2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Thomas J. Rielly (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Michael C. Hadley (R) by 13.7 points.
Thomas J. RiellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%16,332
Michael C. HadleyRepublican
43.1%12,393
28,725 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