Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018
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The 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is eligible to seek a full term.
Former Governor Terry Branstad had said in 2015 that he was not likely to run for another term but did not definitively rule it out. After the 2016 presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Branstad to be the United States Ambassador to China and was confirmed by the United States Senate, he resigned as governor to assume that position on May 24, 2017. Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds then assumed the governorship.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson received 3.8 percent of the votes in Iowa in 2016, surpassing the 2 percent threshold to attain full political party status. As a result, the Libertarian Party will be allowed to hold a primary to select a nominee.
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