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.