2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 8
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Michael E. Gronstal (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Al Ringgenberg (R) by 10.6 points.
Michael E. GronstalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%12,632
Al RinggenbergRepublican
44.6%10,198
22,863 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