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1990 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1990 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jim Nussle won the 1990 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Jim Nussle received 82,650 popular votes (49.76%). The main challenger was Eric Tabor (48.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Nussle and Tabor

Nussle +1.0 pts · won by 1,642 votes
Jim NussleRepublicanWINNER49.76%
82,650 votes
Eric TaborDemocratic48.77%
81,008 votes
Jan J. Zonneveldnominated by petition1.4%
2,325 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.