2008 Iowa Senate election

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Iowa State Senate elections, 2008
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  

25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  John P. (Jack) Kibbie - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg Ron Wieck - Official Portrait - 83rd GA.jpg
Leader Jack Kibbie Ron Wieck
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 4th 27th
Last election3020
Seats before3020
Seats after3218
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President of the Senate before election

Jack Kibbie
Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

Jack Kibbie
Democratic

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.

Contents

Senate composition

Iowa Senate: pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-held30
 Republican-held20
 Total
50
2006 Elections
 Democratic held and uncontested19
 Contested20
 Republican held and uncontested11
 Total
50
Iowa Senate: post-electionSeats
 Democratic-held32
 Republican-held18
 Total
50

Results

The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list [2] and official results [3] from the Iowa Secretary of State.

General election

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
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 LifeKen Vaske7,258
6 Republican E. Thurman Gaskill Republican Merlin Bartz 14,299
Democratic Doug Thompson12,496
Independent Kenneth J. Abrams2,241
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 Rogers16,081
12 Democratic Brian Schoenjahn Won re-election. Democratic Brian Schoenjahn 17,402
Republican Rebecca Wearmouth9,641
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 McLaughlin13,660
18 Republican Mary Lundby Democratic Swati A. Dandekar 20,667
Republican Joe Childers17,367
20 Republican John Putney Republican Tim L. Kapucian 15,527
Democratic Randy L. Braden13,916
22 Republican Larry McKibben Democratic Steve Sodders 14,837
Republican Jarret P. Heil11,846
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 Strosahl9,617
36 Republican Paul McKinley Won re-election. Republican Paul McKinley 18,236
Democratic Deb Ballalatak10,579
38 Democratic Thomas J. Rielly Won re-election. Democratic Thomas J. Rielly 16,332
Republican Michael C. Hadley12,393
40 Republican James F. Hahn Won re-election. Republican James F. Hahn 14,134
Democratic Sharon Savage12,939
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 Kerr10,536
46 Democratic Eugene Fraise Won re-election. Democratic Eugene Fraise 14,668
Republican Doug P. Abolt11,088
48 Republican Jeff Angelo Republican Kim Reynolds 14,274
Democratic Ruth Smith11,653
Independent Rodney Schmidt1,021
50 Democratic Michael E. Gronstal Won re-election. Democratic Michael E. Gronstal 13,375
Republican Mark A. Brandenburg9,740

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References

  1. "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. 2007-01-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2007-07-05.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Candidate Listing by Office" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  4. Incumbent listing from "Members of the Iowa Senate: Eighty-Second General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2008-10-15.