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2002Final results

2002 election for Iowa Senate District 28

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

James Seymour (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Lenee Sinnott (D) by 5.6 points.

James SeymourRepublican · winner
48.9%8,868
43.3%7,857
Neal R. GorhamOther party
7.8%1,413
18,138 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+11.71980R+23.51992R+14.22000R+5.62002R+0.12012R+22.32016

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