Iowa's 6th congressional district

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The 6th Iowan Congressional District was eliminated for the 1992 election, leaving Iowa with five congressional districts. It represented the northwestern part of the state.

[edit] General election history

Year [1] Party Affiliation Winner Number of Votes Party Affiliation Loser Number of Votes Percentage of Votes
1920 Republican C. William Ramseyer 41,644 Democratic O.P. Meyers 21,538 66% - 34%
1922 Republican C. William Ramseyer 28,702 Democratic James E. Craven 17,489 62% - 38%
1924 Republican C. William Ramseyer 42,843 Democratic James V. Curran 19,028 69% - 31%
1926 Republican C. William Ramseyer 27,967 Democratic W.L. Etter 14,193 66% - 34%
1928 Republican C. William Ramseyer 43,259 Democratic C. Ver Ploeg 23,065 65% - 35%
1930 Republican C. William Ramseyer 25,875 Democratic S.F. McConnell 16,811 61% - 39%
1932 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 56,962 Democratic Charles S. Cooter 43,891 56% - 44%
1934 Democratic Hubert Utterback 50,828 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 46,074 52% - 47%
1936 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 63,026 Democratic Harry B. Dunlap 55,975 52% - 46%
1938 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 53,505 Democratic Hubert Utterback 37,056 58% - 41%
1940 Republican Paul H. Cunningham 70,707 Democratic E. Frank Cox 64,314 52% - 48%
1942 Republican Fred C. Gilchrist 46,843 Democratic Edward Breen 30,802 60% - 40%
1944 Republican James I. Dolliver 60,153 Democratic Charles Hanna 40,098 59% - 39%
1946 Republican James I. Dolliver 40,640 Democratic Oscar E. Johnson 23,422 63% - 37%
1948 Republican James I. Dolliver 55,641 Democratic James E. Irwin 44,002 56% - 44%
1950 Republican James I. Dolliver 56,982 Democratic Maurice O'Reilly 30,877 64% - 35%
1952 Republican James I. Dolliver 86,842 Democratic Francis G. Cutler 39,245 69% - 31%
1954 Republican James I. Dolliver 53,457 Democratic Lumund F. Wilcox 35,137 60% - 40%
1956 Democratic Merwin Coad 64,625 Republican James I. Dolliver 64,427 50.1% - 49.9%
1958 Democratic Merwin Coad 57,491 Republican Robert E. Waggoner 41,204 58% - 42%
1960 Democratic Merwin Coad 70,353 Republican Curtis G. Reihm 60,834 54% - 46%
1962 Republican Charles B. Hoeven 66,940 Democratic Donaled W. Murray 47,524 58% - 42%
1964 Democratic Stanley L. Greigg 86,323 Republican Howard N. Sokol 75,478 53% - 46%
1966 Republican Wiley Mayne 73,274 Democratic Stanley L. Greigg 53,917 57% - 42%
1968 Republican Wiley Mayne 100,802 Democratic Jerry O. Sullivan 54,171 65% - 35%
1970 Republican Wiley Mayne 100,802 N/A N/A 1 99% - 1%
1972 Republican Wiley Mayne 103,284 Democratic Berkley Bedell 93,574 52% - 48%
1974 Democratic Berkley Bedell 86,315 Republican Wiley Mayne 71,695 55% - 45%
1976 Democratic Berkley Bedell 133,507 Republican Joanne D. Soper 62,292 67% - 31%
1978 Democratic Berkley Bedell 87,139 Republican Willis Edgar Junker 44,320 66% - 34%
1980 Democratic Berkley Bedell 129,460 Republican Clarence S. Carney 71,866 64% - 36%
1982 Democratic Berkley Bedell 101,690 Republican Al Bremer 56,487 64% - 36%
1984 Democratic Berkley Bedell 127,706 Republican Darrel Rensink 78,182 62% - 38%
1986 Republican Fred Grandy 81,861 Democratic Clayton Hodgson 78,807 51% - 49%
1988 Republican Fred Grandy 125,859 Democratic Dave O'Brien 69,614 64% - 36%
1990 Republican Fred Grandy 112,333 Democratic Mike D. Earll 44,063 72% - 28%

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Election Statistics,". 
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