United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008

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United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008
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Nominee Tom Harkin Christopher Reed
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 941,665 560,006
Percentage 62.66% 37.26%
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County results
U.S. senator before election

Tom Harkin
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 Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Harkin
Democratic
Elections in Iowa
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a fifth term in the United States Senate. Unlike all of Harkin's previous bids for re-election, he was not challenged by a sitting United States Congressman this year, instead facing small businessman Christopher Reed, who won the Republican primary by just a few hundred votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Harkin (Incumbent) 90,785 98.83
Democratic Write-ins 1,074 1.17
Total votes 91,859 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher Reed 24,964 35.32
Republican George Eichhorn 24,390 34.51
Republican Steve Rathje 21,062 29.80
Republican Write-ins 256 0.36
Total votes 70,672 100.00

General election

Polling

Poll Source Dates administered Tom Harkin (D) Christopher Reed (R)
Survey USA October 29, 2008 61% 35%
Rasmussen Reports October 23, 2008 57% 41%
Survey USA September 17-18, 2008 60% 37%
Rasmussen Reports August 7, 2008 60% 36%
Rasmussen Reports July 10, 2008 55% 37%
Rasmussen Reports June 10, 2008 53% 37%
Research 2000 April 21-23, 2008 59% 20%

Results

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tom Harkin (Incumbent) 941,665 62.66% +8.48%
Republican Christopher Reed 560,006 37.26% -6.52%
Write-ins 1,247 0.08%
Majority 381,659 25.39% +15.00%
Turnout 1,502,918
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf
  2. ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf
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