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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa House District 49

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Helen Miller (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Littzen (R) by 19.4 points.

Helen MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,901
40.3%5,338
13,239 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+20.21988D+21.71992D+21.02002D+19.42008D+3.72010R+19.62012

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