2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 42
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Bryan J. Sievers (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis Starling (D) by 5.8 points.
Bryan J. SieversRepublican · winner
52.9%10,116
Dennis StarlingDemocrat
47.1%9,013
19,129 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