2002 United States Senate election in Iowa
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2002 United States Senate election in Iowa
| country = Iowa
| flag_image = Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1996 United States Senate election in Iowa
| previous_year = 1996
| next_election = 2008 United States Senate election in Iowa
| next_year = 2008
| election_date = November 5, 2002
| image1 = File:Tom Harkin official portrait (cropped).jpg
| image_size = x150px
| nominee1 = Tom Harkin
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 554,278
| percentage1 = 54.18%
| image2 = File:Greg Ganske's Official Portrait.jpg
| nominee2 = Greg Ganske
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 447,892
| percentage2 = 43.78%
| map_image = 2002 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg
| map_size = 240px
| map_caption = County results
Harkin: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Ganske: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Tom Harkin
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Tom Harkin
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsIA}}
The 2002 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a fourth term in office. Harkin was opposed in the general election by U.S. Congressman Greg Ganske, who fought off a difficult challenger in the Republican primary. Though Harkin narrowly defeated his opponent six years earlier, he was able to defeat Ganske by a comfortable margin to win re-election.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Tom Harkin, incumbent United States Senator
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=Election: 2002 Primary Election (6/4/2002) |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/PRI_USSenator.pdf |publisher=State of Iowa Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Harkin (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 83,505
| percentage = 99.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 555
| percentage = 0.66%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 84,060
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Greg Ganske, U.S. Representative from Des Moines
- Bill Salier, hog farmer
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Ganske
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 116,229
| percentage = 58.97%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Salier
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 80,700
| percentage = 40.95%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 167
| percentage = 0.08%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 197,096
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Debates=
- [https://www.c-span.org/video/?173018-1/iowa-senate-debate Complete video of debate], October 6, 2002
=Predictions=
=Polling=
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Tom ! style="width:100px;"| Greg ! Other / |
| SurveyUSA[https://www.surveyusa.com/2002Elec.html SurveyUSA]
| align=center| October 27–29, 2002 | align=center| 605 (LV) | align=center| ± 4.1% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 60% | align=center| 38% | align=center| 2% |
=Results=
{{Election box begin
| title = United States Senate election in Iowa, 2002{{cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |author-link=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=15}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tom Harkin (incumbent)
| votes = 554,278
| percentage = 54.18%
| change = +2.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Ganske
| votes = 447,892
| percentage = 43.78%
| change = -2.94%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Timothy A. Harthan
| votes = 11,340
| percentage = 1.11%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Richard J. Moore
| votes = 8,864
| percentage = 0.87%
| change =
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{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes = 701
| percentage = 0.06%
| change =
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{{Election box majority
| votes = 106,386
| percentage = 10.40%
| change = +5.30%
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,023,075
| percentage =
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==
- Adair (Largest city: Greenfield)
- Adams (Largest city: Corning)
- Allamakee (Largest city: Waukon)
- Audubon (Largest city: Audubon)
- Calhoun (Largest city: Rockwell City)
- Carroll (Largest city: Carroll)
- Cherokee (Largest city: Cherokee)
- Clay (Largest city: Spencer)
- Decatur (Largest city: Lamoni)
- Franklin (Largest city: Hampton)
- Guthrie (Largest city: Guthrie Center)
- Hancock (Largest city: Garner)
- Hardin (Largest city: Iowa Falls)
- Kossuth (Largest city: Algona)
- Monona (Largest city: Onawa)
- Pocahontas (Largest city: Pocahontas)
- Ringgold (Largest city: Mount Ayr)
- Taylor (Largest city: Bedford)
- Union (Largest city: Creston)
- Woodbury (Largest city: Sioux City)
- Wright (Largest city: Eagle Grove)
- Louisa (largest city: Wapello)
- Buena Vista (largest city: Storm Lake)
- Humboldt (largest city: Humboldt)
- Ida (largest city: Ida Grove)
- Sac (largest city: Sac City)
- Dickinson (Largest city: Spirit Lake)
- Wayne (Largest city: Corydon)
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
- Delaware (Largest city: Manchester)
See also
Notes
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