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1992 United States Senate election in Iowa

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1992 United States Senate election in Iowa

1986 November 3, 1992 1998
Nominee Chuck Grassley Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 899,761 351,561
Percentage 69.61% 27.20%

County results
Grassley:50-60%60-70%70-80%80-90%>90%

U.S. senatorbefore election

Chuck Grassley
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Chuck Grassley
Republican

The1992 United States Senate election in Iowawas held November 3, 1992. IncumbentRepublicanUnited States SenatorChuck Grassleyran for re-election to a third term in theUnited States Senate,which he won easily against hisDemocraticopponent,State SenatorJean Hall Lloyd-Jones.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones 60,615 60.80%
Democratic Rosanne Freeburg 38,774 38.89%
Democratic Write-ins 307 0.31%
Total votes 99,696 100.00%

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Grassley (Incumbent) 109,273 99.70%
Republican Write-ins 324 0.30%
Total votes 109,597 100.00%

General election

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Results

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United States Senate election in Iowa, 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Grassley(Incumbent) 899,761 69.61% +3.58%
Democratic Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones 351,561 27.20% −6.37%
Natural Law Stuart Zimmerman 16,403 1.27%
Independent Sue Atkinson 6,277 0.49%
Independent Mel Boring 5,508 0.43%
Independent Rosanne Freeburg 4,999 0.39%
Grassroots Carl Eric Olsen 3,404 0.26%
Independent Richard O'Dell Hughes 2,918 0.23%
Socialist Workers Cleve Andrew Pulley 1,370 0.11%
Write-ins 293 0.02%
Majority 548,200 42.41% +9.95%
Turnout 1,292,494
Republicanhold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Primary Election, June 2, 1992, Official Canvass Summary"(PDF).Iowa Secretary of State.
  2. ^Clerk of the House of Representatives(1993)."Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992"(PDF).U.S. Government Printing Office.