The 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term, defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote and winning seven counties she lost in 2018: Black Hawk, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jefferson, Lee, and Scott.
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.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kim Reynolds, incumbent governor (2017–present)
Declined Ashley Hinson, U.S. representative from IA-01 (2021–present) (ran for re-election)
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Deidre DeJear, small business owner and nominee for secretary of state of Iowa in 2018
Withdrawn Ras Smith, state representative from HD-62 (2017–2023)
Declined Cindy Axne, U.S. representative from IA-03 (2019–2023) (ran for re-election) Abby Finkenauer, former U.S. representative from IA-01 (2019–2021) (ran for U.S. Senate) Rob Sand, Iowa state auditor (2019–present) (ran for re-election)
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Results
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 July 26, 2022 Inside Elections July 22, 2022 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 29, 2022 Politico August 12, 2022 RCP January 10, 2022 Fox News May 12, 2022 538 July 31, 2022 Elections Daily November 7, 2022
Endorsements
Polling Aggregate polls Source of pollaggregation Datesadministered Datesupdated KimReynolds (R) DeidreDeJear (D) Undecided Margin FiveThirtyEight March 2 – October 19, 2022 October 20, 2022 52.6% 36.6% 10.8% Reynolds +15.9%
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KimReynolds (R) DeidreDeJear (D) RickStewart (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 Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Key: Participant Absent Non-invitee Invitee Withdrawn Kim Reynolds Deidre DeJear 2October 18, 2022Local ABC 5Youtube
Results
By county County Reynolds / Gregg RepublicanDeJear/ Van LackerDemocraticStewart / BattagliaLibertarianWrite-insMarginTotal#%#%#%#%#%Adair2,33373.50%76123.98%792.49%10.03%1,57249.53%3,174Adams1,24174.18%38122.77%482.87%30.18%86051.40%1,673Allamakee4,10070.76%1,57927.25%1151.98%00.00%2,52143.51%5,794Appanoose3,43273.02%1,13424.13%1332.83%10.02%2,29848.89%4,700Audubon1,75771.69%66126.97%321.31%10.04%1,09644.72%2,451Benton7,74568.26%3,29229.01%3052.69%40.04%4,45339.25%11,346Black Hawk24,23651.41%21,58545.79%1,2892.73%300.06%2,6515.62%47,140Boone6,81360.81%4,06536.28%3172.83%90.08%2,74824.53%11,204Bremer6,98963.02%3,82034.45%2772.50%40.04%3,16928.58%11,090Buchanan5,35665.18%2,65032.25%2092.54%20.02%2,70632.93%8,217Buena Vista3,74572.79%1,29925.25%1011.96%00.00%2,44647.54%5,145Butler4,50174.20%1,42923.56%1332.19%30.05%3,07250.64%6,066Calhoun3,02175.90%87021.86%882.21%10.03%2,15154.05%3,980Carroll6,26175.87%1,85422.47%1351.64%20.02%4,40753.41%8,252Cass3,86473.29%1,29924.64%1092.07%00.00%2,56548.65%5,272Cedar4,99662.94%2,73434.44%2062.60%20.03%2,26228.50%7,938Cerro Gordo9,60756.19%7,09641.50%3892.28%50.03%2,51114.69%17,097Cherokee3,57978.20%91119.90%871.90%00.00%2,66858.29%4,577Chickasaw3,57072.28%1,29226.16%761.54%10.02%2,27846.12%4,939Clarke2,49473.53%82424.29%712.09%30.09%1,67049.23%3,392Clay4,80574.22%1,53623.73%1322.04%10.02%3,26950.49%6,474Clayton5,11069.32%2,10528.55%1552.10%20.03%3,00540.76%7,372Clinton10,17360.22%6,40637.92%3081.82%70.04%3,76722.30%16,894Crawford3,50478.46%87619.61%851.90%10.02%2,62858.84%4,466Dallas24,40354.70%19,27243.20%8972.01%370.08%5,13111.50%44,609Davis2,33877.19%62620.67%652.15%00.00%1,71256.52%3,029Decatur2,08174.51%65123.31%612.18%00.00%1,43051.20%2,793Delaware5,63273.65%1,87124.47%1431.87%10.01%3,76149.18%7,647Des