2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa Senate District 40
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jerry Behn (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Joan Phillips (D) by 15.7 points.
Jerry BehnRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%14,287
Joan PhillipsDemocrat
42.1%10,404
24,691 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