2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 40
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jim Hahn (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Sharon Savage (D) by 4.4 points.
Jim HahnRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%14,134
Sharon SavageDemocrat
47.8%12,939
27,073 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