- Source: 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa
The 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections in Iowa. The party primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley won reelection to a sixth term. This was the first time since 1986 where the losing Democratic United States Senate nominee carried any of the counties in Iowa for this seat.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Chuck Grassley, incumbent U.S. Senator
= Results
=Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Roxanne Conlin, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
Bob Krause, former Iowa State Representative and nominee for Treasurer in 1978
Tom Fiegen, former Iowa State Senator
= Campaign
=Three Democrats sought the Democratic nomination. Former State Representative and Iowa Department of Transportation official Bob Krause drew attention for implying that Grassley had been in office too long, remarking to supporters in Des Moines: "As a good farmer, Sen. Grassley must recognize that 51 years, or 58 years at the end of his term, is a long time to go without rotating crops." Both Krause and former State Senator Tom Fiegen cited Grassley's support of deregulating the financial services industry as reasons for running. Krause said, "Please remember that Farmer Grassley was one that opened the barn door and let the cow out at AIG," while Fiegen, a bankruptcy lawyer, made reducing unemployment and tightening regulation of the financial services industry the cornerstones of his campaign.
Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan said that he had recruited trial lawyer Roxanne Conlin to challenge Grassley. Kiernan's virtual endorsement of Conlin prior to her announcement drew the ire of party members, as it is counter to party rules when there is more than one candidate from the party competing in a primary race. Conlin had been criticized for being unwilling to debate her primary opponents, and for being unfamiliar with and unsupportive of her own party's platform.
On health care, Fiegen and Krause supported a public option, while Conlin didn't state a position, which she had been criticized for. Krause and Feigen claimed she supported supply-side economics. She also displayed an unfamiliarity with the Iowa Democratic Party's platform, repeatedly claiming there was no platform for her to support until after the June 12, 2010 convention.
= Results
=General election
= Candidates
=Roxanne Conlin (D), former U.S. Attorney
Chuck Grassley (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
John Heiderscheit (L), attorney
= Campaign
=Incumbent Chuck Grassley started the campaign moderately popular, but his approval ratings dropped somewhat during the campaign. However, the seat continued to be considered to be "Safe Republican" by many sources, with CQ Politics noting that Grassley is "one of Iowa's most durable politicians."
Conlin described herself as a "prairie progressive." She supported the recent landmark case of Varnum v. Brien, which legalized gay marriage in the state. She also supported repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."
Before the election, former political advisor John Maxwell claimed that Grassley would have his toughest race since his first U.S. Senate election in 1980, where he defeated incumbent John Culver with 53% of the vote. Grassley won all of his four re-election bids with nearly 70% of the vote against unknown opponents. Grassley won the election with 64.35% of the vote, which, in fact was his closest election since 1980.
= Debates
=Grassley and Conlin agreed to one debate. It was on October 26 on Des Moines radio station WHO and Iowa Public Television.
= Predictions
== Polling
== Fundraising
== Results
=Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Johnson (largest city: Iowa City)
References
External links
Iowa Secretary of State - Voter/Elections Archived May 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
U.S. Congress candidates for Iowa at Project Vote Smart
Iowa U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
Iowa Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Iowa Senate from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Iowa Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Iowa Senate Race from CQ Politics
Race profile from The New York Times
Official candidate websites (Archived)
Chuck Grassley for U.S. Senate incumbent, Republican nominee
Roxanne Conlin for U.S. Senate Democratic nominee
Tom Fiegen for U.S. Senate Democrat
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