2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

2008 Iowa's 1st congressional district election
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	County results; Braley: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. Representatives before election; Bruce Braley ; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representatives; Bruce Braley ; Democratic

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
All 5 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Last updated August 05, 2025

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 4, 2008, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the State of Iowa, one from each of the state's congressional districts. All five incumbents were re-elected.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2008^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	759,460	51.25%	3	—
	Republican	698,241	47.12%	2	—
	Independents	24,106	1.63%	0	—
Totals		1,481,807	100.00%	5	—

District 1

Democrat Bruce Braley, an attorney from Waterloo, the incumbent, was completing his first term. His Republican challenger was state Senator David Hartsuch.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg ^[3]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics ^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics ^[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Iowa's 1st congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Braley (inc.)	186,991	64.61
	Republican	David Hartsuch	102,439	35.39
Total votes			289,430	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

Democrat Dave Loebsack of Mount Vernon, a former political science professor at Cornell College, the incumbent, was also completing his first term. His Republican challenger was U.S. Army Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was also challenged by the Green Party's Wendy Barth and by Brian White, who was nominated by petition.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg ^[3]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics ^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics ^[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Iowa's 2nd congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Loebsack (inc.)	175,218	57.24
	Republican	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	118,778	38.80
	Green	Wendy Barth	6,664	2.18
	Independent	Brian White	5,437	1.78
Total votes			306,097	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3

Leonard Boswell, a Democrat from Des Moines, the incumbent, was completing his sixth term. His Republican challenger was Kim Schmett and his Socialist Workers Party challenger was Frank Forrestal.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg ^[3]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics ^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics ^[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Iowa's 3rd congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leonard Boswell (inc.)	176,904	56.40
	Republican	Kim Schmett	132,136	42.13
	Socialist Workers	Frank V. Forrestal	4,599	1.46
Total votes			313,639	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

Republican Tom Latham of Alexander, the incumbent, was completing his eighth term. His Democratic challenger was Becky Greenwald.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[2]	Likely R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg ^[3]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[4]	Lean R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics ^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics ^[6]	Likely R	November 6, 2008

Iowa's 4th congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Latham (inc.)	185,458	60.57
	Democratic	Becky Greenwald	120,746	39.43
Total votes			306,204	100.00
	Republican hold

District 5

Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, the incumbent, was completing his third term. His Democratic challenger was Rob Hubler and was also challenged by independent candidate Victor Vara.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[2]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg ^[3]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics ^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics ^[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2008

Iowa's 5th congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve King (inc.)	159,430	59.84
	Democratic	Rob Hubler	99,601	37.38
	Independent	Victor Vara	7,406	2.78
Total votes			266,437	100.00
	Republican hold

References

↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
1 2 3 4 5 "2008 Competitive House Race Chart". House: Race Ratings. The Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "2008 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "2008 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "Race Ratings Chart: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

External links

Candidate list from the Iowa Secretary of State's office.
U.S. Congress candidates for Iowa at Project Vote Smart
Iowa U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions for Iowa congressional races from OpenSecrets

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[1] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[Cook-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "2008 Competitive House Race Chart". House: Race Ratings. The Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Rothenberg-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "2008 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Sabato-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "2008 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[RCP-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[CQ_Politics-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Race Ratings Chart: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

Contents

Overview

District 1

Predictions

District 2

Predictions

District 3

Predictions

District 4

Predictions

District 5

Predictions

References

External links