2002 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 2002 Iowa Senate election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 2000 Iowa Senate election 2000 2004 Iowa Senate election 2004 35 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 5, 2002 200x200px Mary Kramer Republican Party (United States) 30th 30 29Bartz 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.March 12, 2002 Election Canvass Summary https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/2000s/2002SS10.pdf April 9, 2020 Iowa Secretary of State 29 200x200px Michael Gronstal Democratic Party (United States) 50th 20 21 21 President of the Senate Mary Kramer Republican Mary Kramer Republican 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.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/PRI_StateSenate.pdf Primary Election 2002 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 9, 2020 General election results can be obtained here.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf General Election 2002 Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State April 9, 2020 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 ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 bot: unknown The Cook Political Report 149–150 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20250118164903/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 January 18, 2025 Harvard Dataverse March 1, 2025 | Lean R 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 Party1sthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924811.pdf Iowa Senate District 1 Steven D. Hansen Dem Steve Warnstadt Democratic2ndhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924813.pdf Iowa Senate District 2 John Redwine Rep Kenneth Veenstra*Veenstra Redistricted from district 3 to 2. Republican3rdhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924815.pdf Iowa Senate District 3 Kenneth Veenstra Rep David Johnson Republican5thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924819.pdf Iowa Senate District 5 Mary Lou Freeman Rep Stewart Iverson*Iverson Redistricted from district 9 to 5. Republican7thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924823.pdf Iowa Senate District 7 Michael Sexton Rep Amanda Ragan*Ragan Redistricted from district 10 to 7. Democratic8thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924825.pdf Iowa Senate District 8 E. Thurman Gaskill Rep Mark Zieman*Zieman Redistricted from district 16 to 8. Republican9thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924827.pdf Iowa Senate District 9 Stewart Iverson Rep Bob Brunkhorst Republican11thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924831.pdf Iowa Senate District 11 John W. Jensen Rep William Dotzler Democratic13thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924835.pdf Iowa Senate District 13 Patricia M. Harper Dem Roger Stewart Democratic15thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924839.pdf Iowa Senate District 15 Betty A. Soukup Dem Robert Dvorsky*Dvorsky Redistricted from district 25 to 15. Democratic16thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924841.pdf Iowa Senate District 16 Mark Zieman Rep Julie Hosch Republican17thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924843.pdf Iowa Senate District 17 Thomas L. Flynn Dem Wally Horn*Horn Redistricted from district 27 to 17. Democratic19thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924847.pdf Iowa Senate District 19 Sheldon L. Rittmer Rep Chuck Larson Republican20thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924849.pdf Iowa Senate District 20 Tom Fiegen Dem John Putney Republican21sthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924851.pdf Iowa Senate District 21 Maggie Tinsman Rep Dennis Black*Black Redistricted from district 29 to 21. Democratic23rdhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924855.pdf Iowa Senate District 23 Joe Bolkcom Dem Herman Quirmbach Democratic25thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924859.pdf Iowa Senate District 25 Robert Dvorsky Dem Daryl Beall Democratic27thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924863.pdf Iowa Senate District 27 Wally Horn Dem Ron Wieck Republican28thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924865.pdf Iowa Senate District 28 Andy McKean Rep James Seymour Republican29thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924867.pdf Iowa Senate District 29 Dennis Black Dem Nancy Boettger*Boettger Redistricted from district 41 to 29. Republican30thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924869.pdf Iowa Senate District 30 Neal Schuerer Rep Mary Kramer*Kramer Redistricted from district 37 to 30. Republican31sthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924871.pdf Iowa Senate District 31 Johnie Hammond Dem Matt McCoy*McCoy Redistricted from district 34 to 31. Democratic33rdhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924875.pdf Iowa Senate District 33 Jeff Lamberti Rep Jack Hatch Democratic34thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924877.pdf Iowa Senate District 34 Matt McCoy Dem Dick Dearden*Dearden Redistricted from district 35 to 34. Democratic35thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924879.pdf Iowa Senate District 35 Dick Dearden Dem Jeff Lamberti*Lamberti Redistricted from district 33 to 35. Republican37thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924883.pdf Iowa Senate District 37 Mary Kramer Rep Doug Shull Republican39thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924887.pdf Iowa Senate District 39 David G. Lord Rep Joe Bolkcom*Bolkcom Redistricted from district 23 to 39. Democratic40thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924889.pdf Iowa Senate District 40 Jerry Behn Rep Richard F. Drake*Drake Redistricted from district 24 to 40. Republican41sthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924891.pdf Iowa Senate District 41 Nancy Boettger Rep Maggie Tinsman*Tinsman Redistricted