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External links

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