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2022 United States Senate election in Iowa

2022 United States Senate election in Iowa

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The 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Senator Chuck Grassley faced Democratic nominee Michael Franken.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

Grassley was first elected in 1980 and was most recently re-elected in 2016. Grassley, who turned 89 years old on September 17, 2022, ran for reelection to an eighth term.[1] With U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy retiring the same year, he became the second-oldest person ever to be re-elected for another term (behind Strom Thurmond in 1996 at age 93), on January 3, 2023, upon the departure of Patrick Leahy from the United States Senate Chuck Grassley became the most senior member in the Senate, and on January 4, 2023, he became the longest-serving Republican senator in history (overtaking Orrin Hatch), as well as the most senior member of Congress since January 3, 2023. Grassley was reelected, thereby becoming the first Republican to win an eighth Senate term.[2]

Despite his victory, this was Grassley's closest Senate race since he was first elected in 1980 and the first election since that time in which he did not crack 60% of the vote. Franken also beat Grassley in Linn, Story, and Polk counties, all of which Grassley had won in every election since 1986. In addition, this election was the first time that Grassley lost Black Hawk County. This election also sought the Class III seat's worst performance by a Republican since 1962, and best performance by a Democrat since 1980.

Republican primary

State Senator Jim Carlin challenged Grassley in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Fundraising

More information Candidate, Total receipts ...

Results

Results by county
  Grassley
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
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Democratic primary

Former U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer finished second in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Campaign

Former U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer was the original frontrunner in the Democratic primary, with her campaign being backed by several prominent politicians and labor unions, as well as the influential political action committee EMILY's List.[25] However, retired vice-admiral Michael Franken managed to slowly overtake her as the perceived frontrunner, assisted by an effective campaign that highlighted his leadership credentials.[25]

Fundraising

More information Candidate, Total receipts ...

Endorsements

Abby Finkenauer
U.S. Representatives
State official
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Glenn Hurst
Organizations
Individuals

Polling

Graphical summary
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Results

Results by county
  Franken
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Finkenauer
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
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General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...

Debates

More information No., Date ...

Endorsements

Chuck Grassley (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State officials
State legislators
Individuals
Newspapers
Organization
Michael Franken (D)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Newspaper and other media
Organizations
Individuals

Polling

Aggregate polls
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Graphical summary
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Hypothetical polling
Chuck Grassley vs. Abby Finkenauer

Results

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Grassley won all 4 congressional districts.[97]

More information District, Grassley ...

See also

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  3. "Someone else" with 3%; "Don't want to tell" with 1%
  4. "Someone else" with 3%
  5. "Someone else" with 4%; "Would not vote" with 4%
  6. "Would not vote" (volunteered answer) with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. This poll was sponsored by Franken's campaign
  2. This poll was sponsored by Finkenauer's campaign
  3. This poll was sponsored by the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
  4. Poll conducted for the NRSC.

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