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| 2 | 1986 Iowa gubernatorial election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Republican | Terry Branstad | 472,712 | 51.91% | - |
| 5 | - | Democratic | Lowell Junkins | 436,987 | 47.99% | - |
| 6 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,725 | - | - |
| 7 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910,623 | - | - |
| 8 | - | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: What was the Republican strategy to securing the win? 
Answer: in the 1986 Iowa gubernatorial election, Republican Terry Branstad defeated Democratic nominee Lowell Junkins by 51.91% of the votes.