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1994 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1994 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Lightfoot won the 1994 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Lightfoot received 111,862 popular votes (57.8%). The main challenger was Elaine Baxter (40.98%).

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

Lightfoot +16.8 pts · won by 32,552 votes
Jim LightfootRepublicanWINNER57.8%
111,862 votes
Elaine BaxterDemocratic40.98%
79,310 votes
Derrick P. Grimmergrassroots1.18%
2,282 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.