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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa House District 80

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Nathan K. Reichert (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Howard (R) by 11.3 points.

Nathan K. ReichertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%7,299
44.3%5,812
13,111 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+7.22000D+4.42004D+21.02006D+11.32008R+15.22010R+0.82012

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