2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jeff Kaufmann (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Spears (D) by 33.0 points.
Jeff KaufmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%9,456
Rebecca SpearsDemocrat
33.5%4,762
14,218 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