Leadership: Senate President Pro Tempore Political Highlights: Republican nominee for Iowa House, 1956; Iowa House, 1959-75; U.S. House of Representatives, 1975-81 Born: September 17, 1933; New Hartford, Iowa Residence: New Hartford Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Barbara Grassley; five children Education: U. of Northern Iowa, B.A. 1955; U. of Northern Iowa, M.A. 1956; U. of Iowa, attended 1957-58 Elected: 1980 Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry (Commodities, Risk Management & Trade; Conservation, Forestry & Natural Resources; Livestock, Marketing & Agriculture Security); Budget; Finance (Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure; Health Care; Social Security, Pensions & Family Policy); Judiciary (Antitrust, Competition Policy & Consumer Rights; Border Security and Immigration; Intellectual Property; Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts); Joint Taxation Social Media:
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House Seniority: 3rd ranked Senate Republican Twitter: 404,488 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
Senate Race
1974 Election Results
Candidate
Charles Grassley (R) Stephen Rapp (D)
Votes
77,468 74,895
%
50.8% 49.2%
1976 Election Results
Candidate
Charles Grassley (R) Stephen Rapp (D)
Votes
117,957 90,981
%
56.5% 43.5%
1978 Election Results
Candidate
Charles Grassley (R) John Knudson (D)
Votes
103,659 34,880
%
74.8% 25.2%
1980 Election Results
Candidate
Charles Grassley (R) John Culver (D)
Votes
683,014 581,545
%
54.0% 46.0%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Charles Grassley (R) John Roehrick (D)
Votes
588,880 299,406
%
66.0% 34.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Charles Grassley (R) Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) Stuart Zimmerman (NL) Sue Atkinson (I) Mel Boring (I) Rosanne Freeburg (I) Carl Olsen (GR) Richard Hughes (I) Cleve Pulley (SW)