Moines7,92958.79%5,18438.43%3692.74%60.04%2,74520.35%13,488Dickinson6,06273.18%2,07825.08%1421.71%20.02%3,98448.09%8,284Dubuque22,03556.76%15,77440.63%9992.57%130.03%6,26116.13%38,821Emmet2,52574.33%80323.64%682.00%10.03%1,72250.69%3,397Fayette5,03266.76%2,32830.88%1732.30%50.07%2,70435.87%7,538Floyd3,65763.52%1,95333.92%1462.54%10.02%1,70429.60%5,757Franklin2,67673.88%88124.32%641.77%10.03%1,79549.56%3,622Fremont1,98775.41%60022.77%461.75%20.08%1,38752.64%2,635Greene2,47368.09%1,07829.68%802.20%10.03%1,39538.41%3,632Grundy4,03374.99%1,22922.85%1102.05%60.11%2,80452.14%5,378Guthrie3,61971.85%1,27525.31%1412.80%20.04%2,34446.54%5,037Hamilton3,91468.15%1,70429.67%1242.16%10.02%2,21038.48%5,743Hancock3,30275.25%1,00922.99%741.69%30.07%2,29352.26%4,388Hardin4,64570.40%1,79327.17%1582.39%20.03%2,85243.23%6,598Harrison4,06973.55%1,32523.95%1312.37%70.13%2,74449.60%5,532Henry4,83769.47%1,98728.54%1381.98%10.01%2,85040.93%6,963Howard2,31068.18%1,01029.81%651.92%30.09%1,30038.37%3,388Humboldt3,01677.81%79620.54%641.65%00.00%2,22057.28%3,876Ida2,23981.33%46817.00%441.60%20.07%1,77164.33%2,753Iowa5,00166.87%2,29930.74%1732.31%60.08%2,70236.13%7,479Jackson5,26067.58%2,27829.27%2433.12%20.03%2,98238.31%7,783Jasper9,55263.62%5,01933.43%4372.91%50.03%4,53330.19%15,013Jefferson3,44951.79%3,08646.34%1221.83%30.05%3635.45%6,660Johnson18,41328.93%43,68668.65%1,5032.36%360.06%−25,273−39.71%63,638Jones5,28564.64%2,67832.75%2092.56%40.05%2,60731.89%8,176Keokuk2,95376.88%83721.79%511.33%00.00%2,11655.09%3,841Kossuth5,03074.67%1,59223.63%1131.68%10.01%3,43851.04%6,736Lee7,18262.64%4,03235.17%2472.15%40.03%3,15027.47%11,465Linn42,88745.87%47,53950.84%3,0083.22%650.07%−4,652−4.98%93,499Louisa2,57873.18%86424.52%812.30%00.00%1,71448.65%3,523Lucas2,59975.27%78222.65%681.97%40.12%1,81752.62%3,453Lyon4,43888.78%53410.68%260.52%10.02%3,90478.10%4,999Madison5,30770.21%2,07727.48%1722.28%30.04%3,23042.73%7,559Mahaska6,29977.49%1,66720.51%1591.96%40.05%4,63256.98%8,129Marion10,23771.27%3,80826.51%3132.18%60.04%6,42944.76%14,364Marshall7,54460.89%4,58437.00%2602.10%20.02%2,96023.89%12,390Mills4,03471.41%1,48726.32%1252.21%30.05%2,54745.09%5,649Mitchell2,89968.18%1,26329.70%892.09%10.02%1,63638.48%4,252Monona2,55576.61%71821.53%581.74%40.12%1,83755.08%3,335Monroe2,26676.40%63521.41%642.16%10.03%1,63154.99%2,966Montgomery2,60273.21%87124.51%812.28%00.00%1,73148.71%3,554Muscatine7,90259.72%4,95037.41%3712.80%80.06%2,95222.31%13,231O'Brien4,54184.15%77614.38%771.43%20.04%3,76569.77%5,396Osceola2,01887.55%24510.63%401.74%20.09%1,77376.92%2,305Page3,79674.39%1,19223.36%1132.21%20.04%2,60451.03%5,103Palo Alto2,70675.12%82923.01%621.72%50.14%1,87752.11%3,602Plymouth8,02781.72%1,64316.73%1521.55%10.01%6,38464.99%9,823Pocahontas2,26979.34%53218.60%592.06%00.00%1,73760.73%2,860Polk85,54244.79%100,31252.52%4,9682.60%1770.09%−14,770−7.73%190,999Pottawattamie18,15262.42%10,31835.48%5902.03%200.07%7,83426.94%29,080Poweshiek4,49158.88%2,95738.77%1772.32%30.04%1,53420.11%7,628Ringgold1,57475.67%45621.92%482.31%20.10%1,11853.75%2,080Sac3,13579.17%75419.04%681.72%30.08%2,38160.13%3,960Scott34,60454.29%27,53043.19%1,5732.47%350.05%7,07411.10%63,742Shelby3,57076.01%1,02321.78%1032.19%10.02%2,54754.23%4,697Sioux12,79090.13%1,2809.02%1170.82%30.02%11,51081.11%14,190Story16,21443.85%19,87653.76%8522.30%300.08%−3,662−9.90%36,972Tama4,38966.16%2,05330.95%1862.80%60.09%2,33635.21%6,634Taylor1,85080.50%40517.62%421.83%10.04%1,44562.88%2,298Union3,18069.42%1,27827.90%1212.64%20.04%1,90241.52%4,581Van Buren2,18978.15%56820.28%441.57%00.00%1,62157.87%2,801Wapello6,82264.91%3,39732.32%2852.71%60.06%3,42532.59%10,510Warren14,63161.38%8,53135.79%6562.75%190.08%6,10025.59%23,837Washington5,69264.65%2,93733.36%1711.94%50.06%2,75531.29%8,805Wayne1,93981.37%40617.04%381.59%00.00%1,53364.33%2,383Webster8,02866.62%3,77431.32%2381.97%110.09%4,25435.30%12,051Winnebago2,99167.99%1,30129.57%1042.36%30.07%1,69038.42%4,399Winneshiek5,53057.15%3,97441.07%1711.77%20.02%1,55616.08%9,677Woodbury18,98266.24%9,05331.59%5912.06%300.10%9,92934.65%28,656Worth2,12365.26%1,03931.94%882.71%30.09%1,08433.32%3,253Wright3,10572.43%1,07124.98%1102.57%10.02%2,03447.45%4,287TOTALS709,19858.04%482,95039.53%28,9982.37%7180.06%226,24818.52%1,221,864 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 four congressional districts. District Reynolds DeJear Representative 55% 43%Mariannette Miller-Meeks 57% 41%Ashley Hinson 53% 44%Cindy Axne (117th Congress)Zach Nunn (118th Congress) 69% 29%Randy Feenstra
See also Elections in Iowa Political party strength in Iowa 2022 Iowa elections
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References
External links Official campaign websites Deidre DeJear (D) for Governor Kim Reynolds (R) for Governor Rick Stewart (L) for Governor