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2002 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2002 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Leonard L. Boswell won the 2002 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Leonard L. Boswell received 115,367 popular votes (53.41%). The main challenger was Stan Thompson (45.04%).

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

Boswell +8.4 pts · won by 18,082 votes
Leonard L. BoswellDemocraticWINNER53.41%
115,367 votes
Stan ThompsonRepublican45.04%
97,285 votes
Jeffrey M. SmithLibertarian1.24%
2,689 votes
Edwin Fruitsocialist workers0.26%
569 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.