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2008 election for Iowa House District 89

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Larry K. Marek (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Jarad Klein (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Larry K. MarekDemocrat · winner
50.5%7,315
Jarad KleinRepublican
49.5%7,158
14,473 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+23.02002R+12.22004R+11.12006D+1.12008R+10.62010D+34.92012

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