2010 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 December 2017 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential Yes 2004 United States Senate election in Iowa 2004 2016 United States Senate election in Iowa 2016 November 2, 2010 150x150px Sen Chuck Grassley official (cropped).jpg Chuck Grassley Republican Party (United States) 718,215 64.35% Roxanne1 (4525472836).jpg Roxanne Conlin Democratic Party (United States) 371,686 33.30% 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County results Grassley: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Conlin: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Republican Party (United States) Chuck Grassley Republican Party (United States) The 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections in Iowa. The party primary elections were held on June 8, 2010.Winner List Primary Election – June 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101122102640/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/Winnerlist.pdf November 22, 2010 Iowa Secretary of State Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley won reelection to a sixth term. This was the first time since 1986 where the losing Democratic United States Senate nominee carried any of the counties in Iowa for this seat. This was one of the five Republican-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2008 presidential election. Republican primary Candidates Chuck Grassley, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican primary results Chuck Grassley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 197,194 98.0% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 3,926 2.0% 201,120 100.0% Democratic primary Candidates Roxanne Conlin, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa Bob Krause, former Iowa State Representative and nominee for Treasurer in 1978 Tom Fiegen, former Iowa State Senator Campaign Three Democrats sought the Democratic nomination. Former State Representative and Iowa Department of Transportation official Bob Krause drew attention for implying that Grassley had been in office too long, remarking to supporters in Des Moines: "As a good farmer, Sen. Grassley must recognize that 51 years, or 58 years at the end of his term, is a long time to go without rotating crops."http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090329/NEWS09/903290336/1056 Democrat says Grassley has been in Senate too long Thomas Beaumont KCCI March 29, 2009 April 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Both Krause and former State Senator Tom Fiegen cited Grassley's support of deregulating the financial services industry as reasons for running. Krause said, "Please remember that Farmer Grassley was one that opened the barn door and let the cow out at AIG," while Fiegen, a bankruptcy lawyer, made reducing unemployment and tightening regulation of the financial services industry the cornerstones of his campaign.http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/08/iowa-democrat-to-challenge-gra.html Iowa Democrat to Challenge Grassley - The Eye (CQ Politics) Blogs.cqpolitics.com August 12, 2009 June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090818045448/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/08/iowa-democrat-to-challenge-gra.html August 18, 2009 dead mdy-all Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan said that he had recruited trial lawyer Roxanne Conlin to challenge Grassley.http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/covering-iowa-politics/2009/10/26/conlin-approached-about-senate-race-in-january https://archive.today/20120710064459/http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/covering-iowa-politics/2009/10/26/conlin-approached-about-senate-race-in-january dead July 10, 2012 Conlin approached about Senate race in January GazetteOnline.com October 26, 2009 June 14, 2010 Kiernan's virtual endorsement of Conlin prior to her announcementhttp://www.iptv.org/iowapress/transcript_detail.cfm?ipShowNum=3703 Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan: September 25, 2009 Iowa Public Television September 25, 2009 June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005221240/http://www.iptv.org/iowapress/transcript_detail.cfm?ipShowNum=3703 October 5, 2009 dead drew the ire of party members, as it is counter to party rules when there is more than one candidate from the party competing in a primary race. Conlin had been criticized for being unwilling to debate her primary opponents,http://iowaindependent.com/32031/democrat-senate-hopefuls-turn-attacks-on-each-other Democrat senate hopefuls turn attacks to each other Iowa Independent May 4, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110717025611/http://iowaindependent.com/32031/democrat-senate-hopefuls-turn-attacks-on-each-other July 17, 2011 and for being unfamiliar with and unsupportive of her own party's platform.http://gazetteonline.com/breaking-news/2010/04/28/live-chat-u-s-senate-candidate-roxanne-conlin-noon https://archive.today/20120709103507/http://gazetteonline.com/breaking-news/2010/04/28/live-chat-u-s-senate-candidate-roxanne-conlin-noon dead July 9, 2012 Replay: Live chat with U.S. Senate candidate Roxanne Conlin GazetteOnline.com April 28, 2010 June 14, 2010 On health care, Fiegen and Krause supported a public option,http://www.fiegenforussenate.com/issues%2Ehtm#healthcare Issues June 4, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185500/http://fiegenforussenate.com/issues.htm March 3, 2016 http://www.krauseforiowa.com/issue.asp?issueid=7&name=Health%20Care Krause For Iowa's Future - On The Issues: Health Care Krauseforiowa.com May 17, 2010 June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006233124/http://www.krauseforiowa.com/issue.asp?issueid=7&name=Health%20Care October 6, 2011 dead while Conlin didn't state a position, which she had been criticized for. Krause and Feigen claimed she supported supply-side economics.Sullivan Adam B http://iowaindependent.com/34996/on-the-issues-conlin-sees-few-differences-with-her-democratic-rivals On the issues, Conlin sees few differences with her Democratic rivals Iowa Independent May 26, 2010 June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100529054700/http://iowaindependent.com/34996/on-the-issues-conlin-sees-few-differences-with-her-democratic-rivals May 29, 2010 dead She also displayed an unfamiliarity with the Iowa Democratic Party's platform, repeatedly claiming there was no platform for her to support until after the June 12, 2010 convention.http://iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=198102 Conlin attacked over ties to lobbyist during second U.S. Senate forum IowaPolitics.com May 28, 2010 June 14, 2010 October 