2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 32 · R 18
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed20%5 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 13 · R 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Randy Feenstra (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | John P. Kibbie (D) | 42.7 | |
| SD-6 | Merlin E. Bartz (R) | 6.2 | |
| SD-8 | Mary Jo Wilhelm (D) | 3.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Jeff Danielson (D) | 0.1 | |
| SD-12 | Brian Schoenjahn (D) | 28.7 | |
| SD-14 | Pam Jochum (D) | 39.5 | |
| SD-16 | Tom Hancock (D) | 11.3 | |
| SD-18 | Swati A. Dandekar (D) | 8.7 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Tim Kapucian (R) | 5.5 | |
| SD-22 | Steve Sodders (D) | 11.1 | Flipped |
| SD-24 | Jerry Behn (R) | 17.2 | |
| SD-26 | Steve Kettering (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | James Seymour (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Pat Ward (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Brad Zaun (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Dick L. Dearden (D) | 29.6 | |
| SD-36 | Paul McKinley (R) | 26.6 | |
| SD-38 | Thomas J. Rielly (D) | 13.7 | |
| SD-40 | Jim Hahn (R) | 4.4 | |
| SD-42 | Shawn Hamerlinck (R) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-44 | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | 19.4 | |
| SD-46 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 13.9 | |
| SD-48 | Kim Reynolds (R) | 9.7 | |
| SD-50 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 15.7 |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner