ELECTIONS 377 CAUCUS RESULTS
Democrats Note: Delegate strength figures are projections by the Iowa Democratic Party of the percentage of state convention delegates each candidate controlled as a result of strength shown at the caucuses. In 1972 and 1976, the Iowa Democratic Party also projected the national delegates won based on the strength shown at the caucuses. In 1984 and 1988, the News Election Service (N.E.S.) also conducted straw polls. Since both the Iowa Democratic Party and N.E.S. results depend on volunteer reporting, the results are never complete. In 1992, a N.E.S. straw poll was not conducted. In all years, information was never reported from some precincts.
1972 Delegate Strength National Delegates Won Uncommitted ...... 35.8% ...... 18 Edmund Muskie ...... 35.5% ...... 18 George McGovern ...... 22.6% ...... 10 Others ...... 7%...... 0 Hubert Humphrey ...... 1.6% ...... 0 Eugene McCarthy ...... 1.4% ...... 0 Shirley Chisholm ...... 1.3% ...... 0 Henry Jackson ...... 1.1% ...... 0
1976 Delegate Strength National Delegates Won Uncommitted ...... 37.2% ...... 18 Jimmy Carter ...... 27.6% ...... 13 Birch Bayh ...... 13.2% ...... 6 Fred Harris ...... 9.9% ...... 5 Morris Udall ...... 6.0% ...... 3 Sargent Shriver ...... 3.3% ...... 2 Others ...... 1.8% ...... 0 Henry Jackson ...... 1.1% ...... 0
1980 Delegate Strength Jimmy Carter ...... 59.1% Edward Kennedy ...... 31.2% Uncommitted ...... 9.6%
1984 Delegate Strength N.E.S. Straw Poll Walter Mondale ...... 48.9% ...... 44.5% Gary Hart ...... 16.5% ...... 14.8% George McGovern ...... 10.3% ...... 12.6% Uncommitted ...... 9.4% ...... 7.5% Alan Cranston ...... 7.4% ...... 9.0% John Glenn ...... 3.5% ...... 5.3% Reuben Askew ...... 2.5% ...... 3.3% Jesse Jackson ...... 1.5% ...... 2.7% Ernest Hollings ...... 0.0% ...... 0.3%
1988 Delegate Strength N.E.S. Straw Poll Richard Gephardt ...... 31.3% ...... 27.4% Paul Simon ...... 26.7% ...... 24.3% Michael Dukakis ...... 22.2% ...... 20.5% Jesse Jackson ...... 8.8% ...... 11.1% Bruce Babbitt ...... 6.1% ...... 9.2% Uncommitted ...... 4.5% ...... 6.0% Gary Hart ...... 0.3%...... 1.0% Albert Gore ...... 0.0% ...... 0.2% 378 IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER
1992 Delegate Strength Tom Harkin ...... 76.4% Uncommitted ...... 11.9% Paul Tsongas...... 4.1% Bill Clinton ...... 2.8% Bob Kerrey ...... 2.4% Jerry Brown ...... 1.6% Others ...... 6%
1996 No preference polls conducted because President Clinton was unopposed for renomination.
Republicans The 1976 results are of a straw poll of 62 sample precincts conducted by the Republican Party of Iowa. Figures for 1980 are straw poll results from the caucuses conducted by the Republican Party of Iowa. No figures are provided for 1984 because incumbent President Ronald Reagan faced no opposition for his party’s nomination. Figures for 1988 are straw poll results from the caucuses conducted by News Election Service (N.E.S.) Since both the Republican Party of Iowa and N.E.S. results depend on volunteer reporting, the results are never complete. In 1980 and 1988, information was never reported from some precincts.
1976 Straw Poll of Sample Precincts Gerald Ford ...... 264 Ronald Reagan ...... 248 Undecided ...... 62 Others ...... 9
1980 Republican Party of Iowa Straw Poll George Bush...... 33,530 ...... 31.6% Ronald Reagan ...... 31,348 ...... 29.5% Howard Baker ...... 16,216 ...... 15.3% John Connally ...... 9,861 ...... 9.3% Phil Crane ...... 7,135 ...... 6.7% John Anderson ...... 4,585 ...... 4.3% No Preference ...... 1,800 ...... 1.7% Robert Dole...... 1,576 ...... 1.5%
1988 N.E.S. Straw Poll Robert Dole...... 40,661 ...... 37.4% Pat Robertson ...... 26,761 ...... 24.6% George Bush...... 20,194 ...... 18.6% Jack Kemp ...... 12,088 ...... 11.1% Pete DuPont ...... 7,999 ...... 7.3% No Preference ...... 739 ...... 0.7% Alexander Haig ...... 364 ...... 0.3%
1992 No poll taken - uncontested nomination
1996 Bob Dole ...... 25,378 Pat Buchanan ...... 22,512 Lamar Alexander ...... 17,003 Steve Forbes ...... 9,816 Phil Gramm ...... 9,001 Alan Keyes...... 7,179 Richard Lugar ...... 3,576 Maurice Taylor ...... 1,380 No preference ...... 428 Robert Dornan ...... 131 Other ...... 47