2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 36
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Paul McKinley (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Deb Ballalatak (D) by 26.6 points.
Paul McKinleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%18,236
Deb BallalatakDemocrat
36.7%10,579
28,815 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