Iowa's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Iowa's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 2010: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Iowa's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2010	Steve King	Republican	65.7%	33.4
2008	Steve King	Republican	59.8%	22.5
2006	Steve King	Republican	58.5%	23.0
2004	Steve King	Republican	63.3%	26.7
2002	Steve King	Republican	62.1%	24.4
2000	Tom Latham	Republican	68.8%	39.6
1998	Tom Latham	Republican	99.2%	—
1980	Tom Harkin	Democratic	60.2%	20.5
1978	Tom Harkin	Democratic	58.9%	17.9
1976	Tom Harkin	Democratic	64.9%	30.7

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve King Won	REP	128,363	65.75%
Matthew Campbell	DEM	63,160	32.35%
Martin James Monroe	OTH	3,622	1.86%
Write-in	—	94	0.05%
Total		195,239

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve King Won	REP	159,430	59.84%
Rob Hubler	DEM	99,601	37.38%
Victor Vara	IND	7,406	2.78%
Total		266,437

2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve King Won	REP	105,580	58.53%
E. Joyce Schulte	DEM	64,181	35.58%
Roy Nielsen	OTH	8,159	4.52%
Cheryl L. Brodersen	OTH	2,479	1.37%
Total		180,399

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Iowa's 5th congressional district?

Steve King won in 2010 by 33.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.