2002 Iowa Senate election

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.

2002 Iowa Senate election
November 5, 2002
35 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mary Kramer Michael Gronstal
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th 50th
Last election 30 20
Seats before 29[lower-alpha 1] 21
Seats after 29 21
Seat change
President of the Senate before election

Mary Kramer
Republican

 Elected President of the Senate

Mary Kramer
Republican

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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.[2] General election results can be obtained here.[3]

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.

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 District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Steven D. Hansen Dem Steve Warnstadt Democratic
2nd John Redwine Rep Kenneth Veenstra*[lower-alpha 2] Republican
3rd Kenneth Veenstra Rep David Johnson Republican
5th Mary Lou Freeman Rep Stewart Iverson*[lower-alpha 3] Republican
7th Michael Sexton Rep Amanda Ragan*[lower-alpha 4] Democratic
8th E. Thurman Gaskill Rep Mark Zieman*[lower-alpha 5] Republican
9th Stewart Iverson Rep Bob Brunkhorst Republican
11th John W. Jensen Rep William Dotzler Democratic
13th Patricia M. Harper Dem Roger Stewart Democratic
15th Betty A. Soukup Dem Robert Dvorsky*[lower-alpha 6] Democratic
16th Mark Zieman Rep Julie Hosch Republican
17th Thomas L. Flynn Dem Wally Horn*[lower-alpha 7] Democratic
19th Sheldon L. Rittmer Rep Chuck Larson Republican
20th Tom Fiegen Dem John Putney Republican
21st Maggie Tinsman Rep Dennis Black*[lower-alpha 8] Democratic
23rd Joe Bolkcom Dem Herman Quirmbach Democratic
25th Robert Dvorsky Dem Daryl Beall Democratic
27th Wally Horn Dem Ron Wieck Republican
28th Andy McKean Rep James Seymour Republican
29th Dennis Black Dem Nancy Boettger*[lower-alpha 9] Republican
30th Neal Schuerer Rep Mary Kramer*[lower-alpha 10] Republican
31st Johnie Hammond Dem Matt McCoy*[lower-alpha 11] Democratic
33rd Jeff Lamberti Rep Jack Hatch Democratic
34th Matt McCoy Dem Dick Dearden*[lower-alpha 12] Democratic
35th Dick Dearden Dem Jeff Lamberti*[lower-alpha 13] Republican
37th Mary Kramer Rep Doug Shull Republican
39th David G. Lord Rep Joe Bolkcom*[lower-alpha 14] Democratic
40th Jerry Behn Rep Richard F. Drake*[lower-alpha 15] Republican
41st Nancy Boettger Rep Maggie Tinsman*[lower-alpha 16] Republican
42nd Michael Gronstal Dem Bryan Sievers Republican
43rd Hubert Houser Rep Joe M. Seng Democratic
44th Jeff Angelo Rep Thomas G. Courtney Democratic
45th Bill Fink Dem David Miller*[lower-alpha 17] Republican
47th David Miller Rep Keith A. Kreiman Democratic
49th Mark Shearer Dem Hubert Houser*[lower-alpha 18] Republican

Source:[4]

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

  • 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).

District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Warnstadt 8,871 63.9
Republican Jack Voss 5,020 36.1
Total votes 13,891 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2
Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth Veenstra (incumbent)[lower-alpha 2] 5,295 56.0
Republican George K. Schneidermann 4,167 44.0
Total votes 9,462 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth Veenstra (incumbent)[lower-alpha 2] 16,178 100.0
Total votes 16,178 100.0
Republican hold

District 3
Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Johnson 12,161 60.8
Democratic John D. Ryan 7,855 39.2
Total votes 20,016 100.0
Republican hold

District 5
Iowa Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin J. Miskell 767 67.6
Democratic Darrell Determann 368 32.4
Total votes 1,135 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stewart Iverson (incumbent)[lower-alpha 3] 12,106 57.5
Democratic Kevin J. Miskell 8,959 42.5
Total votes 21,065 100.0
Republican hold

District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Ellen Miller 2,050 56.5
Republican Art Wolover 1,577 43.5
Total votes 3,627 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Ragan (incumbent)[lower-alpha 4] 11,719 60.6
Republican Mary Ellen Miller 6,861 35.4
Independent Kevin Smith 765 4.0
Total votes 19,345 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 8
Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Zieman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 5] 11,529 56.7
Democratic Lyle Otte 8,817 43.3
Total votes 20,346 100.0
Republican hold

District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Brunkhorst 2,431 50.1
Republican Tom B. Hoogestraat 2,424 49.9
Total votes 4,855 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Brunkhorst 11,952 60.1
Democratic Pat Taylor 7,925 39.9
Total votes 19,877 100.0
Republican hold

District 11
Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Dotzler 10,820 66.4
Republican Melvina B. Scott 5,482 33.6
Total votes 16,302 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger Tabor Stewart 1,444 70.2
Democratic Highland B. Nichols 614 29.8
Total votes 2,058 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger Tabor Stewart 9,589 54.7
Republican Jerome F. Burken 7,586 43.3
Libertarian Nelson B. Morris 343 2.0
Total votes 17,518 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15
Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Dvorsky (incumbent)[lower-alpha 6] 12,827 59.6
Republican Jack Young 8,679 40.4
Total votes 21,506 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16
Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Hosch 2,278 77.2
Republican Katherine Kitty Dirks 674 22.8
Total votes 2,952 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Hosch 11,023 51.2
Democratic Tom Flynn (incumbent)[lower-alpha 19] 10,519 48.8
Total votes 21,542 100.0
Republican hold

District 17
Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wally Horn (incumbent)[lower-alpha 7] 14,461 100.0
Total votes 14,461 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19
Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Larson 13,375 57.1
Democratic Renee V. Sneitzer 10,044 42.9
Total votes 23,419 100.0
Republican hold

District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Putney 12,263 61.5
Democratic Donald W. Wanatee 7,678 38.5
Total votes 19,941 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Black (incumbent)[lower-alpha 8] 2,972 71.5
Democratic Joe Pirillo 1,182 28.5
Total votes 4,154 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Black (incumbent)[lower-alpha 8] 14,202 61.6
Republican Ken Rogers 8,854 38.4
Total votes 23,056 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23
Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herman Quirmbach 1,555 51.4
Democratic Karen Bolluyt 1,473 48.6
Total votes 3,028 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herman Quirmbach 10,541 54.5
Republican Barbara A. Finch 8,215 42.5
Libertarian Eric Cooper 586 3.0
Total votes 19,342 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25
Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cherrie Wiese 2,109 54.3
Republican Marvin Dick 1,778 45.7
Total votes 3,887 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daryl Beall 11,400 58.5
Republican Cherrie Wiese 8,083 41.5
Total votes 19,483 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27
Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Wieck 9,724 52.2
Democratic Maurice Welte 8,912 47.8
Total votes 18,636 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 28
Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Seymour 8,868 48.9
Democratic Lenee Sinnott 7,857 43.3
Independent Neal R. Gorham 1,413 7.8
Total votes 18,138 100.0
Republican hold

District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Boettger (incumbent)[lower-alpha 9] 3,433 50.4
Republican Jim Field 2,452 36.0
Republican Patrick J. Hall 925 13.6
Total votes 6,810 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Boettger (incumbent)[lower-alpha 9] 13,033 61.3
Democratic Russell Joyce 8,236 38.7
Total votes 21,269 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Kramer (incumbent)[lower-alpha 10] 17,801 89.6
Independent Satro Narayan 2,067 10.4
Total votes 19,868 100.0
Republican hold

District 31
Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kaye Lozier 2,597 82.2
Republican Barbara Stirling 564 17.8
Total votes 3,161 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt McCoy (incumbent)[lower-alpha 11] 3,275 62.9
Democratic Chuck Gifford 1,929 37.1
Total votes 5,204 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt McCoy (incumbent)[lower-alpha 11] 12,004 56.5
Republican Kaye Lozier 9,233 43.5
Total votes 21,237 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33
Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Hatch 10,311 100.0
Total votes 10,311 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Dearden (incumbent)[lower-alpha 12] 13,366 100.0
Total votes 13,366 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Lamberti (incumbent)[lower-alpha 13] 18,117 100.0
Total votes 18,117 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Shull 2,030 61.8
Republican Brad Nordstrom 1,254 38.2
Total votes 3,284 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Shull 11,126 48.9
Democratic Bill Fink (incumbent)[lower-alpha 20] 10,623 46.7
Independent Brad Nordstrom 1,002 4.4
Total votes 22,751 100.0
Republican hold

District 39
Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Bolkcom (incumbent)[lower-alpha 14] 14,559 100.0
Total votes 14,559 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 40
Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard F. Drake (incumbent)[lower-alpha 15] 8,742 50.9
Democratic Tom Fiegen (incumbent)[lower-alpha 21] 8,432 49.1
Total votes 17,174 100.0
Republican hold

District 41
Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maggie Tinsman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 16] 3,213 72.7
Republican Niky Bowles 1,207 27.3
Total votes 4,420 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maggie Tinsman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 16] 16,341 84.8
Libertarian Mark Nelson 2,928 15.2
Total votes 19,269 100.0
Republican hold

District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Sievers 10,116 52.9
Democratic Dennis Starling 9,013 47.1
Total votes 19,129 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 43
Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Seng 11,043 68.3
Republican John D. Gumpert 4,728 29.3
Libertarian Rich Moroney 385 2.4
Total votes 16,156 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas G. Courtney 11,186 69.3
Independent Charles Schulz 4,964 30.7
Total votes 16,150 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Miller (incumbent)[lower-alpha 17] 10,744 53.3
Democratic Mark Shearer (incumbent)[lower-alpha 22] 9,410 46.7
Total votes 20,154 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 47
Iowa Senate, District 47 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keith Kreiman 4,286 80.9
Democratic Theodore Buttel 1,015 19.1
Total votes 5,301 100.0
Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keith Kreiman 11,653 56.7
Republican Galen M. Davis 8,915 43.3
Total votes 20,568 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 49
Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hubert Houser (incumbent)[lower-alpha 18] 15,572 100.0
Total votes 15,572 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
  1. Democrat Amanda Ragan won a special election in March 2002 to fill a vacancy in District 10 that had been held by Republican Merlin Bartz.[1]
  2. Redistricted from district 3 to 2.
  3. Redistricted from district 9 to 5.
  4. Redistricted from district 10 to 7.
  5. Redistricted from district 16 to 8.
  6. Redistricted from district 25 to 15.
  7. Redistricted from district 27 to 17.
  8. Redistricted from district 29 to 21.
  9. Redistricted from district 41 to 29.
  10. Redistricted from district 37 to 30.
  11. Redistricted from district 34 to 31.
  12. Redistricted from district 35 to 34.
  13. Redistricted from district 33 to 35.
  14. Redistricted from district 23 to 39.
  15. Redistricted from district 24 to 40.
  16. Redistricted from district 21 to 41.
  17. Redistricted from district 47 to 45.
  18. Redistricted from district 43 to 49.
  19. Redistricted from district 17 to 16.
  20. Redistricted from district 45 to 37.
  21. Redistricted from district 20 to 40.
  22. Redistricted from district 49 to 45.

See also

References
  1. "March 12, 2002 Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "Primary Election 2002 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. "General Election 2002 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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