2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 27
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Charles Isenhart (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Lou Oswald (R) by 29.8 points.
Charles IsenhartDemocrat · winner
64.9%8,903
Lou OswaldRepublican
35.1%4,814
13,717 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