2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa Governor
Governor · Iowa
Tom Vilsack (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Gross (R) by 8.4 points.
Tom VilsackDemocrat · winner
54.2%540,449
Doug GrossRepublican
45.8%456,612
997,061 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET