2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 45
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
David P. Miller (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Mark S. Shearer (D) by 6.6 points.
David P. MillerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%10,744
Mark S. ShearerDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%9,410
20,154 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