1990 United States Senate election in Iowa

1990 United States Senate election in Iowa
	November 5, 1990
	County results ; Harkin: 50–60% 60–70%; Tauke: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Tom Harkin; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Tom Harkin; Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a second term in office. Harkin was opposed by Republican U.S. Congressman Tom Tauke, from Iowa's 2nd congressional district, and both Harkin and Tauke won their primaries uncontested. Though Harkin performed slightly worse than he had six years earlier, he was successful in his re-election bid and defeated Tauke. He was the only Democrat re-elected to the Senate from the state since 1938.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tom Harkin, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (incumbent)	162,661	99.47
	Democratic	Write-ins	867	0.53
Total votes			163,528	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Tom Tauke, U.S. Representative from Dubuque

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tauke	91,798	99.81%
	Republican	Write-ins	172	0.19%
Total votes			91,970	100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Iowa, 1990^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (incumbent)	535,975	54.47%	−0.98%
	Republican	Tom Tauke	446,869	45.42%	+1.76%
	Write-in		1,089	0.11%
Majority			89,106	9.06%	−2.74%
Turnout			983,933
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).

[Election_results-1] Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).

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Candidates

Results

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Candidates

Results

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Results

See also

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