2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 22
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Steve Sodders (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Jarret P. Heil (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve SoddersDemocrat · winner
55.6%14,837
Jarret P. HeilRepublican
44.4%11,864
26,701 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