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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa House District 2

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Roger F. Wendt (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Rick Bertrand (R) by 3.1 points.

Roger F. WendtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%4,709
Rick BertrandRepublican
48.5%4,429
9,138 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

EvenD+33.31996D+36.92000D+22.32002D+3.12008D+8.82010R+13.12012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET