Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1984 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Roger Jepsen ran for re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Jepsen was opposed by United States Congressman Tom Harkin, from Iowa's 5th congressional district, who won the Democratic primary uncontested. The general election was full of mudslinging and personal attacks, including the embellishment by both candidates of their military records; Harkin attacked Jepsen for failing to keep his promise to not sell AWACS aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Ultimately, Harkin was able to defeat Jepsen by a surprisingly wide margin, to win the first of many terms in the Senate.. }
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- United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa,_1984 abstract "The 1984 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Roger Jepsen ran for re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Jepsen was opposed by United States Congressman Tom Harkin, from Iowa's 5th congressional district, who won the Democratic primary uncontested. The general election was full of mudslinging and personal attacks, including the embellishment by both candidates of their military records; Harkin attacked Jepsen for failing to keep his promise to not sell AWACS aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Ultimately, Harkin was able to defeat Jepsen by a surprisingly wide margin, to win the first of many terms in the Senate.".