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2008 Iowa U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2008 Iowa U.S. Senate Election?

Tom Harkin won the 2008 Iowa U.S. Senate Election. Tom Harkin received 941,665 popular votes (62.66%). The main challenger was Christopher Reed (37.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Harkin and Reed

Harkin +25.4 pts · won by 381,659 votes
Tom HarkinDemocraticWINNER62.66%
941,665 votes
Christopher ReedRepublican37.26%
560,006 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.