2002 United States Senate election in Iowa explained

Election Name:2002 United States Senate election in Iowa
Country:Iowa
Flag Image:Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States Senate election in Iowa
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2008 United States Senate election in Iowa
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Image1:File:Tom Harkin official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Tom Harkin
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:554,278
Percentage1:54.18%
Nominee2:Greg Ganske
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:447,892
Percentage2:43.78%
Map Size:240px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Tom Harkin
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Tom Harkin
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2002 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a fourth term in office. Harkin was opposed in the general election by U.S. Congressman Greg Ganske, who fought off a difficult challenger in the Republican primary. Though Harkin narrowly defeated his opponent six years earlier, he was able to defeat Ganske by a comfortable margin to win re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Debates

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm. November 18, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. June 25, 2021. dead. mdy-all.
  2. https://www.surveyusa.com/2002Elec.html SurveyUSA