2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Julie Hosch (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Flynn (D) by 2.3 points.
Julie HoschRepublican · winner
51.2%11,023
Tom FlynnDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%10,519
21,542 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