2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Iowa House District 43
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joe M. Seng (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Ryan (R) by 14.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe M. SengDemocrat · winner
56.5%6,480
Tom RyanRepublican
42.2%4,841
Lawrence WittstruckLibertarian
1.4%158
11,479 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET