2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 23
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Herman Quirmbach (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Barbara A. Finch (R) by 12.0 points.
Herman QuirmbachDemocrat · winner
54.5%10,541
Barbara A. FinchRepublican
42.5%8,215
Eric CooperLibertarian
3.0%586
19,342 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