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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa Senate District 20

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Tim Kapucian (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Randy L. Braden (D) by 5.5 points.

Tim KapucianRepublican · winner
52.7%15,527
47.3%13,916
29,443 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+19.71996D+2.72000R+23.02002R+5.52008R+19.12016R+2.32020

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