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2002Final results

2002 election for Iowa Senate District 43

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Joe M. Seng (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating John D. Gumpert (R) by 39.1 points.

Joe M. SengDemocrat · winner
68.4%11,043
John D. GumpertRepublican
29.3%4,728
Rich MoroneyLibertarian
2.4%385
16,156 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+24.71974D+27.01978D+13.91982D+39.12002D+24.62010D+59.12018

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

The candidates

Joe M. Seng (D)John D. Gumpert (R)

Also on the ballot: Rich Moroney (Libertarian), 2.4%