2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 8
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dolores M. Mertz (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Stephen Richards (R) by 0.3 points.
Dolores M. MertzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%7,245
Stephen RichardsRepublican
49.9%7,202
14,447 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