2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 84
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Elesha Gayman (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Ross C. Paustian (R) by 5.0 points.
Elesha GaymanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%8,397
Ross C. PaustianRepublican
47.5%7,593
15,990 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