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Parents > United States > Iowa > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1996 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 1996 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Turnout 44.08% Total Population
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedBarack O-blame-a April 20, 2004 12:40am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1990
NameTom Harkin Votes529,571 (53.82%)
Term01/03/1991 - 01/03/1997 Margin76,298 (+7.75%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameTom Harkin Votes554,278 (54.18%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin106,386 (+10.40%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 04, 1996 IA US Senate- R Primary
Jim Ross Lightfoot
R 165,270
Jun 04, 1996 IA US Senate- D Primary
Tom Harkin
D 99,547
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CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Tom Harkin Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot Sue Atkinson Fred Gratzon Joe Sulentic Shirley E. Pena Others
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Natural Law Independent Socialist Workers Nonpartisan
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Uncertified Votes634,166 (51.81%) 571,807 (46.71%) 9,768 (0.80%) 4,248 (0.35%) 1,941 (0.16%) 1,844 (0.15%) 280 (0.02%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -62,359 (-5.09%) -624,398 (-51.01%) -629,918 (-51.46%) -632,225 (-51.65%) -632,322 (-51.66%) -633,886 (-51.79%)
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.66%-- 35.11%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
05/24/96-05/26/96		 46.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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