Iowa State Senate elections, 2002

Elections for the Iowa State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 4, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.

Qualifications

The Iowa Constitution states, "Senators shall be chosen for the term of four years, at the same time and place as representatives; they shall be twenty-five years of age, and possess the qualifications of representatives as to residence and citizenship."

List of candidates

District 1

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Steve Warnstadt a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Steve Warnstadt: 8,871

Jack Voss: 5,020

District 2

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• George K. Schneidermann: 4,167
• Kenneth Veenstra: 5,295 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Kenneth Veenstra

District 3

June 4 Democratic primary:

• John D. Ryan a

June 4 GOP primary:

• David Johnson a

November 5 General election candidates:

John D. Ryan: 7,855

David Johnson: 12,161

District 5

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Darrell Determann: 368
• Kevin J. Miskell: 767 a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Stewart Iverson a

November 5 General election candidates:

Kevin J. Miskell: 8,959

Stewart Iverson: 12,106

District 7

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Amanda Ragan a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Mary Ellen Miller: 2,050 a
• Art Wolover: 1,577

November 5 General election candidates:

Amanda Ragan: 11,719

Mary Ellen Miller: 6,861

Kevin Smith (Petition): 765

District 8

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Lyle Otte a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Mark Zieman a

November 5 General election candidates:

Lyle Otte: 8,817

Mark Zieman: 11,529

District 9

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• Bob Brunkhorst: 2,431 a
• Tom B. Hoogestraat: 2,424

November 5 General election candidates:

Pat Taylor: 7,925

Bob Brunkhors: 11,952

District 11

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Bill Dotzler a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Bill Dotzler: 10,820

Melvina B. Scott: 5,482

District 13

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Highland B. Nichols: 614
• Roger Tabor Stewart: 1,444 a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Jerome F. Burken a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Nelson B. Morris

November 5 General election candidates:

Roger Tabor Stewart: 9,589

Jerome F. Burken: 7,586

Nelson B. Morris: 343

District 15

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Robert E. Dvorsky a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Robert E. Dvorsky: 12,827

Jack Young: 8,679

District 16

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Tom Flynn a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Katherine Kitty Dirks: 674
• Julie Hosch: 2,278 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Tom Flynn: 10,519

Julie Hosch: 11,023

District 17

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Wally E. Horn a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Wally E. Horn

District 19

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Renee V. Sneitzer a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Chuck Larson a

November 5 General election candidates:

Renee V. Sneitzer: 10,044

Chuck Larson: 13,375

District 20

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• John Putney a

November 5 General election candidates:

Donald W. Wanatee: 7,678

John Putney: 12,263

District 21

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Dennis H. Black: 2,972 a
• Joe Pirillo: 1,182

June 4 GOP primary:

• Ken Rogers a

November 5 General election candidates:

Dennis H. Black: 14,202

Ken Rogers: 8,854

District 23

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Karen Bolluyt: 1,473
• Herman C. Quirmbach: 1,555 a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Barbara A. Finch a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Eric Cooper

November 5 General election candidates:

Herman C. Quirmbach: 10,541

Barbara A. Finch: 8,215

Eric Cooper: 586

District 25

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Daryl Beall a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Marvin Dick: 1,778
• Cherri Wiese: 2,109 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Daryl Beall: 11,400

Cherri Wiese: 8,083

District 27

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Maurice Welte a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Ron Wieck a

November 5 General election candidates:

Maurice Welte: 8,912

Ron Wieck: 9,724

District 28

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Lenee Sinnott a

June 4 GOP primary:

• James Seymour a

November 5 General election candidates:

Lenee Sinnott: 7,857

James Seymour: 8,868

Neal R. Gorham (Petition): 1,413

District 29

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Russell Joyce a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Nancy Boettger: 1,275 a
• Jim Field: 257
• Patrick J. Hall: 303

November 5 General election candidates:

Russell Joyce: 8,236

Nancy Boettger: 13,033

District 30

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• Mary E. Kramer a

November 5 General election candidates:

Mary E. Kramer: 17,801

Satro Narayan (Petition): 2,067

District 31

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Chuck Gifford: 1,929
• Matt McCoy: 3,275 a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Kaye Lozier: 2,597 a
• Barbara Stirling: 564

November 5 General election candidates:

