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2002Final results

2002 election for Iowa House District 31

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Gene Manternach (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Gary Hart (D) by 3.7 points.

Gene ManternachRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%5,559
Gary HartDemocrat
48.2%5,164
10,723 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+19.81988R+15.01990R+28.81998R+3.72002D+8.42004D+31.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET