IOWA Caucuses Past Election Results 1976-2012 [Vanity]

Internet Public info | 10/28/2015 | Staff

[Red Badger]

Here is a list of historic Iowa caucus results based on media reports and the state's elections office. Republicans reported raw vote totals and percentages. Democrats released only percentages representing "delegate strength." • 2012 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum won the popular vote in the 2012 Iowa Republican caucuses. The results are:

Rick Santorum: 24.6 percent or 29,839 votes Mitt Romney: 24.5 percent or 29,805 votes Ron Paul: 21.4 percent or 26,036 votes Newt Gingrich: 13.3 percent or 16,163 votes Rick Perry: 10.3 percent or 12,557 votes Michele Bachmann: 5 percent or 6,046 votes Jon Huntsman: 0.6 percent or 739 votes

DEMOCRATS: President Barack Obama was unopposed for renomination by the Democratic Party. • 2008 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won the popular vote in the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses. U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona went on to win the Republican presidential nomination. The results are:

Mike Huckabee: 34.4 percent or 40,954 votes Mitt Romney: 25.2 percent or 30,021 votes Fred Thompson: 13.4 percent or 15,960 votes John McCain: 13 percent or 15,536 votes Ron Paul: 9.9 percent or 11,841 votes Rudy Giuliani: 3.4 percent or 4,099 votes

Receiving less than 1 percent of the vote were Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo.

DEMOCRATS: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois won the 2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses. The results are:

Barack Obama: 37.6 percent John Edwards: 29.8 percent Hillary Clinton: 29.5 percent Bill Richardson: 2.1 percent Joe Biden: 0.9 percent

• 2004 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: President George W. Bush was unopposed for renomination.

DEMOCRATS: U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts won the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses. He went on to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

John Kerry: 37.6 percent John Edwards: 31.9 percent Howard Dean: 18 percent Dick Gephardt: 10.6 percent Dennis Kucinich: 1.3 percent Wesley Clark: 0.1 percent Uncommitted: 0.1 percent Joe Lieberman: 0 percent Al Sharpton: 0 percent

• 2000 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: Former Texas Gov. George W. Bush won the popular vote in the 2000 Iowa Republican caucuses. He went on to win the Republican presidential nomination. The results are:

George W. Bush: 41 percent or 35,231 votes Steve Forbes: 30 percent or 26,198 votes Alan Keyes: 14 percent or 12,268 votes Gary Bauer: 9 percent or 7,323 votes John McCain: 5 percent or 4,045 votes Orrin Hatch: 1 percent or 882 votes

DEMOCRATS: Former U.S. Sen. Al Gore of Tennessee won the 2000 Iowa Democratic caucuses. He went on to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

Al Gore: 63 percent Bill Bradley: 35 percent Uncommitted: 2 percent

• 1996 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas won the popular vote in the 1996 Iowa Republican caucuses. He went on to win the Republican presidential nomination. The results are:

Bob Dole: 26 percent or 25,378 votes Pat Buchanan: 23 percent or 22,512 votes Lamar Alexander: 17.6 percent or 17,003 votes Steve Forbes: 10.1 percent or 9,816 votes Phil Gramm: 9.3 percent or 9,001 votes Alan Keyes: 7.4 percent or 7,179 votes Richard Lugar: 3.7 percent or 3,576 votes Maurice Taylor: 1.4 percent or 1,380 votes No preference: 0.4 percent or 428 votes Robert Dornan: 0.14 percent or 131 votes Other: 0.04 percent or 47 votes

DEMOCRATS: President Bill Clinton was unopposed for renomination. • 1992 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: President George H.W. Bush was unopposed for renomination.

DEMOCRATS: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa won the 1992 Iowa Democratic caucuses. Former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton went on to win Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

Tom Harkin: 76.4 percent Uncommmitted: 11.9 percent Paul Tsongas: 4.1 percent Bill Clinton: 2.8 percent Bob Kerrey: 2.4 percent Jerry Brown: 1.6 percent Other: 0.6 percent

• 1988 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: Then-U.S. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas won the popular vote in the 1988 Iowa Republican caucuses. George H.W. Bush went on to win the Republican presidential nomination. The results are:

Bob Dole: 37.4 percent or 40,661 votes Pat Robertson: 24.6 percent or 26,761 votes George H.W. Bush: 18.6 percent or 20,194 votes Jack Kemp: 11.1 percent or 12,088 votes Pete DuPont: 7.3 percent or 7,999 votes No preference: 0.7 percent or 739 votes Alexander Haig: 0.3 percent or 364 votes

DEMOCRATS: Former U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt won the 1988 Iowa Democratic caucuses. Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis went on to win Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

Dick Gephardt: 31.3 percent Paul Simon: 26.7 percent Michael Dukakis: 22.2 percent Jesse Jackson: 8.8 percent Bruce Babbitt: 6.1 percent Uncommitted: 4.5 percent Gary Hart: 0.3 percent Al Gore: 0 percent

• 1984 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: President Ronald Reagan was unopposed for renomination.

