2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jo Oldson (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Eric Kohlsdorf (R) by 33.7 points.
Jo OldsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%10,519
Eric KohlsdorfRepublican
33.1%5,213
15,732 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