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United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008

 

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008
November 4, 2008
 
Nominee Tom Harkin Christopher Reed
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 941,665 560,006
Percentage 62.66% 37.26%

County results
U.S. Senator before election

Tom Harkin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Harkin
Democratic

Elections in Iowa

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.

Contents

  • Democratic primary 1
    • Candidates 1.1
    • Results 1.2
  • Republican primary 2
    • Candidates 2.1
    • Results 2.2
  • General election 3
    • Polling 3.1
    • Results 3.2
  • References 4

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%
Totals 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%
Totals 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. ^ a b http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf
  2. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf
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