# 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term, defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote.
First elected as lieutenant governor in 2010, Reynolds assumed the governorship on May 24, 2017 following the resignation of Governor Terry Branstad to become the U.S. Ambassador to China. She was elected in her own right in 2018 in what was considered a minor upset before dramatically increasing her vote share in 2022.
Reynolds flipped seven counties that had voted Democratic in the previous gubernatorial election: Black Hawk, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jefferson, Lee, and Scott.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Kim Reynolds, incumbent governor

#### Declined

* Ashley Hinson, U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district and former state representative (ran for re-election)

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kim Reynolds (incumbent) | 185,293 | 99.03% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,808 | 0.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,101 | 100.0% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Deidre DeJear, small business owner and nominee for Secretary of State of Iowa in 2018

#### Withdrew

* Ras Smith, state representative for the 62nd district

#### Declined

* Cindy Axne, U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district (ran for re-election)
* Abby Finkenauer, former U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district (ran for U.S. Senate)
* Rob Sand, Iowa state auditor (ran for re-election)

### Endorsements

U.S. senators
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts
Organizations
* Democracy for America

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deidre DeJear | 145,555 | 99.45% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 801 | 0.55% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,356 | 100.0% |

## Minor parties and independents
### Libertarian Party
#### Nominee

* Rick Stewart, Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020, Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa in 2018, and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014. Marco Battaglia of Des Moines was Stewart's running mate.

### Independents
#### Declared

* Robert Bond

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | July 26, 2022 |
| Inside Elections | Solid R | July 22, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | June 29, 2022 |
| Politico | Solid R | August 12, 2022 |
| RCP | Likely R | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid R | July 31, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |

### Endorsements

Executive Branch officials
* Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2018–2019) and former governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
U.S. senators
* Marsha Blackburn, U.S. senator from Tennessee (2019–present)
* Joni Ernst, U.S. senator from Iowa (2015–present)
* Chuck Grassley, U.S. senator from Iowa (1981–present)
* Rick Scott, U.S. senator from Florida (2019–present)
U.S. representatives
* Ashley Hinson, U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district (2021–2023)
* Mariannette Miller-Meeks, U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district (2021–2023)
State legislators
* Chris Cournoyer, state senator from the 49th district (2019–present)
* Norlin Mommsen, state representative from the 97th district (2015–present)
* Zach Nunn, state senator from the 15th district (2019–2023) and Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in 2022
Organizations
* Iowa Farm Bureau
* Maggie's List
* National Right to Life Committee
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Susan B. Anthony List
Newspapers
* Sioux City Journal
State legislators
* David Maxwell, state representative from the 76th district (2013–present) (Republican)
Individuals
* Fred Hubbell, businessman and nominee for governor in 2018
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* The Collective PAC
* EMILY's List
* Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund
* Iowa Unity Coalition
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* One Iowa Action
Labor unions
* AFL–CIO
Newspapers
* The Daily Iowan
* The Des Moines Register
* Storm Lake Times

### Polling

Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Kim Reynolds (R) | Deidre DeJear (D) | Undecided | Margin |
| FiveThirtyEight | March 2 – October 19, 2022 | October 20, 2022 | 52.6% | 36.6% | 10.8% | Reynolds +15.9 |
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kim Reynolds (R) | Deidre DeJear (D) | Rick Stewart (L) | Other | Undecided |
| Selzer & Co. | October 31 – November 3, 2022 | 801 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 54% | 37% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 26–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 57% | 38% | – | – | 5% |
| Civiqs | October 22–25, 2022 | 623 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 54% | 42% | – | 2% | 1% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | October 15–19, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 56% | 39% | – | – | 5% |
| Selzer & Co. | October 9–12, 2022 | 620 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 52% | 35% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Emerson College | October 2–4, 2022 | 959 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 53% | 36% | 1% | 2% | 9% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 2–4, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 59% | 38% | – | – | 3% |
| Cygnal (R) | July 13–14, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 56% | 41% | – | – | 3% |
| Selzer & Co. | July 10–13, 2022 | 597 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 48% | 31% | 5% | 5% | 9% |
| Selzer & Co. | February 28 – March 2, 2022 | 612 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 51% | 43% | – | 1% | 5% |
| Cygnal (R) | February 20–22, 2022 | 610 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 55% | 38% | – | – | 7% |

### Debates

2022 Iowa gubernatorial general election debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Kim Reynolds | Deidre DeJear |
| 2 | Oct. 18, 2022 | Local ABC 5 | | Youtube | P | P |

### Results

* Democratic — +10-15%
* Democratic — +5-10%
* Democratic — +0-5%
* Republican — +0-5%
* Republican — +5-10%
* Republican — +10-15%
* Republican — +15-20%
* Republican — +20-25%
* Republican — +25-30%
* Republican — +>30%
* Democratic — +10-15%
* Democratic — +5-10%
* Democratic — +0-5%
* Republican — +0-5%
* Republican — +5-10%
* Republican — +10-15%
* Republican — +15-20%
* Republican — +20-25%
* Republican — +25-30%
* Republican — +>30%
2022 Iowa gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Kim Reynolds (incumbent)Adam Gregg (incumbent) | 709,198 | 58.04% | +7.78% |
| | Democratic | Deidre DeJearEric Van Lacker | 482,950 | 39.53% | −8.00% |
| | Libertarian | Rick StewartMarco Battaglia | 28,998 | 2.37% | +0.84% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 718 | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,220,864 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230,416 | 55.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,234,666 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Black Hawk (largest city: Waterloo)
* Clinton (largest city: Clinton)
* Des Moines (largest city: Burlington)
* Dubuque (largest city: Dubuque)
* Jefferson (largest city: Fairfield)
* Lee (largest city: Fort Madison)
* Scott (largest city: Davenport)

#### By congressional district

Reynolds won all 4 congressional districts.
| District | Reynolds | DeJear | Representative |
| 1st | 55% | 43% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
| 2nd | 57% | 41% | Ashley Hinson |
| 3rd | 53% | 44% | Cindy Axne (117th Congress) |
| 3rd | 53% | 44% | Zach Nunn (118th Congress) |
| 4th | 69% | 29% | Randy Feenstra |