Iowa History
A win in Iowa’s caucus straw poll won’t necessarily lead to the Republican Party nomination. Results of past caucuses, with the party’s eventual nominee highlighted:
Republicans 1988
Bob Dole: 37.4%
Pat Robertson: 24.6%
George Bush: 18.6%
Jack Kemp: 11.1%
Pete Dupont: 7.3%
No preference: 0.7%
Alexander Haig: 0.3%
Republicans 1980
Ronald Reagan: 31.6%
Howard Baker: 29.5%
John Connally: 9.3%
Phil Crane: 6.7%
John Anderson: 4.3%
No preference: 1.7%
Bob Dole: 1.5%
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