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2000 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jim Nussle won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Jim Nussle received 139,906 popular votes (55.39%). The main challenger was Donna L. Smith (43.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Nussle and Smith

Nussle +11.7 pts · won by 29,579 votes
Jim NussleRepublicanWINNER55.39%
139,906 votes
Donna L. SmithDemocratic43.68%
110,327 votes
Albert W. SchoemanLibertarian0.91%
2,288 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.