2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jo Oldson (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Betty Grundberg (R) by 5.5 points.
Jo OldsonDemocrat · winner
52.7%6,520
Betty GrundbergRepublican · incumbent
47.3%5,846
12,366 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET