2004 United States Senate election in Iowa
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Chuck Grassley Arthur A. Small
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,038,175 412,365
Percentage 70.18% 27.88%
County results
Grassley:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
U.S. senator before election

Chuck Grassley
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Chuck Grassley
Republican

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.

As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican Senate candidate won Johnson County. As of 2023, this is also the last time that the winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Iowa for this seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
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

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
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

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2004[3]
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

References

  1. 1 2 "Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. June 23, 2004. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "MICROCOMP output file" (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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