2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa's 2nd District
U.S. House · Iowa
David Loebsack (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) by 18.4 points.
David LoebsackDemocrat · winner
57.2%175,218
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican
38.8%118,778
Wendy BarthGreen
2.2%6,664
Brian WhiteIndependent
1.8%5,437
306,097 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
David LoebsackMariannette Miller-Meeks
$887.2K
Raised by the campaign
$371.7K
$812.9K
Spent by the campaign
$367.7K
$107.6K
Cash on hand
$4K
Other candidates' campaigns: Brian White $6.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008
The candidates
David Loebsack (D)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
Also on the ballot: Wendy Barth (Green), 2.2%; Brian White (Independent), 1.8%