from district 21 to 41. Republican42ndhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924893.pdf Iowa Senate District 42 Michael Gronstal Dem Bryan Sievers Republican43rdhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924895.pdf Iowa Senate District 43 Hubert Houser Rep Joe M. Seng Democratic44thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924897.pdf Iowa Senate District 44 Jeff Angelo Rep Thomas G. Courtney Democratic45thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924899.pdf Iowa Senate District 45 Bill Fink Dem David Miller*Miller Redistricted from district 47 to 45. Republican47thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924903.pdf Iowa Senate District 47 David Miller Rep Keith A. Kreiman Democratic49thhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DMP/924907.pdf Iowa Senate District 49 Mark Shearer Dem Hubert Houser*Houser Redistricted from district 43 to 49. Republican Source:https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate Legislators Iowa State Senate April 9, 2020 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). District 1 Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Steve Warnstadt 8871 63.9 Republican Party (United States) Jack Voss 5020 36.1 13891 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Iowa Senate, District 2 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Veenstra (incumbent)Veenstra 5295 56.0 Republican Party (United States) George K. Schneidermann 4167 44.0 9462 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 2 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Veenstra (incumbent)Veenstra 16178 100.0 16178 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 Iowa Senate, District 3 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) David Johnson 12161 60.8 Democratic Party (United States) John D. Ryan 7855 39.2 20016 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 Iowa Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Kevin J. Miskell 767 67.6 Democratic Party (United States) Darrell Determann 368 32.4 1135 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 5 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Stewart Iverson (incumbent)Iverson 12106 57.5 Democratic Party (United States) Kevin J. Miskell 8959 42.5 21065 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 Iowa Senate, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Mary Ellen Miller 2050 56.5 Republican Party (United States) Art Wolover 1577 43.5 3627 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Amanda Ragan (incumbent)Ragan 11719 60.6 Republican Party (United States) Mary Ellen Miller 6861 35.4 Independent (politician) Kevin Smith 765 4.0 19345 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 8 Iowa Senate, District 8 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Mark Zieman (incumbent)Zieman 11529 56.7 Democratic Party (United States) Lyle Otte 8817 43.3 20346 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 Iowa Senate, District 9 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Bob Brunkhorst 2431 50.1 Republican Party (United States) Tom B. Hoogestraat 2424 49.9 4855 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Bob Brunkhorst 11952 60.1 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Taylor 7925 39.9 19877 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 11 Iowa Senate, District 11 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Dotzler 10820 66.4 Republican Party (United States) Melvina B. Scott 5482 33.6 16302 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 13 Iowa Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Roger Tabor Stewart 1444 70.2 Democratic Party (United States) Highland B. Nichols 614 29.8 2058 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Roger Tabor Stewart 9589 54.7 Republican Party (United States) Jerome F. Burken 7586 43.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Nelson B. Morris 343 2.0 17518 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Iowa Senate, District 15 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Dvorsky (incumbent)Dvorsky 12827 59.6 Republican Party (United States) Jack Young 8679 40.4 21506 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Iowa Senate, District 16 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Julie Hosch 2278 77.2 Republican Party (United States) Katherine Kitty Dirks 674 22.8 2952 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 16 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Julie Hosch 11023 51.2 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Flynn (incumbent)Flynn Redistricted from district 17 to 16. 10519 48.8 21542 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 17 Iowa Senate, District 17 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Wally Horn (incumbent)Horn 14461 100.0 14461 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Iowa Senate, District 19 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Chuck Larson 13375 57.1 Democratic Party (United States) Renee V. Sneitzer 10044 42.9 23419 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 20 Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) John Putney 12263 61.5 Democratic Party (United States) Donald W. Wanatee 7678 38.5 19941 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Iowa Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Black (incumbent)Black 2972 71.5 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Pirillo 1182 28.5 4154 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Black (incumbent)Black 14202 61.6 Republican Party (United States) Ken Rogers 8854 38.4 23056 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 23 Iowa Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Herman Quirmbach 1555 51.4 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Bolluyt 1473 48.6 3028 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 23 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Herman