This is the 2002 race. The latest: 2026 →

2002Final results

2002 election for Iowa House District 41

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Paul Bell (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Kent Knudson (R) by 21.6 points.

Paul BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%6,967
Kent KnudsonRepublican
39.2%4,496
11,463 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+9.81990R+28.41998R+24.12000D+21.62002D+26.82006D+20.72008

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