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Date Type Results
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 Steve King(I)
128,363
65.75% 		 Matthew Campbell
63,160
32.35% 		 Martin James Monroe
3,622
1.86% 		  Write-In (W)
94
0.05%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 Steve King(I)
159,430
59.80% 		 Rob Hubler
99,601
37.36% 		 Victor Vara
7,406
2.78% 		  Write-In
180
0.07%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 Steve King(I)
105,580
58.50% 		 Joyce Schulte
64,181
35.56% 		 Roy Nielsen
8,159
4.52% 		 Cheryl Broderson
2,479
1.37% 		  Write-In
65
0.04%
Nov 02, 2004 General Election
 Steve King(I)
168,593
63.30% 		 Joyce Schulte
97,597
36.64% 		  Others (W)
161
0.06%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Steve King
113,257
62.15% 		 Paul Shomshor
68,853
37.78% 		  Others (W)
127
0.07%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 2000 General Election
 Tom Latham(I)
159,367
68.75% 		 Mike Palecek
67,593
29.16% 		 Ben L. Olson
2,875
1.24% 		 Ray Holtorf
1,917
0.83% 		  Others
54
0.02%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 Tom Latham(I)
132,730
99.22% 		  Write-In (W)
1,041
0.78%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 Tom Latham(I)
147,576
65.45% 		 MacDonald Smith
75,785
33.61% 		 Michael C. Dimick
2,038
0.90% 		  Write-In (W)
80
0.04%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 Tom Latham
114,796
60.83% 		 Sheila McGuire Riggs
73,627
39.01% 		  Write-In (W)
298
0.16%
Nov 03, 1992 General Election
 Fred Grandy(I)
196,942
99.28% 		  Write-In (W)
1,424
0.72%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Jim Ross Lightfoot(I)
99,978
68.01% 		 Rod Powell
47,022
31.99% 		  Write-In (W)
12
0.01%
Nov 08, 1988 General Election
 Jim Ross Lightfoot(I)
117,761
63.87% 		 Gene Freund
66,599
36.12% 		  Write-In (W)
8
0.00%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 Jim Ross Lightfoot(I)
85,025
59.21% 		 Scott Hughes
58,552
40.78% 		  Write-In (W)
12
0.01%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 Jim Ross Lightfoot
104,632
50.77% 		 Jerome D. Fitzgerald
101,435
49.22% 		  Write-In (W)
5
0.00%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 Tom Harkin(I)
93,333
58.86% 		 Arlyn E. Danker
65,200
41.12% 		  Write-In (W)
30
0.02%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1980 General Election
 Tom Harkin(I)
127,895
60.22% 		 Calvin O. "Cal" Hultman, Sr.
84,472
39.78% 		  Write-In (W)
3
0.00%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Tom Harkin(I)
82,333
58.93% 		 Julian B. Garrett
57,377
41.07% 		  Write-In (W)
6
0.00%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
 Tom Harkin(I)
135,600
64.86% 		 Kenneth R. Fulk
71,377
34.14% 		 Verlyn Leroy Hayes
2,075
0.99% 		  Write-In (W)
10
0.00%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Tom Harkin
81,146
51.09% 		 William J. Scherle(I)
77,683
48.91%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 William J. Scherle(I)
108,596
55.26% 		 Tom Harkin
87,937
44.74%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Neal Smith(I)
73,820
64.89% 		 Don Mahon
37,374
32.86% 		 John H. Grant
1,297
1.14% 		 Roy E. Berger
1,262
1.11%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Neal Smith(I)
99,586
62.13% 		 Don Mahon
60,710
37.87%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 Neal Smith(I)
72,875
60.44% 		 Don Mahon
46,981
38.97% 		 Robbins Risher
712
0.59%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 Neal Smith(I)
108,212
69.61% 		 Benjamin J. Gibson, Jr.
46,160
29.70% 		 Albert A. Payne
1,075
0.69%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 Neal Smith(I)
73,963
62.77% 		 Sonja C. Egenes
43,877
37.23%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Neal Smith(I)
91,808
52.98% 		 Floyd M. Burgeson
81,474
47.02%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 Neal Smith
61,693
52.28% 		 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
56,320
47.72%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
85,178
51.13% 		 William F. Denman, Sr.
81,418
48.87%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
61,355
55.57% 		 James A. McLaughlin
49,063
44.43%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
95,057
58.75% 		 Alvin P. Meyer
66,303
40.98% 		 Richard DeCamp
433
0.27%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
57,429
56.94% 		 Gibson C. Holliday
43,105
42.74% 		 Richard DeCamp
318
0.32%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
60,103
50.79% 		 Vince L. Browner
57,370
48.48% 		 William F. Martin
509
0.43% 		 Richard DeCamp
362
0.31%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
41,679
59.40% 		 Vince L. Browner
28,490
40.60%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
66,260
54.05% 		 Ralph N. Lynch
56,138
45.79% 		 Betty Ann Paddock
192
0.16%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Paul H. Cunningham(I)
48,578
63.20% 		 E. Frank Fox
28,287
36.80%
Date Type Results
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Karl M. Le Compte(I)
66,940
53.27% 		 Roy E. Stevens
58,718
46.73%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Karl M. Le Compte
50,860
53.93% 		 Ruth F. Hollingshead
43,452
46.07%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Lloyd Thurston(I)
63,802
51.50% 		 Kenneth F. Baldridge
58,971
47.60% 		 Andy Swanson
1,023
0.83% 		 Lloyd Sprinkel
99
0.08%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Lloyd Thurston(I)
54,699
52.27% 		 Ernest H. Fabritz
48,949
46.78% 		 John C. Gibbs
649
0.62% 		 Latitia M. Conard
342
0.33%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Lloyd Thurston(I)
51,909
50.09% 		 Lloyd Ellis
51,732
49.91%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Cyrenus Cole(I)
23,221
53.81% 		 H.M. Cooper
19,931
46.19%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Cyrenus Cole(I)
54,703
66.23% 		 Maurice Cahill
27,893
33.77%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Cyrenus Cole(I)
31,253
71.82% 		 C. E. Walters
12,263
28.18%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Cyrenus Cole(I)
52,180
70.18% 		 W.N. Townsend
22,175
29.82%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Cyrenus Cole(I)
33,607
67.99% 		 G.A. Smith
15,825
32.01%
Jul 19, 1921 Special Election
 Cyrenus Cole
9,519
60.61% 		 John N. Hughes
6,187
39.39%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 James W. Good(I)
58,197
100.00%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 James W. Good(I)
20,655
65.09% 		 Sherman W. Dewolf
11,078
34.91%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 James W. Good(I)
27,438
64.08% 		 Robert M. Peet
14,654
34.22% 		 Myron F. Wiltse
503
1.17% 		 James W. Lee
165
0.39% 		 Lindley M. Osborne
58
0.14%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 James W. Good(I)
20,752
56.15% 		 Joseph Mekota
14,497
39.22% 		 Lindley M. Osborne
689
1.86% 		 Myron F. Wiltse
560
1.52% 		 S. B. Miller
461
1.25%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 James W. Good(I)
19,030
47.70% 		 S. C. Huber
17,631
44.19% 		 Fred A. Niles
1,870
4.69% 		 Louis N. Nock
841
2.11% 		 F. J. Thomas
522
1.31%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 James W. Good(I)
16,953
