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2014Final results

2014 election for Iowa Governor

Governor · Iowa

Terry E. Branstad (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Hatch (D) by 22.6 points.

Terry E. BranstadRepublican · winner
61.3%666,032
Jack HatchDemocrat
38.7%420,787
1,086,819 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+8.42002D+9.82006R+10.02010R+22.62014R+2.72018R+18.52022

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET