The 1982 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Republican nominee Terry Branstad defeated Democratic nominee Roxanne Conlin with 52.81% of the vote.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 8, 1982.
Democratic primary
Candidates Roxanne Conlin, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa Jerome D. Fitzgerald, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 1978 Edward Campbell, former state Democratic Party chairman
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Terry Branstad, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Terry Branstad, Republican Roxanne Conlin, Democratic
Other candidates Marcia Farrington, Libertarian Jim Bittner, Socialist
Results
References