2018 Iowa gubernatorial election


The 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds ran for election to a full term, facing Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell, Libertarian Jake Porter, and independent candidate Gary Siegwarth.
On Election Day, Reynolds won 50.3% of the vote and carried 88 of Iowa's 99 counties. She became the first female governor of Iowa elected in her own right. This was the first Iowa gubernatorial election since 1998 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Polling

Results

Libertarian primary

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson received 3.8 percent of the votes in Iowa in 2016, surpassing the 2 percent threshold to attain full political party status. As a result, the Libertarian Party was allowed to hold a primary to select a nominee.

Candidates

Nominated

Results

Independents

Candidates

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Hypothetical polling-------

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Results

While pre-election polls showed Reynolds trailing Hubbell, Reynolds won 50.3% of the vote on Election Day and carried 88 of Iowa's 99 counties. She became the first female governor of Iowa elected in her own right.
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