2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 40
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard F. Drake (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Fiegen (D) by 1.8 points.
Richard F. DrakeRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%8,742
Thomas L. FiegenDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%8,432
17,174 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