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  IA US Senate - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Iowa > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 14, 2014 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open June 03, 2014 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 03, 2014 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2021 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedRP September 14, 2014 10:58pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameTom Harkin Votes941,665 (62.66%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin381,659 (+25.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameJoni Ernst Votes588,575 (52.10%)
Term01/03/2015 - 01/03/2021 Margin94,205 (+8.34%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIA US Senate 11/04/2014
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/12/2012 06/03/2014
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Steve King 1 ----12
Leaning Call: Steve King (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Steve King (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/29/2013 04/08/2014

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Sen. Joni Ernst Sam Clovis Mark Jacobs US Attorney Matt Whitaker Scott Schaben Write-In  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 88,535 (56.12%) 28,418 (18.02%) 26,523 (16.81%) 11,884 (7.53%) 2,233 (1.42%) 155 (0.10%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -60,117 (-38.11%) -62,012 (-39.31%) -76,651 (-48.59%) -86,302 (-54.71%) -88,380 (-56.03%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg25.00%-- 6.70%-- 22.77%-- 4.02%-- 1.34%-- 0.00%--  
Suffolk University 
04/03/14-04/08/14		 25.00% -- 6.70% -- 22.77% -- 4.02% -- 1.34% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
02/01/13-02/03/13		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Wenzel Strategies (R) 
02/01/13-02/02/13		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Harper Polling 
01/29/13-01/29/13		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Rick Santorum 🔗
R William "Bill" Northey
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Robert D. "Bob" Brownell (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Steve Deace (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Drew Ivers (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Steve King (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		William "Bill" Northey (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Kim Reynolds (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Matt Schultz (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Bob Vander Plaats (R)
Jan 01, 2014
David A. Vaudt (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Brad Zaun (R)
Jan 01, 2014 		Tom Latham (R)
Feb 27, 2013

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 11, 2013 12:00pm Announcement Republican Joni Ernst joins U.S. Senate race  Article Crimson 
May 07, 2013 11:50am Announcement GOP’s Matt Whitaker says he’s running for U.S. Senate [IA]  Article COSDem 
May 06, 2013 11:00am News Reynolds confirms she’s urged state Sen. Joni Ernst to run for Harkin’s U.S. Senate seat  Article COSDem 
May 03, 2013 08:05pm Announcement Steve King won't run for Senate  Article COSDem 
May 03, 2013 07:00pm Speculative Will Red Oak’s Joni Ernst be Iowa's next U.S. Senator?  Article COSDem 
May 02, 2013 07:00pm News Vander Plaats says Latham could reverse, pursue 2014 Senate seat  Article COSDem 

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