2002 United States Senate election in Iowa

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 surprisingly difficult challenger in the Republican primary. Though Harkin had narrowly defeated his opponent six years earlier, he was able to defeat Ganske by a fairly comfortable margin to win re-election.

2002 United States Senate election in Iowa
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Tom Harkin Greg Ganske
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 554,278 447,892
Percentage 54.2% 43.8%
County results
Harkin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Ganske:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      80-90%
U.S. senator before election

Tom Harkin
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Harkin
Democratic

Elections in Iowa

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Harkin (incumbent) 83,505 99.34%
Democratic Write-ins 555 0.66%
Total votes 84,060 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Greg Ganske, U.S. Representative
  • Bill Salier, hog farmer

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Ganske 116,229 58.97%
Republican Bill Salier 80,700 40.95%
Republican Write-ins 167 0.08%
Total votes 197,096 100.00%

General election

Debates

Results
United States Senate election in Iowa, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Tom Harkin (incumbent) 554,278 54.18% +2.37%
Republican Greg Ganske 447,892 43.78% -2.94%
Green Timothy A. Harthan 11,340 1.11%
Libertarian Richard J. Moore 8,864 0.87%
Write-ins 701 0.06%
Majority 106,386 10.40% +5.30%
Turnout 1,023,075
Democratic hold Swing
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References
  1. http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/PRI_USSenator.pdf
  2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf
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