2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 45
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Ryan Rhodes (R) by 16.4 points.
Beth Wessel-KroeschellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%8,589
Ryan RhodesRepublican
41.8%6,168
14,757 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