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1990 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Lightfoot won the 1990 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Lightfoot received 99,978 popular votes (68.01%). The main challenger was Rod Powell (31.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Lightfoot and Powell

Lightfoot +36.0 pts · won by 52,956 votes
Jim LightfootRepublicanWINNER68.01%
99,978 votes
Rod PowellDemocratic31.99%
47,022 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.