Matt McCoy: 12,004

Kaye Lozier: 9,233

District 33

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Jack Hatch a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Jack Hatch

District 34

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Dick L. Dearden a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Dick L. Dearden

District 35

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• Jeff Lamberti a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jeff Lamberti

District 37

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Bill Fink a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Brad Nordstrom: 1,254
• Doug Shull: 2,030 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Bill Fink: 10,623

Doug Shull: 11,126

Brad L. Nordstrom (Petition): 1,002

District 39

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Joe Bolkcom a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Joe Bolkcom

District 40

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Thomas L. Fiegen a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Richard F. Drake a

November 5 General election candidates:

Thomas L. Fiegen: 8,432

Richard F. Drake: 8,742

District 41

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• Niky Bowles: 1,207
• Maggie Tinsman: 3,213 a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Mark Nelson

November 5 General election candidates:

Maggie Tinsman: 16,341

Mark Nelson: 2,928

District 42

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Dennis Albertson a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Bryan J. Sievers a

November 5 General election candidates:

Dennis Starling: 9,013

Bryan J. Sievers: 10,116

District 43

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Joe M. Seng a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Rich Moroney

November 5 General election candidates:

Joe M. Seng: 11,043

John D. Gumpert: 4,728

Rich Moroney: 385

District 44

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Thomas G. Courtney a

June 4 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Thomas G. Courtney: 11,186

Charles Schulz (Petition): 4,964

District 45

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Mark Shearer a

June 4 GOP primary:

• David Miller a

November 5 General election candidates:

Mark Shearer: 9,410

David Miller: 10,744

District 47

June 4 Democratic primary:

• Theodore Buttle: 1,105
• Keith A. Kreiman: 4,286 a

June 4 GOP primary:

• Galen M. Davis a

November 5 General election candidates:

Keith A. Kreiman: 11,653

Galen M. Davis: Galen M. Davis: 8,915

District 49

June 4 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 4 GOP primary:

• Hubert Bouser a

November 5 General election candidates:

Hubert Bouser

External links

• Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2002 Primary Election Results," accessed April 24, 2013
• Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2002 General Election Results," accessed April 24, 2013

Footnotes

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Current members of the Iowa State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Amy Sinclair

Majority Leader:Michael Klimesh

Minority Leader:Janice Weiner

Senators

District 1

Catelin Drey (D)

District 2

Jeff Taylor (R)

District 3

Lynn Evans (R)

District 4

Tim Kraayenbrink (R)

District 5

Dave Rowley (R)

District 6

Jason Schultz (R)

District 7

Kevin Alons (R)

District 8

Mark Costello (R)

District 9

Tom Shipley (R)

District 10

Dan Dawson (R)

District 11

Julian Garrett (R)

District 12

Amy Sinclair (R)

District 13

Cherielynn Westrich (R)

District 14

Sarah Trone Garriott (D)

District 15

Tony Bisignano (D)

District 16

Renee Hardman (D)

District 17

Izaah Knox (D)

District 18

Janet Petersen (D)

District 19

Ken Rozenboom (R)

District 20

Mike Pike (R)

District 21

Mike Bousselot (R)

District 22

Matt Blake (D)

District 23

Jack Whitver (R)

District 24

Jesse Green (R)

District 25

Herman Quirmbach (D)

District 26

Kara Warme (R)

District 27

Annette Sweeney (R)

District 28

Dennis Guth (R)

District 29

Sandy Salmon (R)

District 30

Doug Campbell (R)

District 31

William Dotzler (D)

District 32

Michael Klimesh (R)

District 33

Carrie Koelker (R)

District 34

Dan Zumbach (R)

District 35

Mike Zimmer (D)

District 36

Thomas Townsend (D)

District 37

Molly Donahue (D)

District 38

Dave Sires (R)

District 39

Liz Bennett (D)

District 40

Art Staed (D)

District 41

Kerry Gruenhagen (R)

District 42

Charlie McClintock (R)

District 43

Zach Wahls (D)

District 44

Adrian Dickey (R)

District 45

Janice Weiner (D)

District 46

Dawn Driscoll (R)

District 47

Scott Webster (R)

District 48

Mark Lofgren (R)

District 49

Cindy Winckler (D)

District 50

Jeffrey Reichman (R)

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