Tom Harkin
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 19, 1939
- Current age
- 86
- Home state
- Iowa
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–2008
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harkin3.9M
Opponents3.0M
10
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2008, Tom Harkin ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 10. Harkin's biggest single-election total was 941,665 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Iowa. Harkin's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 5, decided by 3,463 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Iowa, every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 5, or all 2008 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Tom Harkin received?
Tom Harkin has received 3,903,274 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. SenateIowa | Won | 941,66562.66% | Christopher Reed |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateIowa | Won | 554,27854.18% | Greg Ganske Timothy A. Harthan Richard J. Moore |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateIowa | Won | 634,16651.81% | Jim Lightfoot Sue Atkinson Fred Gratson Joe Sulentic Shirley E. Pena |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateIowa | Won | 535,97554.47% | Thomas J. Tauke |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateIowa | Won | 716,88355.46% | Roger W. Jepsen Garry de Young |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 93,33358.86% | Arlyn E. Danker |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 127,89560.22% | Cal Hultman |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 82,33358.93% | Julian B. Garrett |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 135,60064.86% | Kenneth R. Fulk Verlyn LeRoy Hayes |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 81,14651.09% | Scherle |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000206) and Wikidata (Q465617). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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