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2008Final results

2008 election for Iowa Senate District 24

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Jerry Behn (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Albert Sorensen (D) by 17.2 points.

Jerry BehnRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%22,970
41.4%16,233
39,203 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+2.71988R+9.92000R+14.82004R+17.22008R+9.62012R+27.72016

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