2008 Iowa House of Representatives election
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The 2008 Iowa House of Representatives election were held on November 4, 2008. The Iowa House, like the United States House of Representatives, is up for re-election in its entirety every two years. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority - this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office.[1] Democrats retained this majority following the 2008 elections.
House composition
Iowa House: pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 54 | |
Republican-held | 46 | |
Total | 100 |
2006 Elections | ||
Democratic held and uncontested | 10 | |
Contested | 84 | |
Republican held and uncontested | 6 | |
Total | 100 |
Iowa House: post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 56 | |
Republican-held | 44 | |
Total | 100 |
Results
The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list[2] and official results[3] from the Iowa Secretary of State.
General election
District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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1 | Democratic | Wes Whitead[4] | Won re-election. | Democratic | Wes Whitead | 6,148 | |||
Republican | Jeremy Taylor | 6,093 | |||||||
2 | Democratic | Roger Wendt | Won re-election.. | Democratic | Roger Wendt | 4,709 | |||
Republican | Rick Bertrand | 4,429 | |||||||
3 | Republican | Chuck Soderberg | Won re-election. | Republican | Chuck Soderberg | 10,456 | |||
Democratic | T.J. Templeton | 3,283 | |||||||
4 | Republican | Dwayne Alons | Won re-election. | Republican | Dwayne Alons | 12,345 | |||
Democratic | James van Bruggen | 2,693 | |||||||
5 | Republican | Royd Chambers | Won re-election. | Republican | Royd Chambers | 10,890 | |||
6 | Republican | Mike May | Won re-election. | Republican | Mike May | 12,405 | |||
7 | Democratic | Marcella Frevert | Won re-election. | Democratic | Marcella Frevert | 7,837 | |||
Republican | Debra Satern | 5,535 | |||||||
8 | Democratic | Dolores Mertz | Won re-election. | Democratic | Dolores Mertz | 7,245 | |||
Republican | Stephen Richards | 7,202 | |||||||
9 | Democratic | McKinley Bailey | Won re-election. | Democratic | McKinley Bailey | 7,376 | |||
Republican | Jamie Johnson | 5,965 | |||||||
10 | Republican | Dave Deyoe | Won re-election. | Republican | Dave Deyoe | 9.240 | |||
Democratic | Susan Radke | 6,310 | |||||||
11 | Republican | Henry Rayhons | Won re-election. | Republican | Henry Rayhons | 8,379 | |||
Democratic | Ann Marie Fairchild | 6,246 | |||||||
12 | Republican | Linda Upmeyer | Won re-election. | Republican | Linda Upmeyer | 10,086 | |||
Democratic | Randall Rainer | 4,380 | |||||||
13 | Republican | Bill Schickel | Democratic | Sharon Steckman | 8,366 | ||||
Republican | Scott Tornquist | 6,267 | |||||||
14 | Democratic | Mark Kuhn | Won re-election. | Democratic | Mark Kuhn | 10,131 | |||
Republican | Jeff Mosiman | 4,150 | |||||||
15 | Democratic | Brian Quirk | Won re-election. | Democratic | Brian Quirk | 9,679 | |||
Independent | Dan Lensing[5] | 3,336 | |||||||
16 | Republican | Chuck Gipp | Democratic | John W. Beard | 8,172 | ||||
Republican | Randy Schissel | 6,348 | |||||||
17 | Republican | Pat Grassley | Won re-election. | Republican | Pat Grassley | 9,836 | |||
Democratic | Cayla Baresel | 5,102 | |||||||
18 | Democratic | Andrew Wenthe | Won re-election. | Democratic | Andrew Wenthe | 7,861 | |||
Republican | Austin Lorenzen | 6,170 | |||||||
19 | Democratic | Bob Kressig | Won re-election. | Democratic | Bob Kressig | 8,468 | |||
Republican | Carlin Hageman | 6,234 | |||||||
