Edwin Fruit

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Iowa
Party
Socialist Workers
On the ballot
2000–2004
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fruit3,055
Opponents2.0M
3
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2004, Edwin Fruit ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 3. Fruit's biggest single-election total was 1,874 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Iowa.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Iowa, every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 3, or every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 4.

How many votes has Edwin Fruit received?

Edwin Fruit has received 3,055 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Edwin Fruit’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. SenateIowaLost1,8740.13%Charles E. Grassley
Arthur Small

Christy Ann Welty

Daryl A. Northrop
2002U.S. HouseIowaLost5690.26%Leonard L. Boswell
Stan Thompson

Jeffrey M. Smith
2000U.S. HouseIowaLost6120.22%Greg Ganske
Michael L. Huston

Steve Zimmerman
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edwin Fruit: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edwin-fruit. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.