PolitiFinder

2000 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

Iowa · 5 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. House race

Who won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Leonard L. Boswell won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Leonard L. Boswell received 156,327 popular votes (62.8%). The main challenger was Jay B. Marcus (33.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Boswell and Marcus

Boswell +29.1 pts · won by 72,517 votes
Leonard L. BoswellDemocraticWINNER62.8%
156,327 votes
Jay B. MarcusRepublican33.67%
83,810 votes
Sue Atkinsonindependence2.23%
5,563 votes
Joe SeehusenLibertarian0.91%
2,263 votes
Jim Hennagerearth federation0.34%
851 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.