20 | Democratic | Doris Kelley | Won re-election. | Democratic | Doris Kelley | 9,840 | |||
Republican | Vic Mokricky | 7,116 | |||||||
21 | Republican | Tami Wiencek | Lost re-election. | Democratic | Kerry Burt | 6,673 | |||
Republican | Tami Wiencek | 6,454 | |||||||
22 | Democratic | Deborah Berry | Won re-election. | Democratic | Deborah Berry | 10,081 | |||
23 | Republican | Dan Rasmussen | Lost re-election. | Democratic | Gene Ficken | 7,520 | |||
Republican | Dan Rasmussen | 6,761 | |||||||
24 | Democratic | Roger Thomas | Won re-election. | Democratic | Roger Thomas | 10,578 | |||
25 | Democratic | Tom Schueller | Won re-election. | Democratic | Tom Schueller | 11,118 | |||
26 | Democratic | Polly Bukta | Won re-election. | Democratic | Polly Bukta | 8,351 | |||
Republican | Jonathan van Roekel | 4,834 | |||||||
27 | Democratic | Pam Jochum | Won re-election. | Democratic | Charles Isenhart | 8,903 | |||
Republican | Lou Oswald | 4,814 | |||||||
28 | Democratic | Pat Murphy | Won re-election. | Democratic | Pat Murphy | 9,518 | |||
Republican | Darren White | 4,227 | |||||||
29 | Democratic | Ro Foege | Democratic | Nate Willems | 10,524 | ||||
Republican | Emma Nemecek | 7,469 | |||||||
30 | Democratic | David Jacoby | Won re-election. | Democratic | David Jacoby | 15,851 | |||
31 | Democratic | Ray Zirkelbach | Won re-election. | Democratic | Ray Zirkelbach | 9,818 | |||
Republican | Dena Himes | 5,096 | |||||||
32 | Republican | Steven Lukan | Won re-election. | Republican | Steven Lukan | 10,725 | |||
Democratic | Tom Avenarius | 5,016 | |||||||
33 | Democratic | Dick Taylor | Won re-election. | Democratic | Dick Taylor | 9,273 | |||
Republican | Kathy Potts | 3,996 | |||||||
34 | Democratic | Todd Taylor | Won re-election. | Democratic | Todd Taylor | 11,625 | |||
35 | Republican | Kraig Paulsen | Won re-election. | Republican | Kraig Paulsen | 10,623 | |||
Democratic | Mike Robinson | 7,565 | |||||||
36 | Democratic | Swati Dandekar | Elected to Senate district 18. | Republican | Nick Wagner | 10,737 | |||
Democratic | Gretchen Lawyer | 8,634 | |||||||
37 | Democratic | Art Staed | Lost re-election. | Republican | Renee Schulte | 8,628 | |||
Democratic | Art Staed | 8,615 | |||||||
38 | Democratic | Tyler Olson | Won re-election. | Democratic | Tyler Olson | 11,571 | |||
39 | Republican | Dawn Pettengill | Won re-election. | Republican | Dawn Pettengill | 8,291 | |||
Democratic | Terry Hertle | 6,893 | |||||||
40 | Republican | Lance Horbach | Won re-election. | Republican | Lance Horbach | 8,912 | |||
Democratic | Chris Bearden | 5,787 | |||||||
41 | Democratic | Paul Bell | Won re-election. | Democratic | Paul Bell | 8,885 | |||
Republican | Adam Vandall | 5,833 | |||||||
42 | Democratic | Geri Huser | Won re-election. | Democratic | Geri Huser | 12,201 | |||
43 | Democratic | Mark Smith | Won re-election. | Democratic | Mark Smith | 7,325 | |||
Republican | Jane Jech | 5,557 | |||||||
44 | Republican | Polly Granzow | Republican | Annette Sweeney | 7,508 | ||||
Democratic | Tim Hoy | 6,520 | |||||||
45 | Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Won re-election. | Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | 8,589 | |||
Republican | Ryan Rhodes | 6,168 | |||||||
46 | Democratic | Lisa Heddens | Won re-election. | Democratic | Lisa Heddens | 11,953 | |||
Libertarian | Eric Cooper | 3,124 | |||||||
47 | Republican | Ralph Watts | Won re-election. | Republican | Ralph Watts | 15,111 | |||
Democratic | Susan Temere | 10,256 | |||||||
48 | Democratic | Donovan Olson | Won re-election. | Democratic | Donovan Olson | 10,248 | |||
49 | Democratic | Helen Miller | Won re-election. | Democratic | Helen Miller | 7,901 | |||
