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| Nominee | Tom Harkin | Christopher Reed | ||
| Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
| Popular vote | 941,665 | 560,006 | ||
| Percentage | 62.7% | 37.3% | ||
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The Iowa United States Senate election in 2008 was held on November 4, 2008 and determined that Democratic incumbent Tom Harkin will hold Iowa's Class 2 seat in the United States Senate for the next six years, defeating Republican challenger Christopher Reed.
Harkin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination while three candidates - George Eichhorn, Steve Rathje, and Christopher Reed - ran for the Republican nomination.
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Candidates
Democratic
- Tom Harkin - incumbent
Republican
- Christopher Reed - small businessman and Navy veteran
Defeated
- George Eichhorn - former State Representative
- Steve Rathje - businessman
Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Democrat: Tom Harkin | Republican: Christopher Reed |
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| Survey USA | October 29, 2008 | 61% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 23, 2008 | 57% | 41% |
| Survey USA | September 17-18, 2008 | 60% | 37% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 7, 2008 | 60% | 36% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 10, 2008 | 55% | 37% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 10, 2008 | 53% | 37% |
| Research 2000 | April 21-23, 2008 | 59% | 20% |
Election Results
Democratic Primary
| 2008 Iowa U.S. Senator Democratic primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tom Harkin | 90,785 | |||
| Turnout | 105,849 | ||||
Republican Primary
| 2008 Iowa U.S. Senator Republican primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Christopher Reed | 24,964 | |||
| Republican | George Eichhorn | 24,390 | |||
| Republican | Steve Rathje | 21,062 | |||
| Turnout | 85,832 | ||||
General Election
| 2008 Iowa U.S. Senator general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tom Harkin | 941,665 | 62.7 | +8.5 | |
| Republican | Christopher Reed | 560,006 | 37.3 | -6.5 | |
| write-ins | 1,247 | 0.0 | n/a | ||
| Majority | 321,659[citation needed] | ||||
| Turnout | 1,546,453 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
External links
- Voter/Elections from the Iowa Secretary of State. Source for official results and turnout summaries.
- U.S. Congress candidates for Iowa at Project Vote Smart
- Iowa, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
- Iowa U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Iowa U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
- Reed (R) vs Harkin (D-i) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites
- Tom Harkin, Democratic incumbent nominee
- Steve Rathje, Republican candidate
- Christopher Reed, Republican nominee
- George Eichhorn, Republican candidate
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