Results summary: see below
Precinct Results, countywide and Iowa City contested races
Precinct results, legislative races
Registered Voters 73,609
Total Voters 53,299
Turnout 72.41%
Early Voters 20,848
39.12% of votes cast early
| President and Vice President | ||
| Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (Dem) | 31,174 | 59.0% |
| George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (Rep) | 17,899 | 34.0% |
| Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke (IA Green) | 3,248 | 6.0% |
| Harry Browne/Art Olivier (Libertarian) | 205 | 0.0% |
| Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster (Reform) | 103 | 0.0% |
| John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber (Nom. Pet.) | 50 | 0.0% |
| Howard Phillips/J Curtis Frazier (Constitution) | 14 | 0.0% |
| David McReynolds/Mary Cal Hollis (Socialist) | 10 | 0.0% |
| James Harris/Margaret Trowe (Soc. Work.) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Scattered write in | 61 | 0.0% |
| US Representative, 1st District | ||
| Jim Leach (Rep) | 27,332 | 54.0% |
| Bob Simpson (Dem) | 21,747 | 43.0% |
| Russ Madden (Libertarian) | 1,541 | 3.0% |
| Scattered write in | 45 | 0.0% |
| State Senate, District 24 | ||
| Anne Lesnet (Dem) | 942 | 57.0% |
| Richard F. Drake (Rep) | 725 | 43.0% |
| Scattered write in | 0 | 0.0% |
| State Representative, District 45 | ||
| Vicki Lensing (Dem) | 7,851 | 64.0% |
| Paul Heyn (Rep) | 3,955 | 32.0% |
| William H. Garrett Jr. (Nom. Pet.) | 371 | 3.0% |
| Scattered write in | 20 | 0.0% |
| State Representative, District 46 | ||
| Mary Mascher (Dem) | 9,981 | 78.0% |
| Russell Lovetinsky (IA Green) | 2,789 | 22.0% |
| Scattered write in | 64 | 0.5% |
| State Representative, District 47 | ||
| Sally Stutsman (Dem) | 1,106 | 63.0% |
| Barry Brauns (Rep) | 650 | 37.0% |
| Scattered write in | 1 | 0.0% |
| State Representative, District 49 | ||
| Dick Myers (Dem) | 11,567 | 85.0% |
| Steven J Drahozal (Libertarian) | 1,958 | 14.0% |
| Scattered write in | 45 | 0.3% |
| State Representative, District 50 | ||
| Ro Foege (Dem) | 3,840 | 80.0% |
| Christy Ann Welty (Libertarian) | 980 | 20.0% |
| Scattered write in | 9 | 0.2% |
| County Auditor | ||
| Tom Slockett (Dem) | 38,907 | 98.9% |
| scattered write in | 441 | 1.1% |
| Sheriff | ||
| Robert W Carpenter (Dem) | 39,085 | 98.3% |
| scattered write in | 694 | 1.7% |
| County Board of Supervisors (3 to be elected) | ||
| Terrence Neuzil (Dem) | 31,024 | 58.0% |
| Pat Harney (Dem) | 29,289 | 55.0% |
| Carol Thompson (Dem) | 27,648 | 52.0% |
| Myron Smalley (Rep) | 17,306 | 32.0% |
| Dick Brown (Rep) | 13,545 | 25.0% |
| Tim Borchardt (Libertarian) | 5,927 | 11.0% |
| scattered write in | 219 | 0.4% |
| State Constitutional Convention | ||
| Yes | 13,478 | 35.0% |
| No | 25,288 | 65.0% |
| Jail Bond (60% Required) | ||
| Yes | 16,478 | 34.5% |
| No | 31,320 | 65.5% |
| Iowa City Library Bond (60% Required) | ||
| Yes | 19,021 | 67.5% |
| No | 9,170 | 32.5% |
| Iowa City: Delete 1st Avenue Extension (50% Required) | ||
| Yes (do not build road) | 12,012 | 43.5% |
| No (build road) | 15,632 | 56.5% |
| East Central Regional Library Board | ||
| Jill Miller | 30,927 | 99.4% |
| scattered write in | 184 | 0.6% |
| NOTE: This was the final election for library trustee. | ||
| As of July 1, 2001, the office is appointed and not elected. | ||
| Soil & Water Conservation (3 to be elected) | ||
| (3 to be elected) | ||
| Mary Sommerville | 26,848 | 50.4% |
| Ed Williams | 24,837 | 46.6% |
| Chris Taliga | 23,801 | 44.7% |
| scattered write in | 247 | 0.5% |
| Ag Extension Council (4 to be elected) | ||
| Maynard Hebl | 25,509 | 48.0% |
| Donna K Ruth | 24,953 | 47.0% |
| Mary Wiemann | 24,412 | 46.0% |
| Justin McKerrow | 23,361 | 44.0% |
| scattered write in | 214 | 0.4% |
| Judicial Retention | ||
| Supreme Court | ||
| Mark S. Cady Yes | 23,559 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,857 | 20.0% |
| James H. Carter Yes | 23,235 | 79.0% |
| No | 6,055 | 21.0% |
| Court of Appeals | ||
| Daryl L. Hecht Yes | 22,207 | 79.0% |
| No | 5,742 | 21.0% |
| John C. Miller Yes | 22,720 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,555 | 20.0% |
| Anuradha Vatheswaran Yes | 21,258 | 75.0% |
| No | 6,981 | 25.0% |
| Van D. Zimmer Yes | 22,363 | 79.0% |
| No | 5,901 | 21.0% |
| District Court | ||
| Kristin L. Hibbs Yes | 25,409 | 83.0% |
| No | 5,150 | 17.0% |
| David M. Remley Yes | 22,883 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,813 | 20.0% |
| L. Vern Robinson Yes | 24,232 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,871 | 20.0% |
| Douglas Russell Yes | 22,366 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,449 | 20.0% |
| William L. Thomas Yes | 22,090 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,576 | 20.0% |
| Larry J. Conmey Yes | 21,629 | 78.0% |
| No | 6,054 | 22.0% |
| David S. Good Yes | 22,144 | 80.0% |
| No | 5,545 | 20.0% |
| District Court Associate Judge | ||
| Michael J Newmeister Yes | 22,543 | 81.0% |
| No | 5,431 | 19.0% |
| Robert E Sosalla Yes | 22,037 | 79.0% |
| No | 5,813 | 21.0% |
| Nancy A Baumgartner Yes | 24,011 | 83.0% |
| No | 5,053 | 17.0% |
| Stephen C Gerard II Yes | 20,698 | 68.0% |
| No | 9,717 | 32.0% |
| Juvenile Court Associate Judge | ||
| Susan Flaherty Yes | 25,593 | 86.0% |
| No | 4,233 | 14.0% |