Iowa 1996 Senate Election

Tom Harkin vs. Jim Ross Lightfoot

Tom Harkin won the Iowa 1996 senate election with 634,166 votes (51.8%), a margin of D+5.1.

Statewide Results

51.8%
46.7%
634,166
Tom Harkin (51.8%)
571,807
Jim Ross Lightfoot (46.7%)
Total Votes: 1,224,054|Margin: D+5.1

County Results

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County Results (99 counties)

CountyMargin
Johnson CountyD+35.4
Lee CountyD+25.3
Des Moines CountyD+20.9
Buchanan CountyD+18.2
Black Hawk CountyD+18.1
Wapello CountyD+17.4
Linn CountyD+17.3
Jones CountyD+16.2
Boone CountyD+15.3
Jackson CountyD+14.0
Dubuque CountyD+13.9
Benton CountyD+13.6
Story CountyD+13.4
Polk CountyD+12.4
Cerro Gordo CountyD+11.9
Clayton CountyD+11.6
Worth CountyD+11.2
Floyd CountyD+11.0
Chickasaw CountyD+10.8
Clinton CountyD+9.9
Tama CountyD+9.5
Davis CountyD+9.3
Monroe CountyD+8.7
Jasper CountyD+8.5
Cedar CountyD+7.6
Poweshiek CountyD+6.9
Marshall CountyD+6.7
Fayette CountyD+6.6
Warren CountyD+6.4
Dallas CountyD+5.9
Webster CountyD+5.4
Scott CountyD+5.1
Keokuk CountyD+5.0
Muscatine CountyD+5.0
Delaware CountyD+4.9
Bremer CountyD+4.8
Emmet CountyD+4.1
Appanoose CountyD+3.6
Iowa CountyD+3.6
Greene CountyD+3.5
Palo Alto CountyD+3.0
Henry CountyD+2.5
Clarke CountyD+1.9
Winneshiek CountyD+1.2
Howard CountyD+1.1
Washington CountyD+1.1
Madison CountyD+1.0
Hamilton CountyD+1.0
Lucas CountyD+0.7
Winnebago CountyD+0.7
Mitchell CountyD+0.7
Jefferson CountyD+0.5
Louisa CountyR+0.7
Guthrie CountyR+0.8
Decatur CountyR+1.0
Audubon CountyR+1.2
Hardin CountyR+1.6
Union CountyR+2.0
Franklin CountyR+2.0
Ringgold CountyR+2.8
Van Buren CountyR+3.2
Kossuth CountyR+3.3
Monona CountyR+4.6
Wayne CountyR+4.7
Woodbury CountyR+5.4
Dickinson CountyR+5.4
Wright CountyR+5.7
Butler CountyR+5.8
Pocahontas CountyR+5.8
Crawford CountyR+6.3
Humboldt CountyR+6.8
Clay CountyR+7.3
Pottawattamie CountyR+8.0
Marion CountyR+8.0
Allamakee CountyR+8.4
Adams CountyR+8.8
Cherokee CountyR+9.1
Calhoun CountyR+9.4
Adair CountyR+10.5
Carroll CountyR+11.0
Harrison CountyR+11.3
Buena Vista CountyR+11.4
Hancock CountyR+11.7
Grundy CountyR+14.1
Mahaska CountyR+15.4
Sac CountyR+15.8
Ida CountyR+18.0
Cass CountyR+20.7
Taylor CountyR+21.6
Shelby CountyR+23.4
Mills CountyR+25.4
Plymouth CountyR+28.4
Fremont CountyR+29.1
Montgomery CountyR+33.2
Osceola CountyR+35.3
O'Brien CountyR+37.0
Lyon CountyR+45.1
Page CountyR+48.0
Sioux CountyR+66.5

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Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/states/ia/senate/1996