Tom Latham, U.S. Representative

Tom Latham

U.S. Representative
Born
July 14, 1948
Current age
78
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2012
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Latham1.5M
Opponents911,033
10
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2012, Tom Latham ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Latham's biggest single-election total was 202,000 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 3. Latham's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4, decided by 24,646 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 3, every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 4, or every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 5.

How many votes has Tom Latham received?

Tom Latham has received 1,512,889 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Tom Latham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. HouseIowaWon202,00052.22%Leonard L. Boswell
Scott G. Batcher

David Rosenfeld
2010U.S. HouseIowaWon152,58865.62%Bill Maske
Dan Lensing
2008U.S. HouseIowaWon185,45860.57%Becky Greenwald
2006U.S. HouseIowaWon121,65057.21%Selden E. Spencer
2004U.S. HouseIowaWon181,29460.93%Paul W. Johnson
2002U.S. HouseIowaWon115,43054.76%John Norris
Terry L. Wilson

Jim Hennager
2000U.S. HouseIowaWon159,36768.75%Ray Holtorf
Mike Palecek

Ben L. Olson
1998U.S. HouseIowaWon132,73099.22%
1996U.S. HouseIowaWon147,57665.45%MacDonald Smith
Michael C. Dimick
1994U.S. HouseIowaWon114,79660.83%Sheila McGuire
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000111) and Wikidata (Q965775). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Latham: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-latham. 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.