Republican | Michael J. Littzen | 5,338 | |||||||
50 | Republican | David Tjepkes | Won re-election. | Republican | David Tjepkes | 8,195 | |||
Democratic | Lynne Gentry | 4,519 | |||||||
51 | Republican | Rod Roberts | Won re-election. | Republican | Rod Roberts | 10,020 | |||
52 | Republican | Gary Worthan | Won re-election. | Republican | Gary Worthan | 7,362 | |||
Democratic | Russell Camerer | 3,843 | |||||||
53 | Republican | Dan Huseman | Won re-election. | Republican | Dan Huseman | 8,532 | |||
Democratic | Lori Sokolowski | 6,094 | |||||||
54 | Republican | Christopher Rants | Won re-election. | Republican | Christopher Rants | 7,885 | |||
Democratic | Carlos Venable-Ridley | 5,786 | |||||||
55 | Republican | Clarence Hoffman | Republican | Jason Schultz | 9,002 | ||||
56 | Republican | Matt Windschitl | Won re-election. | Republican | Matt Windschitl | 8,166 | |||
Democratic | Jan Creasman | 5,726 | |||||||
57 | Republican | Jack Drake | Won re-election. | Republican | Jack Drake | 8,317 | |||
Democratic | Ron Rosmann | 5,835 | |||||||
58 | Republican | Clel Baudler | Won re-election. | Republican | Clel Baudler | 8,256 | |||
Democratic | Christopher Nelson | 5,896 | |||||||
59 | Republican | Dan Clute | Republican | Chris Hagenow | 8,240 | ||||
Democratic | Jerry Sullivan | 8,147 | |||||||
60 | Republican | Libby Jacobs | Republican | Peter Cownie | 8,905 | ||||
Democratic | Alan R. Koslow | 6,874 | |||||||
Libertarian | Russ Gibson | 499 | |||||||
61 | Democratic | Jo Oldson | Won re-election. | Democratic | Jo Oldson | 10,519 | |||
Republican | Eric Kohlsdorf | 5,213 | |||||||
62 | Democratic | Bruce Hunter | Won re-election. | Democratic | Bruce Hunter | 7,381 | |||
Republican | Chris Sanger | 4,261 | |||||||
63 | Republican | Scott Raecker | Won re-election. | Republican | Scott Raecker | 11,265 | |||
Democratic | Nita Garvin | 7,251 | |||||||
64 | Democratic | Janet Petersen | Won re-election. | Democratic | Janet Petersen | 10,259 | |||
Republican | Steve Svedja | 5,034 | |||||||
65 | Democratic | Wayne Ford | Won re-election. | Democratic | Wayne Ford | 7,870 | |||
Republican | David Barnett | 3,422 | |||||||
66 | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad | Won re-election. | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad | 6,734 | |||
Green | Chris Moeller | 1,889 | |||||||
67 | Democratic | Kevin McCarthy | Won re-election. | Democratic | Kevin McCarthy | 9,412 | |||
Republican | Larry Disney | 5,204 | |||||||
68 | Democratic | Rick Olson | Won re-election. | Democratic | Rick Olson | 8,671 | |||
Republican | Larry Voorhees | 4,267 | |||||||
69 | Republican | Walt Tomenga | Republican | Erik Helland | 14,228 | ||||
Democratic | Richard Sosalla | 9,111 | |||||||
70 | Republican | Carmine Boal | Republican | Kevin Koester | 12,043 | ||||
Democratic | Matt Pfaltzgraf | 10,355 | |||||||
71 | Republican | Jim Van Engelenhoven | Won re-election. | Republican | Jim Van Engelenhoven | 9,442 | |||
Democratic | Pat Vanzante | 5,829 | |||||||
72 | Republican | Rich Arnold | Won re-election. | Republican | Rich Arnold | 9,043 | |||
Democratic | James Demichelis, Jr. | 4,409 | |||||||
73 | Republican | Jodi Tymeson | Won re-election. | Republican | Jodi Tymeson | 10,498 | |||
Democratic | Maxine Bussanmas | 6,548 | |||||||
74 | Democratic | Mark Davitt | Lost re-election. | Republican | Kent Sorenson | 8,846 | |||
Democratic | Mark Davitt | 8,683 | |||||||
75 | Democratic | Eric Palmer | Won re-election. | Democratic | Eric Palmer | 8,115 | |||
Republican | Danny Carroll | 6,867 | |||||||
76 | Republican | Betty De Boef | Won re-election. | Republican | Betty De Boef | 9,033 | |||
