2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 31
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ray Zirkelbach (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Dena Himes (R) by 31.7 points.
Ray ZirkelbachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%9,818
Dena HimesRepublican
34.2%5,096
14,914 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