2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Iowa House District 16
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John Beard (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Randy Schissel (R) by 12.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John BeardDemocrat · winner
56.3%8,172
Randy SchisselRepublican
43.7%6,348
14,520 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