2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 54
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Christopher Rants (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Carlos Venableridley (D) by 15.4 points.
Christopher RantsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%7,885
Carlos VenableridleyDemocrat
42.3%5,786
13,671 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