2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 28
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Michael Breitbach (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating John Beard (D) by 0.1 points.
Michael BreitbachRepublican · winner
50.0%14,868
John BeardDemocrat
49.9%14,851
29,740 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET