1992Final results

1992 election for U.S. Senate in Iowa

Name: 1992 election for U.S. Senate in Iowa
Start: 1992-11-03
Location: Iowa

U.S. Senate · Iowa

Chuck Grassley (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) by 42.4 points.

Chuck GrassleyRepublican · winner

69.6%899,761

27.2%351,561

1.3%16,403

0.5%6,277

Mel BoringOther party

0.4%5,508

0.4%4,999

0.3%3,404

0.2%2,918

0.1%1,370

1,292,201 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jean Lloyd-JonesChuck Grassley

$415.8K

Raised by the campaign

$2.5M

$410.9K

Spent by the campaign

$2.3M

$4.9K

Cash on hand

$821K

Other candidates' campaigns: Stuart Zimmerman $362.8K · Mel Boring $20K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992

Also on the ballot: Stuart Zimmerman (Natural Law), 1.3%; Sue Atkinson (Other party), 0.5%; Mel Boring (Other party), 0.4%; Rosanne Freeburg (Other party), 0.4%; Carl Eric Olsen (Other party), 0.3%; Richard O'Dell Hughes (Other party), 0.2%; Cleve Andrew Pulley (Socialist Workers), 0.1%