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2008 election for Iowa House District 74

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Kent Sorenson (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Davitt (D) by 0.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Kent SorensonRepublican · winner
50.5%8,846
Mark DavittDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%8,683
17,529 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+22.31990R+38.01994R+34.51996D+5.22006R+0.92008R+6.82010

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