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101014003333/http://iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=198102 usurped http://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/platform.pdf Iowa Democrats June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722144405/http://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/platform.pdf July 22, 2011 dead http://iowademocrats.org/about/docs Documents Iowa Democratic Party June 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100701225842/http://iowademocrats.org/about/docs/ July 1, 2010 dead Results Democratic primary resultsOfficial Results Report Roxanne Conlin Democratic Party (United States) 52,715 77.5% Bob Krause Democratic Party (United States) 8,728 12.9% Tom Fiegen Democratic Party (United States) 6,357 9.4% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 177 0.2% 67,977 100.0% General election Candidates Roxanne Conlin (D), former U.S. Attorney Chuck Grassley (R), incumbent U.S. Senator John Heiderscheit (L), attorney Campaign Incumbent Chuck Grassley started the campaign moderately popular, but his approval ratings dropped somewhat during the campaign.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollTrack.aspx?g=8bf1ca92-79c8-463f-868b-b4ea297f6acf IA Sr Sen Approval SurveyUSA June 14, 2010 However, the seat continued to be considered to be "Safe Republican" by many sources, with CQ Politics noting that Grassley is "one of Iowa's most durable politicians."http://innovation.cqpolitics.com/senate2010_map Senate Race Ratings Map for 2010 CQ Politics September 29, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100831224755/http://innovation.cqpolitics.com/senate2010_map August 31, 2010 Conlin described herself as a "prairie progressive." She supported the recent landmark case of Varnum v. Brien, which legalized gay marriage in the state. She also supported repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."http://roxanneforiowa.com/index.php/pages/lgbt-issues LGBT Issues Roxanne Conlin for Iowa Roxanneforiowa.com August 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100812170340/http://roxanneforiowa.com/index.php/pages/lgbt-issues/ August 12, 2010 dead mdy-all Before the election, former political advisor John Maxwell claimed that Grassley would have his toughest race since his first U.S. Senate election in 1980, where he defeated incumbent John Culver with 53% of the vote. Grassley won all of his four re-election bids with nearly 70% of the vote against unknown opponents.http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/06/11/analysts-roxanne-conlin-likely-to-be-chuck-grassleys-top-rival-since-80 Analysts: Roxanne Conlin likely to be Chuck Grassley's top rival since '80 Des Moines Register Staff Blogs Blogs.desmoinesregister.com June 11, 2010 August 21, 2010 https://archive.today/20120707204304/http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/06/11/analysts-roxanne-conlin-likely-to-be-chuck-grassleys-top-rival-since-80/ July 7, 2012 dead mdy-all Grassley won the election with 64.35% of the vote, which, in fact was his closest election since 1980. Debates Grassley and Conlin agreed to one debate. It was on October 26 on Des Moines radio station WHO and Iowa Public Television.desmoinesdem 2010-10-26 IA-Sen: Grassley-Conlin debate discussion thread https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2010/10/26/ia-sen-grassley-conlin-debate-discussion-thread/ 2024-06-03 Bleeding Heartland en Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Solid R October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe R October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Safe R October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028092918/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ dead Safe R October 21, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate CQ Politics October 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 Safe R October 26, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered ChuckGrassley (R) RoxanneConlin (D)DailyKos/Research 2000DailyKos/Research 2000 October 12–14, 2009 51% 39%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports January 26, 2010 59% 31%KCCI-TVKCCI-TV February 15–17, 2010 56% 35%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 22, 2010 53% 36%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports March 17, 2010 55% 36%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports April 29, 2010 53% 40%KCCIKCCI May 3–5, 2010 49% 40%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling May 25–27, 2010 57% 31%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 14, 2010 54% 37%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 5, 2010 55% 35%Des Moines Registerhttps://archive.today/20130121111318/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100927/NEWS09/9270310/Iowa-Poll-Grassley-leads-big-over-Conlin Des Moines Register September 19–22, 2010 61% 30%Rasmussen Reports September 22–23, 2010 55% 37%Des Moines Registerhttps://archive.today/20130121105748/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20101031/NEWS09/101031012 Des Moines Register October 26–29, 2010 61% 30% Fundraising Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt Charles Grassley (R) $5,566,686 $4,962,347 $3,457,651 $6,913,216 Roxanne Conlin (D) $3,070,816 $2,653,914 $416,901 $100,000 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=IA&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Iowa fec.gov July 25, 2010 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Results United States Senate election in Iowa, 2010Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Chuck Grassley (incumbent) 718,215 64.35% -5.83% Democratic Party (United States) Roxanne Conlin 371,686 33.30% +5.43% Libertarian Party (United States) John Heiderscheit 25,290 2.27% N/A 872 0.08% N/A 1,116,063 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Johnson (largest city: Iowa City) References External links Iowa Secretary of State - Voter/Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20100506084433/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/index.html May 6, 2010 U.S. Congress candidates for Iowa at Project Vote Smart Iowa U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from Open Secrets Iowa Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Iowa Senate from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Iowa Senate Race from Real Clear Politics 2010 Iowa Senate Race from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York Times Official candidate websites (Archived) Chuck Grassley for U.S. Senate incumbent, Republican nominee Roxanne Conlin for U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Tom Fiegen for U.S. Senate Democrat Category:2010 Iowa elections Iowa 2010