2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa House District 81
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James Vanfossen (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Wayne Hean (D) by 16.0 points.
James VanfossenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%5,619
Wayne HeanDemocrat
42.0%4,073
9,692 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