The 2002 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2002 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 35 of the state senate's 50 districts—all 25 of the odd-numbered seats were up for regularly scheduled elections and, due to the oddities of redistricting following the 2000 Census, 10 of the even-numbered sears were up as well. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats traditionally up for election each cycle.
The primary election on June 4, 2002, determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 2002 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here. General election results can be obtained here.
Following the previous 2000 Iowa Senate election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 30 seats to Democrats' 20 seats. On March 12, 2002, a special election in district 10 resulted in Amanda Ragan flipping a seat in favor of the Democrats. Therefore, on election day in November 2002, Republicans controlled 29 seats and Democrats had 21. To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats. Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2002 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 29 seats and Democrats having 21 seats.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical Report | October 4, 2002
Summary of Results NOTE: 15 of the even-numbered districts did not have elections in 2002 so they are not listed here. Also note, an asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent re-elected, but to a new district number due to redistricting. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party1st Steven D. Hansen Dem Steve Warnstadt Democratic2nd John Redwine Rep Kenneth Veenstra* Republican3rd Kenneth Veenstra Rep David Johnson Republican5th Mary Lou Freeman Rep Stewart Iverson* Republican7th Michael Sexton Rep Amanda Ragan* Democratic8th E. Thurman Gaskill Rep Mark Zieman* Republican9th Stewart Iverson Rep Bob Brunkhorst Republican11th John W. Jensen Rep William Dotzler Democratic13th Patricia M. Harper Dem Roger Stewart Democratic15th Betty A. Soukup Dem Robert Dvorsky* Democratic16th Mark Zieman Rep Julie Hosch Republican17th Thomas L. Flynn Dem Wally Horn* Democratic19th Sheldon L. Rittmer Rep Chuck Larson Republican20th Tom Fiegen Dem John Putney Republican21st Maggie Tinsman Rep Dennis Black* Democratic23rd Joe Bolkcom Dem Herman Quirmbach Democratic25th Robert Dvorsky Dem Daryl Beall Democratic27th Wally Horn Dem Ron Wieck Republican28th Andy McKean Rep James Seymour Republican29th Dennis Black Dem Nancy Boettger* Republican30th Neal Schuerer Rep Mary Kramer* Republican31st Johnie Hammond Dem Matt McCoy* Democratic33rd Jeff Lamberti Rep Jack Hatch Democratic34th Matt McCoy Dem Dick Dearden* Democratic35th Dick Dearden Dem Jeff Lamberti* Republican37th Mary Kramer Rep Doug Shull Republican39th David G. Lord Rep Joe Bolkcom* Democratic40th Jerry Behn Rep Richard F. Drake* Republican41st Nancy Boettger Rep Maggie Tinsman* Republican42nd Michael Gronstal Dem Bryan Sievers Republican43rd Hubert Houser Rep Joe M. Seng Democratic44th Jeff Angelo Rep Thomas G. Courtney Democratic45th Bill Fink Dem David Miller* Republican47th David Miller Rep Keith A. Kreiman Democratic49th Mark Shearer Dem Hubert Houser* Republican
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Detailed Results Reminder: All odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2002 as well as 10 of the even-numbered seats due to redistricting following the 2000 Census. 15 of the even-numbered seats are not included here because they did not have elections in 2002. District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 47 • District 49__NOTOC__ Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).
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District 2
District 3
District 5
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 23
District 25
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 37
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 47
District 49
See also United States elections, 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2002 Elections in Iowa
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