2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 17
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Pat Grassley (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Cayla Baresel (D) by 31.7 points.
Pat GrassleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%9,836
Cayla BareselDemocrat
34.2%5,102
14,938 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