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      Home/Elections/2000/US House/Iowa/IA-05
      2000·US House·Iowa·District profile →

      Iowa District 5 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Tom Latham
      68.8%159,367 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Mike Palecek
      29.2%67,593 votes
      Margin
      R+39.6
      231,806 total votes
      5 candidates231,806 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom LathamREP✓
      		REP159,36768.8%
      Mike PalecekDEM
      		DEM67,59329.2%
      Ben L OlsonLIB
      		LIB2,8751.2%
      Ray HoltorfOTH
      		OTH1,9170.8%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH540.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Iowa

      2010
      Steven KingREP
      R+33.4
      2008
      Steven KingREP
      R+22.5
      2006
      Steven KingREP
      R+22.9
      2004
      Steven KingREP
      R+26.6
      2002
      Steven KingREP
      R+24.4
      Redistricted
      1998
      Tom LathamREP
      R+99.2
      1996
      Tom LathamREP
      R+31.8
      1994
      Tom LathamREP
      R+21.8
      1992
      Fred GrandyREP
      R+99.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+36.0
      1988
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+27.8
      1986
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+18.4
      1984
      Jim Ross LightfootREP
      R+1.6
      1982
      Tom HarkinDEM
      D+17.7
      View all US House history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Tom LathamREP
      Record10W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1994-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ben L OlsonLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+1.3
      Career1980-2000
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Mike PalecekDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2000-2000
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ray HoltorfOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2000-2000
      US House
      Full profile →

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