Jim Lightfoot
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 27, 1938
- Current age
- 87
- Home state
- Iowa
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1984–1996
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lightfoot1.2M
Opponents1.1M
7
Elections run
Between 1984 and 1996, Jim Lightfoot ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Lightfoot's biggest single-election total was 571,807 votes, in the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Iowa. Lightfoot's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 5, decided by 3,197 votes.
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 5.
How many votes has Jim Lightfoot received?
Jim Lightfoot has received 1,216,996 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | U.S. SenateIowa | Lost | 571,80746.71% | Tom Harkin Sue Atkinson Fred Gratson Joe Sulentic Shirley E. Pena |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 111,86257.8% | Elaine Baxter (head-to-head) Derrick P. Grimmer |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 125,93148.95% | Elaine Baxter (head-to-head) Larry Chroman |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 99,97868.01% | Rod Powell |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 117,76163.87% | Gene Freund |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 85,02559.21% | Scott Hughes |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 104,63250.78% | Jerry Fitzgerald |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000305) and Wikidata (Q1271006). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jim Lightfoot: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jim-lightfoot. Accessed [date].