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2002Final results

2002 election for Iowa Senate District 11

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Bill Dotzler (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Melvina B. Scott (R) by 32.7 points.

Bill DotzlerDemocrat · winner
66.4%10,820
33.6%5,482
16,302 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+9.41974R+8.71978R+19.41990D+32.72002D+40.12006D+26.12010

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