1996 Iowa U.S. Senate Election

Iowa · 6 candidates

Tom HarkinDemocraticWINNER51.81%

634,166 votes

Jim LightfootRepublican46.71%

571,807 votes

Sue AtkinsonNominated By Petition0.8%

9,768 votes

Fred GratsonNatural Law0.35%

4,248 votes

Joe SulenticNominated By Petition0.16%

1,941 votes

Shirley E. PenaSocialist Workers0.15%

1,844 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).