2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 69
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Erik Helland (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Sosalla (D) by 21.9 points.
Erik HellandRepublican · winner
61.0%14,228
Richard SosallaDemocrat
39.0%9,111
23,339 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