DEMOCRATS: Former Vice President Walter Mondale won the 1984 Iowa Democratic caucuses. He went on to win Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

Walter Mondale: 48.9 percent Gary Hart: 16.5 percent George McGovern: 10.3 percent Uncommitted: 9.4 percent Alan Cranston: 7.4 percent John Glenn: 3.5 percent Reuben Askew: 2.5 percent Jesse Jackson: 1.5 percent Ernest Hollings: 0 percent

• 1980 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: George H.W. Bush won the popular vote in the 1980 Iowa Republican caucuses. Ronald Reagan went on to win the Republican presidential nomination. The results are:

George Bush: 31.6 percent or 33,530 votes Ronald Reagan: 29.5 percent or 31,348 votes Howard Baker: 15.3 percent or 16,216 votes John Connally: 9.3 percent or 9,861 votes Phil Crane: 6.7 percent or 7,135 votes John Anderson: 4.3 percent or 4,585 votes No Preference: 1.7 percent or 1,800 votes Bob Dole: 1.5 percent or 1,576 votes

DEMOCRATS: President Jimmy Carter won the 1980 Iowa Democratic caucuses after facing a rare challenge to an incumbent by U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy. Carter went on to win Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

Jimmy Carter: 59.1 percent Ted Kennedy: 31.2 percent Uncommitted: 9.6 percent

• 1976 Iowa Caucus Results

REPUBLICANS: President Gerald won a straw poll taken in Iowa precincts and was the party's nominee that year.

DEMOCRATS: Former Georgie Gov. Jimmy Carter fared the best of any candidate in the 1976 Iowa Democratic caucuses, but most voters were uncommitted. Carter went on to win Democratic presidential nomination. The results are:

Uncommitted: 37.2 percent Jimmy Carter: 27.6 percent Birch Bayh: 13.2 percent Fred Harris: 9.9 percent Morris Udall: 6 percent Sargent Shriver: 3.3 percent Other: 1.8 percent Henry Jackson: 1.1 percent

• 1972 Iowa Caucus Results

DEMOCRATS: U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine fared the best of any candidate in the 1972 Iowa Democratic caucuses, but most voters were uncommitted. George McGovern went on to become the Democratic presidential nominee. The results are:

Uncommitted: 35.8 percent Edmund Muskie: 35.5 percent George McGovern: 22.6 percent Other: 7 percent Hubert Humphrey: 1.6 percent Eugene McCarthy: 1.4 percent Shirley Chisolm: 1.3 percent Henry Jackson: 1.1 percent

[Red Badger]

Apparently winning the Iowa Caucuses is not a guarantee of winning the nomination of either party.....................

[VanDeKoik]

Someone should do a study and see how much money this pumps into the Iowa economy.

My guess is that Iowa always picks whomever showers them with the most money and praise. Like some desperate woman at the bar.

[Catsrus]

I’m not wringing my hands over these latest polls out of Iowa. I think they are skewered and dishonest. Look at the rest of the U.S. polls, how does this jive when even in IA Trump leads the pack in leadership, economy, military, etc. and yet Carson is leading by 14 points? It doesn’t jive and I don’t believe it. I could be wrong but after reading the way those polls were weighted - everyone should be suspicious of them.

[Vigilanteman]

If you factor out the Democrats and the incumbents running for re-election, it looks like a great record of picking losers.

[Vigilanteman]

Like some desperate woman at the bar.

Miss Nail, meet Mr. Hammer.

[frankenMonkey]

[Responsibility2nd]

Thanks for posting these. I had been (wrongly) under the impression Iowa carried a lot more weight in who eventually won.

[PoloSec]

I read a study once I don’t remember the exact numbers but it is in the multiple millions if not tens of millions.

[jjotto]

This cycle, candidates have already committed to over $22 million in Iowa just for television advertising.

To the best of my recollection, the candidate (of either party) spending the most money has never won the Iowa caucuses, excluding incumbent presidents.

[Red Badger]

I think they are skewered...

Skewed as well................B^)

[katana]

At this point in time it would be more interesting to see what Gallup and the other polling organizations (there are probably a dozen times as many now as back in 1976 and people were more informed and honest back then) were projecting as of Nov. 1 in each year preceding the caucuses.

[Red Badger]

Pretty much..................

[Catsrus]

LOL, guess my er got finger happy.

[Red Badger]

SkeweredSkewed................

[hadaclueonce]

Banks Iowans are like whores, the more money you have the more intrest you get.

See I fixed it.

[jjotto]

1976 was long enough ago that polls weren’t taken so often and weren’t watched so closely.

Here’s some historical info from Gallup:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/103537/iowa-new-hampshire-results-often-shift-national-preferences.aspx

[Catsrus]

Yes, I know the difference. Maybe I was hungry when I typed that? LOL In one sense, skewered might work with what they did in these polls.

[Red Badger]

The truth got skewered.......and we get screwed.............

[Red Badger]

Data was probably lost in an unfortunate fire that destroyed all their servers. Happens every 4 years.................