RepublicanNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Clifford Branstad
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 (1982–1996). Ran in 9 elections between 1978 and 1994, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +32.5
- Won 1994
- Elections
- 9
- 1978–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Branstad was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 8Iowa House of Representatives, District 16
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Branstad has run
Margin: how far Branstad finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Jack Niewald (D) | 66.2% | R+32.5 |
| 1992 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Leslie M. Granger (D) | 62.2% | R+24.3 |
| 1990 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Jack Niewald (D) | 60.5% | R+21.1 |
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Paul Devine Jr. (D) | 53.8% | R+7.7 |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Paul Devine Jr. (D) | 54% | R+8.0 |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Ruth A. Bolie (D) | 62.3% | R+24.6 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Ruth A. Bolie (D) | 65.7% | R+31.4 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.5% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Branstad has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 16 · 1982–1996
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 8 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Branstad has run against
- Jack Niewald (D) · 1994 election, won
- Leslie M. Granger (D) · 1992 election, won
- Paul Devine Jr. (D) · 1988 election, won
- Ruth A. Bolie (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive