1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa Knowpia

1998 United States Senate election in Iowa
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U.S. senator before election; Chuck Grassley; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Chuck Grassley; Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Iowa was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Chuck Grassley sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, running against former State Representative David Osterberg, who won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Grassley had not faced a competitive election since 1980; this year proved no different, and Grassley defeated Osterberg in a landslide.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

David Osterberg, former State Representative

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Osterberg	86,064	99.45%
	Democratic	Write-ins	476	0.55%
Total votes			86,540	100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Chuck Grassley, incumbent United States Senator

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	149,943	99.72%
	Republican	Write-ins	419	0.28%
Total votes			150,362	100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

United States Senate election in Iowa, 1998^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	648,480	68.41%	-1.20%
	Democratic	David Osterberg	289,049	30.49%	+3.29%
	Natural Law	Susan Marcus	7,561	0.80%	-0.47%
	Socialist Workers	Margaret Trowe	2,542	0.27%	+0.16%
	Write-ins		275	0.03%
Majority			359,431	37.92%	-4.50%
Turnout			947,907
	Republican hold		Swing