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  IA Governor - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Iowa > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1998 - 12:00am
Polls Open June 02, 1998 - 06:00am
Polls Close June 02, 1998 - 06:00pm
Term Start January 02, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 2003 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedMontanaGov March 25, 2008 01:17pm
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionLt. Governor Joy Corning dropped out of the race [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/08/1994
NameTerry Branstad Votes566,395 (56.80%)
Term01/13/1995 - 01/15/1999 Margin151,942 (+15.24%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

12/01/1997 03/01/1998

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot David A. Oman Secretary of State Paul D. Pate
PartyRepublican Republican Republican
Votes113,329 (69.99%) 35,353 (21.83%) 13,233 (8.17%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -77,976 (-48.16%) -100,096 (-61.82%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Des Moines Register 
03/01-03/01
74.00% (+14.0) 8.00% (+2.0) 9.00% (+3.0)
Des Moines Register 
12/01-12/01
60.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Terry Branstad

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 16, 1998 05:00pm News Jim Ross Lightfoot still front-runner in Iowa race  Article COSDem 
Feb 27, 1998 01:50pm News Iowa Lt. Governor Corning drops out of race for governor, cites time constraints  Article COSDem 

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