Quirmbach 10541 54.5 Republican Party (United States) Barbara A. Finch 8215 42.5 Libertarian Party (United States) Eric Cooper 586 3.0 19342 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Iowa Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Cherrie Wiese 2109 54.3 Republican Party (United States) Marvin Dick 1778 45.7 3887 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 25 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Daryl Beall 11400 58.5 Republican Party (United States) Cherrie Wiese 8083 41.5 19483 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 27 Iowa Senate, District 27 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Ron Wieck 9724 52.2 Democratic Party (United States) Maurice Welte 8912 47.8 18636 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Iowa Senate, District 28 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) James Seymour 8868 48.9 Democratic Party (United States) Lenee Sinnott 7857 43.3 Independent (politician) Neal R. Gorham 1413 7.8 18138 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 29 Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Nancy Boettger (incumbent)Boettger 3433 50.4 Republican Party (United States) Jim Field 2452 36.0 Republican Party (United States) Patrick J. Hall 925 13.6 6810 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Nancy Boettger (incumbent)Boettger 13033 61.3 Democratic Party (United States) Russell Joyce 8236 38.7 21269 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 30 Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Mary Kramer (incumbent)Kramer 17801 89.6 Independent (politician) Satro Narayan 2067 10.4 19868 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 31 Iowa Senate, District 31 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Kaye Lozier 2597 82.2 Republican Party (United States) Barbara Stirling 564 17.8 3161 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Matt McCoy (incumbent)McCoy 3275 62.9 Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Gifford 1929 37.1 5204 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 31 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Matt McCoy (incumbent)McCoy 12004 56.5 Republican Party (United States) Kaye Lozier 9233 43.5 21237 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 33 Iowa Senate, District 33 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Jack Hatch 10311 100.0 10311 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 34 Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Dearden (incumbent)Dearden 13366 100.0 13366 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 35 Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Lamberti (incumbent)Lamberti 18117 100.0 18117 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 37 Iowa Senate, District 37 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Doug Shull 2030 61.8 Republican Party (United States) Brad Nordstrom 1254 38.2 3284 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Doug Shull 11126 48.9 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Fink (incumbent)Fink Redistricted from district 45 to 37. 10623 46.7 Independent (politician) Brad Nordstrom 1002 4.4 22751 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 39 Iowa Senate, District 39 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Bolkcom (incumbent)Bolkcom 14559 100.0 14559 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 40 Iowa Senate, District 40 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Richard F. Drake (incumbent)Drake 8742 50.9 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Fiegen (incumbent)Fiegen Redistricted from district 20 to 40. 8432 49.1 17174 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 41 Iowa Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Maggie Tinsman (incumbent)Tinsman 3213 72.7 Republican Party (United States) Niky Bowles 1207 27.3 4420 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 41 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Maggie Tinsman (incumbent)Tinsman 16341 84.8 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Nelson 2928 15.2 19269 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 42 Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Bryan Sievers 10116 52.9 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Starling 9013 47.1 19129 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 43 Iowa Senate, District 43 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Seng 11043 68.3 Republican Party (United States) John D. Gumpert 4728 29.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Rich Moroney 385 2.4 16156 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 44 Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Courtney 11186 69.3 Independent (politician) Charles Schulz 4964 30.7 16150 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 45 Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) David Miller (incumbent)Miller 10744 53.3 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Shearer (incumbent)Shearer Redistricted from district 49 to 45. 9410 46.7 20154 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 47 Iowa Senate, District 47 Democratic Primary Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Keith Kreiman 4286 80.9 Democratic Party (United States) Theodore Buttel 1015 19.1 5301 100.0 Iowa Senate, District 47 General Election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Keith Kreiman 11653 56.7 Republican Party (United States) Galen M. Davis 8915 43.3 20568 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 49 Iowa Senate, District 49 General Election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Hubert Houser (incumbent)Houser 15572 100.0 15572 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also United States elections, 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2002 Elections in Iowa References collapsed Category:2002 Iowa elections Category:Iowa Senate elections Iowa State Senate