The 2004 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Chuck Grassley ran for re-election to a fifth term in the United States Senate. Grassley and former State Senator Arthur A. Small won the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively, unopposed, and faced each other in the general election. Though this election coincided with the highly competitive presidential election, Grassley was not considered vulnerable and defeated Small in a landslide.
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As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican Senate candidate won Johnson County. As of 2024, this is also the last time that the winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Iowa for this seat.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Arthur A. Small, attorney, lobbyist, and former Iowa State Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur A. Small | 52,318 | 99.25% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 398 | 0.75% | |
| Total votes | 52,716 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Chuck Grassley, incumbent United States Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Grassley (Incumbent) | 78,819 | 99.72% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 218 | 0.28% | |
| Total votes | 79,037 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editPredictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 1, 2004 |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Grassley (Incumbent) | 1,038,175 | 70.18% | +1.77% | |
| Democratic | Arthur A. Small | 412,365 | 27.88% | −2.62% | |
| Libertarian | Christy Ann Welty | 15,218 | 1.03% | ||
| Green | Daryl A. Northrop | 11,121 | 0.75% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Edwin Fruit | 1,874 | 0.13% | −0.14% | |
| Write-ins | 475 | 0.03% | |||
| Majority | 625,810 | 42.31% | +4.39% | ||
| Turnout | 1,479,228 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. June 23, 2004. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "MICROCOMP output file" (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2019.