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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]
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
The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list[ 2] [ 3] Iowa Secretary of State .
District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes % 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
^ "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".
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