2004Final results
2004 election for Iowa Senate District 8
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Mark Zieman (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating John Beard (D) by 10.9 points.
Mark ZiemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%15,682
John BeardDemocrat
44.5%12,593
28,275 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET