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2000Final results

2000 election for Iowa Senate District 24

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Richard F. Drake (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Anne Lesnet (D) by 9.9 points.

Richard F. DrakeRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%12,147
Anne LesnetDemocrat
45.1%9,963
22,110 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

EvenD+12.91982D+3.71984R+2.71988R+9.92000R+14.82004R+17.22008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET