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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa House District 60

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Peter Cownie (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Alan R. Koslow (D) by 12.5 points.

Peter CownieRepublican · winner
54.7%8,905
42.2%6,874
Russ GibsonLibertarian
3.1%499
16,278 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+6.01996R+0.11998R+18.72000R+12.52008R+28.32010R+3.92012

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

The candidates

Peter Cownie (R)Alan R. Koslow (D)

Also on the ballot: Russ Gibson (Libertarian), 3.1%