51.77% 		 S. C. Huber
14,676
44.82% 		 W. B. Goulding
560
1.71% 		 Frank Swearinger
557
1.70%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 James W. Good
22,776
57.27% 		 Samuel K. Tracy
15,994
40.22% 		 C. P. Whitmore
659
1.66% 		 L. A. Hanson
342
0.86%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
19,076
54.28% 		 Robert C. Stirton
14,612
41.58% 		 Orin L. Crowell
811
2.31% 		 Malcolm Smith
644
1.83%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
25,313
59.66% 		 John A. Green
15,019
35.40% 		 Oren D. Ellett
1,252
2.95% 		 M. T. DeWoody
846
1.99%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
19,516
56.53% 		 Anthony C. Daly
13,733
39.78% 		 Malcolm Smith
993
2.88% 		 A. C. Palmer
281
0.81%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
27,124
59.55% 		 Daniel Kerr
18,266
40.10% 		 George Slade
157
0.34%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
21,335
55.94% 		 L. J. Rowell
15,970
41.87% 		 J. G. Van Ness
719
1.89% 		 J. W. Whitmer
76
0.20% 		 L. G. Wood
42
0.11%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
26,133
57.74% 		 John R. Caldwell
18,765
41.46% 		 Laurie Tatum
364
0.80%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins(I)
21,261
55.23% 		 William P. Daniels
15,487
40.23% 		 William H. Calhoun
1,218
3.16% 		 J. A. Hamilton
526
1.37%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 Robert G. Cousins
20,033
49.92% 		 John T. Hamilton(I)
18,935
47.18% 		 Thomas E. Mann
637
1.59% 		 J. J. Milne
529
1.32%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 John T. Hamilton
18,153
50.06% 		 George R. Struble
17,860
49.25% 		 Enoch Lewis
250
0.69%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 Daniel Kerr(I)
19,453
52.53% 		 J. H. Preston
16,937
45.74% 		 William H. Calhoun
367
0.99% 		 E. J. Helmes
273
0.74%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 Daniel Kerr
16,696
51.12% 		 Benjamin T. Frederick(I)
15,963
48.88%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
 Benjamin T. Frederick
16,679
50.16% 		 Milo P. Smith
16,541
49.75% 		 Enoch Lewis
29
0.09%
Oct 10, 1882 Election Overturned
 Benjamin T. Frederick
11,813
50.11% 		 James E. "Tama Jim" Wilson
11,760
49.89% 		 David Platner
0
0.00%
Oct 10, 1882 General Election
 James E. "Tama Jim" Wilson
11,791
47.52% 		 Benjamin T. Frederick
11,768
47.43% 		 David Platner
1,253
5.05%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
 William G. Thompson(I)
20,016
59.85% 		 R. E. Austin
11,315
33.83% 		 A. F. Palmer
2,114
6.32%
Oct 14, 1879 Special Election
 William G. Thompson
18,156
63.16% 		 William H. Calhoun
9,603
33.41% 		 LeGrand Byington
876
3.05% 		 H. E. Boardman
112
0.39%
Oct 08, 1878 General Election
 Rush Clark(I)
14,205
52.78% 		 George Carter
12,011
44.63% 		 Timothy Brown
697
2.59%
Oct 10, 1876 General Election
 Rush Clark
19,274
60.39% 		 Nathan Worley
11,154
34.95% 		 George W. Rutherford
1,487
4.66%
Oct 13, 1874 General Election
 James E. "Tama Jim" Wilson(I)
12,724
62.97% 		 James Wilkinson
7,481
37.03%
Nov 05, 1872 General Election
 James E. "Tama Jim" Wilson
15,531
67.63% 		 John P. Irish
7,434
32.37%
Date Type Results
Oct 11, 1870 General Election
 Francis W. Palmer(I)
19,798
61.27% 		 B. F. Montgomery
12,516
38.73%
Oct 13, 1868 General Election
 Francis W. Palmer
20,409
60.36% 		 P. Gad Bryan
13,402
39.64%
Oct 09, 1866 General Election
 Grenville M. Dodge
14,236
58.99% 		 James M. Tuttle
9,898
41.01%
Nov 08, 1864 General Election
 John A. Kasson(I)
13,640
65.74% 		 M. D. McHenry
7,108
34.26%
Oct 14, 1862 General Election
 John A. Kasson
10,306
58.38% 		 D. O. Finch
7,346
41.62%

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