2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa Senate District 42
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Michael E. Gronstal (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Linda Primmer (R) by 8.4 points.
Michael E. GronstalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%10,963
Linda PrimmerRepublican
45.8%9,272
20,235 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