2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Linda Upmeyer (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Randall Rainer (D) by 39.4 points.
Linda UpmeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%10,086
Randall RainerDemocrat
30.3%4,380
14,466 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET