2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 37
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Doug Shull (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Fink (D) by 2.2 points.
Doug ShullRepublican · winner
48.9%11,126
Bill FinkDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%10,623
Brad L. NordstromOther party
4.4%1,002
22,751 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