2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa's 3rd District
U.S. House · Iowa
Leonard L. Boswell (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Jay Marcus (R) by 29.1 points.
Leonard L. BoswellDemocrat · winner
62.8%156,327
Jay MarcusRepublican
33.7%83,810
Sue AtkinsonIndependent
2.2%5,563
Joe SeehusenLibertarian
0.9%2,263
Jim HennagerOther party
0.3%851
248,926 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Leonard L. BoswellJay Marcus
$757.5K
Raised by the campaign
$218.1K
$710.5K
Spent by the campaign
$216K
$70.7K
Cash on hand
$2.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Leonard L. Boswell (D)Jay Marcus (R)
Also on the ballot: Sue Atkinson (Independent), 2.2%; Joe Seehusen (Libertarian), 0.9%; Jim Hennager (Other party), 0.3%