2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 58
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clel Baudler (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Christopher Nelson (D) by 16.7 points.
Clel BaudlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%8,256
Christopher NelsonDemocrat
41.7%5,896
14,152 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