Democratic | Jim van Scoyoc | 5,095 | |||||||
77 | Democratic | Mary Mascher | Won re-election. | Democratic | Mary Mascher | 11,284 | |||
Independent | Chris Brewer | 2,421 | |||||||
78 | Democratic | Vicki Lensing | Won re-election. | Democratic | Vicki Lensing | 15,702 | |||
79 | Republican | Jeff Kaufmann | Won re-election. | Republican | Jeff Kaufmann | 9,456 | |||
Democratic | Rebecca Spears | 4,762 | |||||||
80 | Democratic | Nathan Reichert | Won re-election. | Democratic | Nathan Reichert | 7,299 | |||
Republican | Robert Howard | 5,812 | |||||||
81 | Republican | Jamie Van Fossen | Won re-election. | Republican | Jamie Van Fossen | 8,736 | |||
Democratic | Phyllis Thede | 6,951 | |||||||
82 | Republican | Linda Miller | Won re-election. | Republican | Linda Miller | 12,749 | |||
83 | Republican | Steven Olson | Won re-election. | Republican | Steven Olson | 9,135 | |||
Democratic | Steve Smith | 7,078 | |||||||
84 | Democratic | Elesha Gayman | Won re-election. | Democratic | Elesha Gayman | 8,397 | |||
Republican | Ross Paustian | 7,593 | |||||||
85 | Democratic | Jim Lykam | Won re-election. | Democratic | Jim Lykam | 9,892 | |||
Republican | Linda Greenlee | 5,330 | |||||||
86 | Democratic | Cindy Winckler | Won re-election. | Democratic | Cindy Winckler | 7,645 | |||
Republican | Joseph Sturgis | 3,370 | |||||||
87 | Republican | Tom Sands | Won re-election. | Republican | Tom Sands | 6,949 | |||
Democratic | Frank Best | 6,115 | |||||||
88 | Democratic | Dennis Cohoon | Won re-election. | Democratic | Dennis Cohoon | 10,248 | |||
89 | Republican | Sandy Greiner | Democratic | Larry Marek | 7,315 | ||||
Republican | Jarad Klein | 7,158 | |||||||
90 | Democratic | John Whitaker | Won re-election. | Democratic | John Whitaker | 10,694 | |||
4th of July Party | Dan Cesar | 1,626 | |||||||
91 | Republican | Dave Heaton | Won re-election. | Republican | Dave Heaton | 7,574 | |||
Democratic | Ron Fedler | 5,549 | |||||||
92 | Democratic | Philip L. Wise | Democratic | Jerry Kearns | 7,613 | ||||
Republican | Gary Ramaker | 5,149 | |||||||
93 | Democratic | Mary Gaskill | Won re-election. | Democratic | Mary Gaskill | 8,548 | |||
Independent | Rick McClure | 2,768 | |||||||
94 | Democratic | Kurt Swaim | Won re-election. | Democratic | Kurt Swaim | 8,112 | |||
Republican | Howard Hubbard | 4,542 | |||||||
95 | Democratic | Mike Reasoner | Won re-election. | Democratic | Mike Reasoner | 7,604 | |||
Republican | Doug Smith | 5,905 | |||||||
96 | Republican | Cecil Dolecheck | Won re-election. | Republican | Cecil Dolecheck | 7,840 | |||
Democratic | Dennis Cooper | 5,269 | |||||||
97 | Republican | Rich Anderson | Won re-election. | Republican | Rich Anderson | 10,752 | |||
98 | Republican | Greg Forristall | Won re-election. | Republican | Greg Forristall | 13,167 | |||
99 | Republican | Doug Struyk | Won re-election. | Republican | Doug Struyk | 5,757 | |||
Democratic | Kurt Hubler | 5,387 | |||||||
100 | Democratic | Paul Shomshor | Won re-election. | Democratic | Paul Shomshor | 6,208 | |||
Republican | Scott Belt | 5,653 |
See also
- Iowa Senate
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa Senate elections, 2008
- Iowa General Assembly
- Political party strength in U.S. states
References
- ^ "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Candidate Listing by Office" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ Incumbent listing from "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-Second General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^ Independent candidates appear on the ballot in Iowa as "Nominated by Petition".