1968 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Iowa 1974 November 5, 1968 File:Harold Hughes, US Senator.jpg 150x150px Harold Hughes Democratic Party (United States) 574,884 50.25% File:David M Stanley (cropped).jpg David M. Stanley Republican Party (United States) 568,469 49.69% 1968 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County resultsHughes: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Stanley: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) Harold E. Hughes Democratic Party (United States) The 1968 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper retired. The open seat was won by Democratic Governor Harold E. Hughes, narrowly defeating Republican State Representative David M. Stanley. General election Candidates Verne Higens (Prohibition) Harold E. Hughes, incumbent Governor of Iowa (Democratic) David M. Stanley, State Representative from Muscatine (Republican) Results 1968 United States Senate election in Iowahttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7035 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1969Leip David 1968 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1956&off=3&class=undefined&elect=0&fips=19&f=0 US Election Atlas David Leip's Election Atlas 20 May 2022 Democratic Party (United States) Harold E. Hughes 574,884 50.25% 3.64 Republican Party (United States) David M. Stanley 568,469 49.69% 3.70 Prohibition Party Verne Higens 727 0.06% N/A 1,143,353 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1968 United States Senate elections References 1 1968 Iowa United States Senate