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2002Final results

2002 election for Iowa Senate District 3

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

David J. Johnson (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating John D. Ryan (D) by 21.5 points.

David J. JohnsonRepublican · winner
60.8%12,161
John D. RyanDemocrat
39.2%7,855
20,016 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

EvenR+1.41974R+7.11978R+27.51986R+21.52002R+18.22006R+29.62018

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