Poll | Date | Sample | MoE | Branstad (R) | Hatch (D) | Spread |
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RCP Average | 10/11 - 10/27 | -- | -- | 54.8 | 36.2 | Branstad +18.6 |
Quinnipiac | 10/22 - 10/27 | 817 LV | 3.4 | 56 | 37 | Branstad +19 |
Loras College | 10/21 - 10/24 | 1121 LV | 2.9 | 55 | 34 | Branstad +21 |
NBC News/Marist | 10/18 - 10/22 | 772 LV | 3.5 | 59 | 36 | Branstad +23 |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | 10/16 - 10/23 | 2322 LV | 3.0 | 50 | 37 | Branstad +13 |
USA Today/Suffolk* | 10/11 - 10/14 | 500 LV | 4.4 | 54 | 37 | Branstad +17 |
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In 2006, Chet Culver became only the second Democrat to succeed another Democrat as governor in Iowa’s history. His tenure was rocky, as he sought to govern a largely conservative state in a fairly progressive/liberal manner. He raised the minimum wage, pushed through funding for stem cell research, and raised the state’s cigarette tax. He has also been associated with the state Supreme Court’s ruling that the state’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional.
In the 2010 general election, Culver drew Terry Branstad as his opponent. Branstad was a fairly popular governor of the state from 1983 through 1999, and decided to rejoin the fray that year, winning by 10 points. Branstad is now the second-longest serving governor in United States history. This race had looked competitive earlier in the year, but Branstad seems to have pulled away and seems likely to win re-election, eclipsing George Clinton of New York (1777-1795, 1801-1804).
Poll | Date | Sample | MoE | Branstad (R) | Hatch (D) | Spread |
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RCP Average | 10/11 - 10/27 | -- | -- | 54.8 | 36.2 | Branstad +18.6 |
Quinnipiac | 10/22 - 10/27 | 817 LV | 3.4 | 56 | 37 | Branstad +19 |
Loras College | 10/21 - 10/24 | 1121 LV | 2.9 | 55 | 34 | Branstad +21 |
NBC News/Marist | 10/18 - 10/22 | 772 LV | 3.5 | 59 | 36 | Branstad +23 |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | 10/16 - 10/23 | 2322 LV | 3.0 | 50 | 37 | Branstad +13 |
Quinnipiac | 10/15 - 10/21 | 964 LV | 3.2 | 55 | 37 | Branstad +18 |
USA Today/Suffolk* | 10/11 - 10/14 | 500 LV | 4.4 | 54 | 37 | Branstad +17 |
Quinnipiac | 10/8 - 10/13 | 967 LV | 3.2 | 54 | 39 | Branstad +15 |
Des Moines Register/Bloomberg | 10/3 - 10/8 | 1000 LV | 3.1 | 54 | 39 | Branstad +15 |
Loras College | 10/1 - 10/3 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 56 | 33 | Branstad +23 |
NBC News/Marist | 9/27 - 10/1 | 778 LV | 3.5 | 58 | 36 | Branstad +22 |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | 9/20 - 10/1 | 2359 LV | 2.0 | 52 | 39 | Branstad +13 |
PPP (D) | 9/25 - 9/28 | 1192 LV | 2.8 | 52 | 38 | Branstad +14 |
Des Moines Register* | 9/21 - 9/24 | 546 LV | 4.2 | 48 | 34 | Branstad +14 |
Rasmussen Reports | 9/17 - 9/18 | 750 LV | 4.0 | 46 | 40 | Branstad +6 |
FOX News | 9/14 - 9/16 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 50 | 37 | Branstad +13 |
Quinnipiac | 9/10 - 9/15 | 1167 LV | 2.9 | 60 | 37 | Branstad +23 |
Loras College | 9/2 - 9/5 | 1200 LV | 2.8 | 56 | 34 | Branstad +22 |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | 8/18 - 9/2 | 1764 LV | 3.0 | 51 | 38 | Branstad +13 |
USA Today/Suffolk* | 8/23 - 8/26 | 500 LV | 4.4 | 47 | 35 | Branstad +12 |
PPP (D) | 8/22 - 8/24 | 915 LV | 3.2 | 50 | 37 | Branstad +13 |
Rasmussen Reports | 8/11 - 8/12 | 750 LV | 4.0 | 52 | 35 | Branstad +17 |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | 7/5 - 7/24 | 2044 RV | -- | 51 | 40 | Branstad +11 |
NBC News/Marist | 7/7 - 7/13 | 1599 RV | 2.5 | 53 | 38 | Branstad +15 |
Quinnipiac | 6/12 - 6/16 | 1277 RV | 2.7 | 47 | 38 | Branstad +9 |
Loras College | 6/4 - 6/5 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 52 | 38 | Branstad +14 |
Rasmussen Reports | 6/4 - 6/5 | 750 LV | 4.0 | 49 | 40 | Branstad +9 |
PPP (D) | 5/15 - 5/19 | 914 RV | 3.3 | 48 | 40 | Branstad +8 |
CEA/Hickman Analytics (D) | 4/24 - 4/30 | 500 LV | 4.4 | 50 | 40 | Branstad +10 |
Vox Populi/Daily Caller (R) | 4/22 - 4/24 | 600 RV | -- | 45 | 43 | Branstad +2 |
Suffolk | 4/3 - 4/8 | 800 LV | 3.5 | 42 | 32 | Branstad +10 |
Quinnipiac | 3/5 - 3/10 | 1411 RV | 2.6 | 46 | 35 | Branstad +11 |
Des Moines Register | 2/23 - 2/26 | 461 LV | 4.6 | 44 | 29 | Branstad +15 |
PPP (D) | 2/20 - 2/23 | 869 RV | 3.3 | 48 | 36 | Branstad +12 |
Quinnipiac | 12/10 - 12/15 | 1617 RV | 2.4 | 49 | 33 | Branstad +16 |
Des Moines Register | 12/8 - 12/11 | 325 LV | -- | 52 | 29 | Branstad +23 |
PPP (D) | 7/5 - 7/7 | 668 RV | 3.8 | 47 | 35 | Branstad +12 |
Des Moines Register | 6/2 - 6/5 | 591 LV | 4.0 | 55 | 27 | Branstad +28 |
PPP (D) | 2/1 - 2/3 | 846 RV | -- | 48 | 33 | Branstad +15 |