Iowa State Senate elections, 2008 Results of the elections: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election
The 2008 Iowa Senate election were held on November 4, 2008. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority - marking the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor 's Office.[1] They expanded this majority by two seats in the 2008 elections.
Senate composition [ edit ] Iowa Senate: pre-election Seats Democratic-held 30 Republican-held 20 Total 50
2006 Elections Democratic held and uncontested 19 Contested 20 Republican held and uncontested 11 Total 50
Iowa Senate: post-election Seats Democratic-held 32 Republican-held 18 Total 50
Results [ edit ] The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list[2] and official results[3] from the Iowa Secretary of State .
General election [ edit ] District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes % 2 Republican Dave Mulder [4] Republican Randy Feenstra 24,595 4 Democratic John P. Kibbie Won re-election. Democratic John P. Kibbie 18,059 Grassroots For Life Ken Vaske 7,258 6 Republican E. Thurman Gaskill Republican Merlin Bartz 14,299 Democratic Doug Thompson 12,496 Independent Kenneth J. Abrams 2,241 8 Republican Mark Zieman Lost re-election. Democratic Mary Jo Wilhelm 14,862 Republican Mark Zieman 13,836 10 Democratic Jeff Danielson Won Re-election. Democratic Jeff Danielson 16,103 Republican Walt Rogers 16,081 12 Democratic Brian Schoenjahn Won re-election. Democratic Brian Schoenjahn 17,402 Republican Rebecca Wearmouth 9,641 14 Democratic Michael Connolly Democratic Pam Jochum 19,443 Republican John Hulsizer, Jr. 8,428 16 Democratic Tom Hancock Won re-election. Democratic Tom Hancock 17,129 Republican Dave McLaughlin 13,660 18 Republican Mary Lundby Democratic Swati A. Dandekar 20,667 Republican Joe Childers 17,367 20 Republican John Putney Republican Tim L. Kapucian 15,527 Democratic Randy L. Braden 13,916 22 Republican Larry McKibben Democratic Steve Sodders 14,837 Republican Jarret P. Heil 11,846 24 Republican Jerry Behn Won re-election. Republican Jerry Behn 22,970 Democratic Albert Sorensen 16,233 26 Republican Steve Kettering Won re-election. Republican Steve Kettering 22,853 28 Republican James A. Seymour Won re-election. Republican James A. Seymour 17,188 30 Republican Pat Ward Won re-election. Republican Pat Ward 21,842 32 Republican Brad Zaun Won re-election. Republican Brad Zaun 23,190 34 Democratic Dick L. Dearden Won re-election. Democratic Dick L. Dearden 17,705 Republican Scott Strosahl 9,617 36 Republican Paul McKinley Won re-election. Republican Paul McKinley 18,236 Democratic Deb Ballalatak 10,579 38 Democratic Thomas J. Rielly Won re-election. Democratic Thomas J. Rielly 16,332 Republican Michael C. Hadley 12,393 40 Republican James F. Hahn Won re-election. Republican James F. Hahn 14,134 Democratic Sharon Savage 12,939 42 Democratic Frank B. Wood Lost re-election. Republican Shawn Hamerlinck 16,447 Democratic Frank B. Wood 16,063 44 Democratic Thomas G. Courtney Won re-election. Democratic Thomas G. Courtney 15,601 Republican David Kerr 10,536 46 Democratic Eugene Fraise Won re-election. Democratic Eugene Fraise 14,668 Republican Doug P. Abolt 11,088 48 Republican Jeff Angelo Republican Kim Reynolds 14,274 Democratic Ruth Smith 11,653 Independent Rodney Schmidt 1,021 50 Democratic Michael E. Gronstal Won re-election. Democratic Michael E. Gronstal 13,375 Republican Mark A. Brandenburg 9,740
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "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 Senate: Eighty-Second General Assembly" . Iowa General Assembly . Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2008 .
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