2000 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election?

Tom Latham won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 5 Election. Tom Latham received 159,367 popular votes (68.75%). The main challenger was Mike Palecek (29.16%).

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

Latham +39.6 pts · won by 91,774 votes

Tom Latham RepublicanWINNER68.75%

159,367 votes

Mike Palecek Democratic29.16%

67,593 votes

Ben L. OlsonLibertarian1.24%

2,875 votes

Ray Holtorfnone0.83%

1,917 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.