United States Senate election in Iowa, 2002

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2002

November 5, 2002

Nominee Tom Harkin Greg Ganske Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 554,278 447,892 Percentage 54.18% 43.78%

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Senator before election Tom Harkin Democratic Elected Senator Tom Harkin Democratic

The 2002 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Harkin was opposed in the general election by United States Congressman Greg Ganske, who fought off a surprisingly difficult challenger in the Republican primary. Though Harkin had narrowly defeated his opponent six years earlier, he was able to defeat Ganske by a fairly comfortable margin to win re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tom Harkin, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (inc.)	83,505	99.34
	Democratic	Write-ins	555	0.66
Total votes			84,060	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Greg Ganske, U.S. Representative
• Bill Salier, hog farmer

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Ganske	116,229	58.97
	Republican	Bill Salier	80,700	40.94
	Republican	Write-ins	167	0.08
Total votes			197,096	100.00

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (inc.)	554,278	54.18%	+2.37%
	Republican	Greg Ganske	447,892	43.78%	-2.94%
	Green	Timothy A. Harthan	11,340	1.11%
	Libertarian	Richard J. Moore	8,864	0.87%
	Write-ins		701	0.07%
Majority			106,386	10.40%	+5.30%
Turnout			1,023,075
	Democratic hold		Swing