2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa Senate District 10
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Merlin E. Bartz (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Theilen (D) by 29.9 points.
Merlin E. BartzRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%16,948
Jerry TheilenDemocrat
35.0%9,145
26,093 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