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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa House District 63

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Scott Raecker (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Nita Garvin (D) by 21.7 points.

Scott RaeckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%11,265
Nita GarvinDemocrat
39.2%7,251
18,516 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

EvenR+12.91994R+33.02000R+30.12004R+21.72008R+29.22010R+0.72012

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