2008 United States Senate election in Iowa
Nominee
Tom Harkin
Christopher Reed
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
941,665
560,006
Percentage
62.7%
37.3%
County resultsHarkin : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Reed : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election
Tom Harkin
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Tom Harkin
Democratic
The 2008 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a fifth term in office. Unlike Harkin's three previous reelection bids, he was not challenged by a sitting United States Congressman but instead faced small businessman Christopher Reed, who won the Republican primary by just a few hundred votes. Harkin defeated Reed in a landslide, winning 94 of Iowa's 99 counties. As of 2021, this is the most recent election in which a Democrat won a U.S. Senate election in Iowa.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Tom Harkin , incumbent U.S. Senator
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
George Eichhorn, former Iowa State Representative
Steve Rathje, construction company executive
Christopher Reed, small businessman
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [2]
Safe D
October 23, 2008
CQ Politics [3]
Safe D
October 31, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report [4]
Safe D
November 2, 2008
Real Clear Politics [5]
Safe D
November 4, 2008
Polling [ ]
Governor
Chet Culver campaigning for Senator Harkin
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
2008 United States Senate elections
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