2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 20
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
John Putney (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Wanatee (D) by 23.0 points.
John PutneyRepublican · winner
61.5%12,263
Donald W. WanateeDemocrat
38.5%7,678
19,941 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