2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa's 5th District
U.S. House · Iowa
Steve King (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Shomshor (D) by 24.4 points.
Steve KingRepublican · winner
62.1%113,257
Paul ShomshorDemocrat
37.8%68,853
182,237 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul ShomshorSteve King
$91.9K
Raised by the campaign
$701.1K
$91.9K
Spent by the campaign
$650.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$50.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002