2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Tom Hancock (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Dave McLaughlin (R) by 11.3 points.
Tom HancockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%17,129
Dave McLaughlinRepublican
44.4%13,660
30,789 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