The last “odd couple”?: Understanding Iowa’s 30-year experiment in bipartisanship

• In Event: Outside and Across the Partisan Divide

Brief Overview

For 30 years (1985 – 2015), Iowa elected and reelected two of the most politically opposite U.S. Senators. This paper explores Iowa’s 30-year experiment with the U.S. Senate’s odd couple, linking these data with recent national election trends.

Authors

• Christopher W. Larimer, University of Northern Iowa

• Donna R Hoffman, University of Northern Iowa