The 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term, defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote and winning seven counties she lost in 2018: Black Hawk, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jefferson, Lee, and Scott.
First elected as lieutenant governor in 2010, Reynolds assumed the governorship on May 24, 2017, following the resignation of Governor Terry Branstad to become the U.S. ambassador to China. She was elected in her own right in 2018 in what was considered a minor upset before dramatically increasing her vote share in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kim Reynolds, incumbent governor (2017–present)
Declined
- Ashley Hinson, U.S. representative from IA-01 (2021–present) (ran for re-election)
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Deidre DeJear, small business owner and nominee for secretary of state of Iowa in 2018
Withdrawn
- Ras Smith, state representative from HD-62 (2017–2023)
Declined
- Cindy Axne, U.S. representative from IA-03 (2019–2023) (ran for re-election)
- Abby Finkenauer, former U.S. representative from IA-01 (2019–2021) (ran for U.S. Senate)
- Rob Sand, Iowa state auditor (2019–present) (ran for re-election)
Endorsements
Deidre DeJear
Minor parties and independents
Libertarian Party
Nominee
- Rick Stewart, Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020, Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa in 2018, and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014. Marco Battaglia of Des Moines was Stewart's running mate.
Independents
Declared
General election
Endorsements
Kim Reynolds (R)
Executive branch officials
- Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2018–2019) and former governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
U.S. senators
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. senator from Tennessee (2019–present)
- Joni Ernst, U.S. senator from Iowa (2015–present)
- Chuck Grassley, U.S. senator from Iowa (1981–present)
- Rick Scott, U.S. senator from Florida (2019–present)
U.S. representatives
- Ashley Hinson, U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district (2021–2023)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks, U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district (2021–2023)
State legislators
- Chris Cournoyer, state senator from the 49th district (2019–2023)
- Norlin Mommsen, state representative from the 97th district (2015–2023)
- Zach Nunn, state senator from the 15th district (2019–2023) and Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in 2022
Organizations
- Iowa Farm Bureau
- Maggie's List
- National Right to Life Committee
- NRA Political Victory Fund
- Susan B. Anthony List
Newspapers
Polling
Aggregate polls
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Black Hawk (largest city: Waterloo)
- Clinton (largest city: Clinton)
- Des Moines (largest city: Burlington)
- Dubuque (largest city: Dubuque)
- Jefferson (largest city: Fairfield)
- Lee (largest city: Fort Madison)
- Scott (largest city: Davenport)
By congressional district
Reynolds won all four congressional districts.