2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa Senate District 6
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Merlin E. Bartz (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Thompson (D) by 6.2 points.
Merlin E. BartzRepublican · winner
49.2%14,299
Doug ThompsonDemocrat
43.0%12,496
Kenneth J. AbramsIndependent
7.7%2,241
29,036 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