2022 Iowa General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the Iowa 2022 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Kim Reynolds received 706.6k (59.5 %) votes, beating Deidre DeJear who gained 481.5k (40.5 %) by 225.1k votes in Iowa.

Deidre DeJear won 4 counties out of the 99 counties that make up Iowa. The record shows that Kim Reynolds won 95 counties.

2022 IA Primary Election vs Gubernatorial General Elections Counties Won

In the Primary, Deidre DeJear won 7 counties in a 2 way match up. Kim Reynolds trailed behind him winning 92 counties in the 2022 general Elections.

2022 IA Gubernatorial Primary vs Gubernatorial General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won

On a head to head count with the total votes between in Kim Reynolds and Deidre DeJear between the Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections the vote difference is 225,086 (225k) . These values are represented by a vote increment of 521,258 (521k) for Kim Reynolds and 335,963 (336k) for Deidre DeJear at the Gubernatorial General Elections.

During the 2022; General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Gubernatorial Primary Elections vs Gubernatorial General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Polk, Linn, Scott), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Polk, Linn and Scott, three of the larger counties in Iowa voted in favor of Kim Reynolds giving him a 0 vote advantage out of those counties. Deidre DeJear steady win in many of the smaller counties wasn't enough for him to catch up, making Kim Reynolds gain an upper hand in the State of Iowa.