1966 United States Senate election in Iowa
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The 1966 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Senator Jack Miller was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.
After this race, no incumbent would be re-elected to either of Iowa's Senate seats until Chuck Grassley was elected to his second term 20 years later.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Herbert F. Hoover
- Jack Miller, incumbent Senator since 1961
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Miller (incumbent) | 141,141 | 83.94% | |
| Republican | Herbert F. Hoover | 27,007 | 16.06% | |
| Total votes | 168,148 | 100.00% | ||
Following his loss, Hoover registered to run in the general election as the "Iowa Party" candidate.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Gary Cameron
- Robert L. Nereim
- E.B. Smith, Iowa State University history professor and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1962
- Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate from Waterloo
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | E.B. Smith | 39,870 | 50.14% | |
| Democratic | Gary Cameron | 22,650 | 28.49% | |
| Democratic | Ernest J. Seemann | 8,646 | 10.87% | |
| Democratic | Robert L. Nereim | 8,343 | 10.49% | |
| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 79,511 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jack Miller (incumbent) | 522,339 | 60.92% |  9.00
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| Democratic | E.B. Smith | 324,114 | 37.80% |  10.28
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| American Constitution | Robert D. Dilley | 3,826 | 0.45% | N/A | |
| Peace Independent | Fred R. Benton | 3,050 | 0.10% | N/A | |
| Iowa | Herbert F. Hoover | 2,085 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| National Prohibition | Verne Higens | 2,081 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 857,496 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 06, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 06, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.