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2002 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2002 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 2002 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. James A. S. Leach received 108,130 popular votes (52.19%). The main challenger was Julie Thomas (45.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Thomas

Leach +6.4 pts · won by 13,363 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER52.19%
108,130 votes
Julie ThomasDemocratic45.74%
94,767 votes
Kevin LittenLibertarian2.02%
4,178 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.