2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 48
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Kim Reynolds (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Ruth Smith (D) by 9.7 points.
Kim ReynoldsRepublican · winner
53.0%14,274
Ruth SmithDemocrat
43.2%11,653
Rodney SchmidtIndependent
3.8%1,021
26,948 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