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1992 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1992 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Lightfoot won the 1992 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Lightfoot received 125,931 popular votes (48.95%). The main challenger was Elaine Baxter (47.06%).

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

Lightfoot +1.9 pts · won by 4,868 votes
Jim LightfootRepublicanWINNER48.95%
125,931 votes
Elaine BaxterDemocratic47.06%
121,063 votes
Larry Chromannatural law3.96%
10,181 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.