1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 2
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John Redwine (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Sandra K. Atkinson (D) by 33.1 points.
John RedwineRepublican · winner
63.5%14,437
Sandra K. AtkinsonDemocrat
30.4%6,915
Fred SparrIndependent
6.1%1,397
22,749 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET