Iowa
Governor

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Not Up This Cycle

Baseline

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Incumbent

Branstad

Past Elections

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Analysis

Gubernatorial Overview (June 25, 2026)

June 25, 2026

by Jacob Rubashkin, Nathan Gonzales & Inshara Ali

Governor Report Shorts (June 11, 2026)

June 11, 2026

by Jacob Rubashkin

Primary Results in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota

June 4, 2026

by Nathan Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin

Report Shorts (Feb. 19, 2026)

February 19, 2026

by Jacob Rubashkin

Senate & Governor Report Shorts (Sept. 11, 2025)

September 11, 2025

by Jacob Rubashkin

2025-2026 Gubernatorial Overview (Aug. 28, 2025): Iowa – New Mexico

August 28, 2025

by Jacob Rubashkin

Report Shorts (July 10, 2025)

July 10, 2025

by Jacob Rubashkin

Report Shorts (June 20, 2025)

June 20, 2025

by Jacob Rubashkin

Senate & Governor Report Shorts (June 5, 2025)

June 5, 2025

by Jacob Rubashkin

(Mostly) Political One-Liners: Pennsylvania Special, Kentucky Governor, and the Trail Blazers

May 23, 2019

by Nathan Gonzales

Ratings

2012

December 2, 2011

Not Up This Cycle

January 3, 2011

Not Up This Cycle

2010

July 2, 2010

Likely Republican

Baselines

2025+7.1D 45.7, R 52.8

2024

+7.1

2022

+7.4

2020

+5.7

2018

+4.3

2016

+8.0

2014

+4.3