Elections / 1992 · Senate · IA
The Republican candidate won Iowa's Senate seat R+42.4.
Iowa, 1992. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Iowa — 1992 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
351,561
27.2%
Republican (R)
899,761
69.6%
All others
40,879
3.2%
Margin
R+42.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1992 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Grassley | RRepublican | 899,761 | 69.6% |
| Jean Lloyd-Jones | DDemocrat | 351,561 | 27.2% |
| Stuart Zimmerman | ONatural Law | 16,403 | 1.3% |
| Sue Atkinson | OOther | 6,277 | 0.5% |
| Mel Boring | OOther | 5,508 | 0.4% |
| Rosanne Freeburg | OOther | 4,999 | 0.4% |
| Carl Eric Olsen | OGrassroots | 3,404 | 0.3% |
| Richard O'Dell Hughes | OOther | 2,918 | 0.2% |
| Cleve Andrew Pulley | OSocialist Workers | 1,370 | 0.1% |
Iowa's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | −32.5% |
| 1990 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | −42.4% |
| 1996 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | −37.9% |
| 2002 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | −42.3% |
| 2008 | +25.4% |
| 2010 | −31.1% |
| 2014 | −8.3% |
| 2016 | −24.5% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2022 | −12.2% |