2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Iowa election results
Every race on Iowa's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races132
Changed party14
Unopposed17%22 races
Incumbents defeated7
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Barack H. Obama (D) | 9.5 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Tom Harkin (D) | 25.4 |
U.S. House
D 3 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA-1 | Bruce L. Braley (D) | 29.2 | |
| IA-2 | David Loebsack (D) | 18.4 | |
| IA-3 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | 14.3 | |
| IA-4 | Tom Latham (R) | 21.1 | |
| IA-5 | Steve King (R) | 22.5 |
Iowa State Senate
D 13 · R 12 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Randy Feenstra (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | John P. Kibbie (D) | 42.7 | |
| SD-6 | Merlin E. Bartz (R) | 6.2 | |
| SD-8 | Mary Jo Wilhelm (D) | 3.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Jeff Danielson (D) | 0.1 | |
| SD-12 | Brian Schoenjahn (D) | 28.7 | |
| SD-14 | Pam Jochum (D) | 39.5 | |
| SD-16 | Tom Hancock (D) | 11.3 | |
| SD-18 | Swati A. Dandekar (D) | 8.7 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Tim Kapucian (R) | 5.5 | |
| SD-22 | Steve Sodders (D) | 11.1 | Flipped |
| SD-24 | Jerry Behn (R) | 17.2 | |
| SD-26 | Steve Kettering (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | James Seymour (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Pat Ward (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Brad Zaun (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Dick L. Dearden (D) | 29.6 | |
| SD-36 | Paul McKinley (R) | 26.6 | |
| SD-38 | Thomas J. Rielly (D) | 13.7 | |
| SD-40 | Jim Hahn (R) | 4.4 | |
| SD-42 | Shawn Hamerlinck (R) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-44 | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | 19.4 | |
| SD-46 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 13.9 | |
| SD-48 | Kim Reynolds (R) | 9.7 | |
| SD-50 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 15.7 |
Iowa House of Representatives
D 56 · R 44 · 10 changed party
Iowa
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab