2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa Senate District 12
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Donald B. Redfern (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating John A. Padget Jr. (D) by 19.1 points.
Donald B. RedfernRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%15,077
John A. Padget Jr.Democrat
40.5%10,247
25,324 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