1996 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Latham won the 1996 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Latham received 147,576 popular votes (65.45%). The main challenger was MacDonald Smith (33.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Latham and Smith

Latham +31.8 pts · won by 71,791 votes

Tom Latham RepublicanWINNER65.45%

147,576 votes

MacDonald Smith Democratic33.61%

75,785 votes

Michael C. Dimicknatural law0.9%

2,038 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.