2002Final results
2002 election for Iowa Senate District 8
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Mark Zieman (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Lyle Otte (D) by 13.3 points.
Mark ZiemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%11,529
Lyle OtteDemocrat
43.3%8,817
20,346 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