2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa Senate District 8
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
E. Thurman Gaskill (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating William S. Farnham (D) by 13.7 points.
E. Thurman GaskillRepublican · winner
56.8%13,943
William S. FarnhamDemocrat
43.2%10,588
24,531 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