2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 40
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Lance Horbach (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Chris Bearden (D) by 21.3 points.
Lance HorbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%8,912
Chris BeardenDemocrat
39.4%5,787
14,699 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