2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Iowa Senate District 20
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Thomas L. Fiegen (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Rife (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas L. FiegenDemocrat · winner
51.4%12,641
Jack RifeRepublican · incumbent
48.6%11,971
24,612 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